Apprenticeship Manager

Vacancy Name

Apprenticeship Manager

Vacancy No

VN5390

Location City

Field based

Location Postal Code

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per week

37.50

Working Days & Times

Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Salary Minimum Pounds

£35000

Salary Maximum Pounds

£42000

Description

Learning Curve Group are a national training and education specialist we work with further education providers, employers, and learners to help them achieve success. We have strong values which are all centred around our learners – and that is how we believe it should be, as we impact on over 100,000 of them every year. Our 'Purple People', the dedicated and passionate people of LCG, help us to deliver success no matter what, to achieve our vision to 'transform lives through learning'.

Role Information

As an Apprenticeship Manager in our Housing & Property team, you will be responsible for managing a team of Apprenticeship Trainers who work with work-based learners, delivering all aspects of apprenticeship frameworks & standards in Housing, Property Management, Sales, and Lettings. Your role is to lead and support the trainers in the delivery and monitoring of apprenticeships and full cost programmes; the day-to-day operation of those programmes with the relevant Head of Department, and ensuring that the curriculum is delivered efficiently and effectively.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

• Take full accountability for the delivery of high-quality apprenticeships within your direct control, ensuring that they meet their targets, while delivering a great experience to our learners
• To line manage staff within the department, including responsibility for their induction, appraisal, 1-1's, and staff development, and ensuring that they comply with Learning Curve Group procedures
• Leading and developing your team to bring out the best in everyone, while promoting and embedding a high-performance culture
• Undertake caseload reviews regularly, while coaching and mentoring your direct reports in the development of their practice
• To agree and monitor the performance objectives of direct line reports so that they contribute to the achievement of the whole Learning Curve Group targets

Quality and Compliance:

• Implement processes to ensure the progress of learners are on track for timely achievement
• Implement the at-risk process and action plan to ensure learners maintain progress and succeed
• Support the Quality Team to prepare the Apprenticeship Team for external reviews
• Liaise with the IQA team to identify quality hot spots from their sampling activity
• Disseminate to the direct report, information on the required standards to maintain the quality of the assessment practice
• Undertake continuous self-assessment and improvement planning with a focus on raising standards and ensuring a quality learner experience
• Understand the measures and key drivers of key performance indicators and be proactive in managing and escalating issues where necessary

Values and Policies:

• Ensure compliance with the Learning Curve Group Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, and all other relevant policies, procedures, and legislation
• Ensure compliance with the Safeguarding and Prevent Policy
• Contribute to the embedding of the company value, specifically, learners are at the centre of everything we do.
• Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours
• Promote equal opportunities and recognition of diversity throughout the company.

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Working Flexibly

If the working hours, days or times don't quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

Essentia Criteria

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

We love to develop our people, so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.

• Relevant teaching and assessment qualification
• Outstanding communication skills (interpersonal, written)
• Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy (or GCE/GCSE equivalent)
• Experience in managing remote staff in an apprenticeship delivery model
• Appropriate teacher and assessing experience in terms of breadth and depth (more than one level, at least 3 years)
• Detailed knowledge of the common education inspection framework
• Detailed and practical understanding of assessment for learning
• Experience in the housing industry in one of the disciplines listed above
• Flexibility to travel occasionally

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Coaching and/or mentoring experience
• Demonstrable experience in sharing practice and resources
• Undertaking quality improvement activity change
• Ability to identify, adapt, and transfer good practice
• Has the ability to embed numeracy and literacy in their own teaching

Why work for Learning Curve group?

There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work

Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create. Don't just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:

In addition to working for a company that has been listed as the top 100 companies to work for in 2023, you'll have access to below benefits:

• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year
• Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years
• Healthcare Scheme
• Home & Tech schemes
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Paid Volunteer day each year
• Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
• Student / Teacher Discount
• Uniform

HEAD OFFICE PERKS

We wish we could provide these to all, but as a national company its not always possible. However these perks are available to all staff when they attend our incredible Head Office space.

• Electric Car charging points
• Free fruit, Coffee and Tea
• Onsite Shower
• Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

You're unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don't just take our word for it though Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal opportunities for all.

Halo Code

Learning Curve Group stand against hair discrimination in the workplace and champion the right for our Purple People to embrace Afro-Hairstyles including including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps.

Disability Confident Leader

Disability Confident Leader status is the highest level of the scheme. It is awarded to organisations that act as champions for the rights of disabled people within their networks and who lead the way to help other businesses to become disability confident. At LCG we understand the need to remove barriers to create a level playing field. That's why if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview and/or workplace, we welcome a discussion.

Armed Forces Covenant Gold

12% of our entire workforce are veterans of the armed forces and as such as its only right we show our support by pledging to the Armed Forces Covenant. It is a promise to those who serve or who have served, and their families, which says we will do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly and not disadvantaged in their day-to-day lives. As part of this promise, Reservists will receive an additional 10 days paid leave to attend training.

• Domestic Abuse Covenant
• Care Leaver Covenant
• Working Chance
• Ban the box

Recruitment Checks

Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. The successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK. For this role, we will also carry out adverse media checks and also need to carry out a DBS check and will ask information related to previous convictions if you are shortlisted for interview.

Please be assured that a previous conviction does not automatically rule you out of a role, unless you are barred from working with children or adults. We will follow our risk assessment process to understand age of, context and relevance to the conviction(s).

Education Level

Vocational

Level of Vocational Experience

2 years

Applications Close Date

12 Dec 2025