Do you have subject matter expertise or experience in one of the following area’s ?

• Weapons Engineering

• Marine Engineering

We are looking for suitably experienced personnel to provide engineering subject matter expertise (SME) for Engineering programmes for apprentices progressing through the Royal Navy Engineering Apprenticeship Programme (AP). Taking a role supporting a caseload of apprentices, completing regular progress reviews during their Programme of learning, Updating the management information system in line with Company standards, and meeting all contractual and relevant Awarding Organizational regulatory requirements

Job title:

Apprenticeship Learner Support & Quality Assurance – Engineering Programmes

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Apprenticeship Programme inductions, briefs and sign ups, regular progress reviews with each apprentice every 12 weeks, training delivery and support services for the Engineering Apprenticeship output measurements.
• Manage a cohort of apprentices, providing support to complete their apprenticeship programmes by their planned end date.
• Conducting a quality assurance oversight role for various activities and decisions within the Programme.
• Provide information, advice and guidance regarding all aspects of the apprenticeship standard and the EPA process.
• Acting as the point of contact for your cohort of apprentices within the Engineering team for all day to day queries.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external organizations to facilitate the delivery of the qualifications as mandated within the Engineering apprenticeship programmes and the Royal Navy.
• Ensure all progress reviews, observations, communications, and other information regarding the apprentices are uploaded onto the Management Information System
• As directed by the Manager/Team Leader, conduct apprenticeship/award quality control activities to ensure service outputs. (This will include travel across the UK including Scotland and overnight stay)
• Seek Continuous Improvement initiatives within the HMS Sultan/Collingwood output areas. 

What we’re looking for:

• Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in an Engineering discipline
• Understanding/Experience of apprenticeship standards is desirable
• Hold Assessor Qualifications (D32/33, A1/2/ CAVA or equivalent)
• Hold Verifier/IQA Qualifications (D34, V1, TAQA stage 2 or equivalent) – Or working towards
•  L2 demonstrable proficiency in using IT (hardware/software) within the workplace
• Ability to attain DBS certification status
• Ability to attain Security clearance through Vetting (SC)
• Able to travel across the UK with overnight stay to complete apprentice face to face visits
• Ability to manage a high demand workload and priorities effectively in time-bound situations.  

About Project Selborne

Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training.  The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN.  The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme.  We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary of £30-£32,000
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• City centre location easily accessible via public transport with free parking available
• Joining an existing, supportive team environment
• Excellent bespoke training
• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Please contact seona.treadaway@capita.com or lisa.scott2@capita.com for further information

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Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.