Lead Trainer - BTEC - Animal Management and Land-based

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Closing date:17 July 2017 at midnight 

Lead Trainer - BTEC Animal Management & Land-Based

 

Pearson is recruiting a Lead Trainer for Animal Management & Land Based to help support the quality assurance of their vocational training programmes. This is an exciting opportunity that will help to drive improvements and consistency in Pearson’s growing professional development services.


About the role 

As a Lead Trainer you will lead on the quality assurance of training delivery in one key sector area; furthermore you will play an essential role in supporting the quality assurance process of training across other sectors and products in order to help promote consistency in standards across Pearson’s vocational training programme as well as developing a much more holistic trainer role.  In addition to the supportive element of the role you will additionally carry out observations of training events in line with our performance management strategy. You will  act as a point of contact for a team of trainers you will line manage throughout the year, providing feedback on performance, highlighting best practice and opportunities for improvement as well as helping to  build  a smaller network of sector specific trainers.

As a Lead Trainer you will be required to work collaboratively with key Pearson contacts in order to keep up to date on any internal changes impacting the delivery of training, and demonstrate a high level of understanding of the education sector and developments in your key qualification and subject area in order to provide guidance to your team of trainers.

Furthermore,  as a  Lead Trainer you will be  expected to work with the Professional Development Specialist, other Lead Trainers and your allocated team of trainers,  encouraging networking and shared communication to develop your own role and that of your trainers. This will be through team meetings networking, offering advice, support and guidance on a regular basis through a wide number of mediums available to the Lead Trainer and trainers such as google hangout, emails, telephone calls, newsletters, cascading information from the wider business. There is no formal commitment set but the expectations for the role would be as follows:-

 

Task

Commitment

Observations

* Arrange observation dates with your team of trainers

* Manage observation schedule, coordinating with Professional Development and Training  from Pearson

* Attend and observe trainer and training event

* Complete observation documentation

 

 

Minimum of 10 days (this can be made up from a selection of  full days, half days and online events)

Meetings

* Team meetings (lead trainers)

* One to ones with Professional Development Specialist

* Meetings with your team of trainers (this will be at your discretion but should be to meet the needs of your team) It would be expected that you try to organise virtual meetings with your  team as a whole

 

Approximately 3 online and 3 face to face team meetings (which take place in London)

Team meetings with team approximately one per month

Responsibility (fee is paid per trainer with a team of approximately 6-10 trainers) where you will effectively manage the performance of your team

and support the continual improvement of trainer performance through

* Providing a network of support where advice and feedback can be shared

* Establish a community within your group of trainers

*  Share best practice within the team

* Regularly communicate to the team and individuals

* Provide support for administrative processes your team require

* Understand team strengths and areas of development and the identification of strengths and development opportunities for individuals within your team

* Providing  guidance to team members through a combination of coaching and mentoring techniques

* Encouragement for completion and review of trainer CPD

There will be a set fee per trainer and how much time you spend will depend on each trainer in your team and whether you need to work on a one to one basis or collaboratively. In the 10 month period of time a minimum of one  hour per month would be expected

Working with Professional Development Specialist and TfP

* Work with Pearson colleagues to clarify information relevant to your team

* Work with others on clarification on certain aspects of training or the curriculum

* Supporting the delivery of Writer workshops

* Supporting the delivery of Masterclasses

This will be ongoing via email and google hangouts, areas such as delivering a writer workshop or masterclass will link to a payment for an additional contract and will be arranged in advance with discussions on availability

 

 

Experience required

We are looking for applicants who have excellent effective communication skills and are able to demonstrate they have a strong background in delivering training, and be able to demonstrate current experience of delivering and/or assessing BTEC courses. It would also be beneficial to have some expertise in other aspects of professional development such as Functional skills, WBL, Apprenticeships and Level 1. Additionally you will have previous line management experience and have the ability to monitor, advice and support a group of trainers to deliver the training events to the highest quality through mentoring and coaching. You ideally will be currently delivering training on behalf of Pearson

 

Further information 

We are intending to hold an Assessment Day on the following dates: 8th, 9th or 11th August. Could you please hold these dates in your diary until you hear further from us. If you already know you will not be able to attend at this time, due to prior commitments, could you please include this information, with your application. Assessment days will take place between, you will be required to attend one of these days. Following appointment you will invited to attend an induction day, followed by a team meeting. This is expected to take place on the 12th or 15th September, and therefore request if you could also hold these dates in your diary for now.