HE Electrical Engineering Lecturer/Trainer Assessor

Higher Education Electrical Engineering Lecturer/Trainer Assessor 

Full and Part Time Hours considered

Excellent terms and conditions, impressive benefits package, including access to an attractive Pension scheme.  

Continually striving for excellence and a strong Grade 2 College, Wigan & Leigh College is well underway on its journey to become Outstanding. With over 9,500 students and a turnover of £27m, the College is in a strong position to continue to move forward and grow.   

The College, named FE College of the Year 2018 at the Educate North Awards, 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, apprenticeships and employment.

The College has a dedicated Business Services Team and is in a secure position to grow this provision to continue to meet the needs of the local and regional community. 

We are looking to appoint a HE Electrical Engineering Lecturer/Trainer Assessor with power industry knowledge to our highly motivated and creative team working within the power industry sector. The successful candidate would be working with and based in one of the College Blue Chip companies, to deliver sector specific training across a range of levels.

The successful candidate will need to develop and maintain relationships with the key stakeholders within the company i.e. Apprenticeship Manager, In-house Trainers and Apprentices.

You will be required to carry out workplace assessments, reviews and set action plans for apprentices, including SMART Targets and deliver on professional qualifications including delivery of Functional Skills (as required). The role will also include Lead IQA duties within the company. The successful candidate will need to work closely with the Quality Lead and Awarding Bodies to ensure quality and that EQA’s sampling visits run smoothly.

Suitable candidates will hold a recognised assessment qualification (TAQA, A1, V1 or equivalent), a teaching qualification and ideally be confident in all aspects of workplace assessment with relation to the Power Industry.

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

To comply with legislation, you are required to obtain a DBS check for your role. We will be asking Protocol National Ltd/Esafeguarding Ltd to undertake this process on our behalf.

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

Wigan and Leigh college is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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