Internal Verifier - Plant Sciences Apprenticeships
Derby College
Derby
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2021
Job overview
7.4 hours per week (1 day)
A vacancy has arisen for an Internal Verifier/Assessor within the Plant Science Apprenticeship team. The role will apply to IQA work for apprenticeship standards in Agriculture, Arboriculture and Countryside.
You will be an experienced internal verifier with a V1 award and experience within industry. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of high-quality work, health and safety and following of IQA policies and procedures.
You will also be a dedicated and motivated professional who is passionate about teaching and learning and who is ready to contribute to the development of new strategies to improve the quality of assessors’ work and to ensure the highest level of delivery to learners across the land-based plant science team.
This is a flexible role which can be undertaken from home for paper-based activity. However, please note, IQA of practical assessments in the apprentice’s workplace will need to be undertaken therefore it is mandatory the successful candidate has a drivers license, it is desirable they have access to their own vehicle.
About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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