Apprenticeship Reviewer

Join Wigan & Leigh College on our journey to outstanding   

Continually striving for excellence and a strong Grade 2 College, Wigan & Leigh College is well underway on its journey to become Outstanding. With over 6,500 students and a turnover of £26m, the College is in a strong position to continue to move forward and grow.     

The College has distinct ambitions to expand its choice of programmes and services to meet the needs of the local community and support the economic transformation of Wigan and surrounding areas.     

The College has created a community that encourages all students to enhance their learning through wider opportunities and support services; to maximise their achievements and secure progression onto further study and employment.   

We are looking to appoint an Apprenticeship Reviewer to work with our successful team of Trainer Assessors.  

The post holder will be required to liaise with the Head of Apprenticeships to ensure that there are no waiting lists of prospective learners for: Construction Crafts, Automotive Engineering, Electrical installation, Plumbing and Electronics and any other areas across the provision as required.  

We are looking for candidates with a business-like and customer focused approach to working with employers and stakeholders. It is vital that the successful candidate has an excellent understanding and experience of working with employers.  

We are looking for someone who has experience in undertaking learner/employer reviews and supporting learners to achieve their apprenticeship. To be successful in this role you will be able to provide constructive feedback that supports candidates to improve and offer advice if the standards are not met.  

Suitable candidates will be proficient in using the electronic portfolio systems to plan reviews, to monitor progression of skills/knowledge and competence and track learner progress. You will also be required to undertake health and safety assessments and ensure employer meets Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding requirements.  

The successful candidate will have: 

•Sound understanding of SASA and appropriate apprenticeships framework qualifications.

•Outstanding IT skills including experience of using BKSB and e-portfolios. 

•The ability to adapt quickly and creatively to new initiatives.  

It is key that the successful candidate is organised and can implement tasks and plan schedules to optimise efficiency and productivity. Within this role it is also important to be an imaginative problem solver who continuously improves process and promotes better ways of working.  

The College reserves the right to interview for this post should we receive suitable candidates prior to the closing date.    

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check.    

The College is only accepting direct applicants for this role, no agency contact is required.