Apprenticeship Skills Coach

-Salary
- **£36,540 - £60,100**
Location
- **Coventry**
- This is a _permanent_, _full time_ vacancy_ that will close _in a month_ at 23:59 BST_. _

**The Vacancy**

**About MTC Training**

MTC's vision is to develop a training capability that embeds adaptable knowledge, skills and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing. Aligning technical content identified in MTC's core business to our apprenticeship and commercial (engineer upskilling) is at the core of our strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

- Manage a caseload of engineering and manufacturing apprentices
- Monitor the health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
- Provide end to end information, advice and guidance on skills development, End Point Assessment and career development
- Monitor and record progress against the Standard to ensure apprentices are developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required prior to their planned end dates
- Conduct regular documented progress reviews with apprentices and their employers as per funding rules
- Monitor apprentice off-the-job records
- Complete any funding/MIS documentation such as Breaks in Learning, withdrawals on a timely basis
- Plan and complete assessment of development competence qualifications
- Plan and complete assessments of apprentice’s knowledge, skills and behaviours development, and build subsequent action plans for improvement where required
- Build and maintain relationships with apprentices and their employers to facilitate effective communication and collaboration ensuring that apprentices complete their apprenticeship within the planned duration
- Provide regular caseload progress updates to the Leadership Team
- Collaborate with Business Development colleagues to identify repeat and new business.

**Person Specification**

All aspects of the role are to be carried in adherence to the MTC values: one team together, insatiable curiosity, pursuit of the best and enterprising spirit.

In addition:

- Be able to operate across all MTC Training and client locations
- Be customer and quality focused
- Be approachable, and able to handle issues with sensitivity and confidentiality
- Able to work independently with own initiative and in a team
- Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
- Highly articulate and presentable
- High levels of organisation skill and attention to detail
- Promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Effective questioning technique
- Proficient in IT to communicate accurate and timely information
- Empathic to understand challenges and emotions
- Adaptable to work with diversity and individual needs
- Be creative in the approach to supporting and developing apprentices
- Encourage apprentices to be curious and explore new ideas
- Encourage apprentices to think creatively, prototype solutions, and iterate.
- Adapt coaching techniques based on feedback, adjust strategies as needed, and remain flexible
- Utilise digital tools and platforms to enhance coaching
- Maintain own professional development in knowledge and skills, staying informed on relevant health and safety practice, industry trends, and best practice that supports guidance for apprentices
- Strong background and experience of engineering (mechanical or electrical or electronic, multi-skilled is preferable)
- An understanding of assessment methods and techniques
- An understanding of coaching methods
- An understanding of engineering Apprenticeship Standards
- An understanding of apprenticeship funding rules
- An understanding of End Point Assessment
- An understanding of Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty
- Ideally have experience of using e-portfolios (ideally Smart Assessor)
- Ideally have experience of using learner management systems, such as Pro Monitor

**Qualifications**

Essential:

- Level 3 Engineering qualification
- Recognised teaching qualification or willing to gain this.
- Recognised Assessor qualification, such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.

Desirable:

- Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above.
- Recognised Quality Assurance qualification, such as V1 or Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
- Recognised coaching qualification
- Higher qualification (level 4 or above) in an Engineering discipline
- Digital training qualifications relevant to education. For example, Microsoft Learn badges

**Vetting Checks**

Learners’ safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to all MTC Training employees. All individuals are expected to actively contribute to our culture of safeguarding and vigilance to ensure learning is delivered in the safest environment possible.
- Employment history check,
- Right to work check,
- Identity check,
- Two references,
- Qualification check,
- Industry prohibitions check (applies to programme delivery and assessment roles),
- Public online activity search,
- Enhanced DBS wit