Commercial Training Manager

The Role: Commercial Training Manager
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + EV Company Car.

The Opportunity:

Our client, an approved training provider, are currently seeking to hire a Commercial Training Manager for a newly created role within the business. This position has arisen as part of the restructuring of the training department.

Training is a pivotal aspect to our clients culture, extending beyond mere up-skilling and continuous professional development. It is also about the creating social value and enhancing lives through improved career opportunities.

Job Purpose:

To support and work closely with the Head of Operations to deliver a range of commercial training qualifications that ultimately enables the Construction and Roofing industry's workforce to demonstrate skills competency. The post will contribute directly through the delivery of NVQs (Level 2 to Level 7) for managers and installers as well as progress towards delivery in the retrofit suite of qualifications.

The post will support the Head of Operations to manage assessors at a national level to ensure that an outstanding level of service is provided to employers and candidates that conform to external quality assurance procedures from the awarding bodies as well as the CITB for short course provision

Key Accountabilities:

• To contribute to the overall success of the Company's direction and five year Strategy.
• To support the Head of Operations to contribute towards of the annual Self-Assessment Report by providing key information related to the quality of education performance indicators (off the job training, attendance, learner satisfaction rates).
• Market the suite of qualifications commercially to contractors, installers nationally and ensure employers recognised the need for training investment to comply with changing industry legislation (industry accreditation, building safety act and skills competency review).
• To support the Head of Operations to ensure allocated targets from the Quality Improvement Plan are implemented to support the Company's direction to achieve Ofsted outstanding and ensure low risk external quality assurance reports from awarding bodies, CITB and any other professional or funding body.
• To deliver a range of Construction and Roofing NVQs (Level 2 to Level 7) inclusive of Insulation and Building Treatments to managers and installers by undertaking on-site assessments to support candidates to create effective portfolios to evidence learning outcomes in accordance with the awarding body standard.
• To plan and map the NVQ delivery to ensure core mandatory and optional modules are integrated in a blended model of delivery (remote, on-site, and self-directed study).
• Ensure that candidates portfolios and evidence of teaching, learning and assessment are demonstrable, fit for observations and quality assurance procedures.
• Comply with government funded contracts where a minimum of GLH will be required to integrate and blend broader topics such as safeguarding and British values as part of the core modules.
• Support the Head of Operations to deliver NVQs, CITB short courses and Health and Safety provision to employees and or external clients.
• Undertake effective CPD to build an understanding of renewables training products to enable the Company to transition its service delivery in this area.
• To keep abreast of technical innovation and industry focus, introducing new concepts that maintain and continuously improve the Company's cutting-edge services.
• To ensure all training activities and materials meet with relevant organisational and statutory policies, including health and safety, employment, and equality laws.

Qualifications:

• Level 3 Award in Education (AET) and or Assessor Course (A1) - Essential 
• VTCT Level 3 Certificate on Assessing Vocational Achievement (QCF) - Essential 

Experience:

• Delivery of Training Programmes in Construction and or Roofing 
• An understanding of external quality assurance 
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering training programmes (on-site assessement)
• Experience of working in construction or the flat roofing industry

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to design and deliver training programmes that cater for different learning styles mapped to a standard
• Ability to inspire others to high levels of achievement against challenging objectives
• Ability to collaborate effectively across the business to achieve shared objectives
• Effective coaching skills to improve others’ performance • Confident, clear, and articulate communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Confident communication skills
• Active listening skills
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Engaging training delivery skills
• Exceptional IT skills

An excellent benefits package including:

• 25 days of holiday per annum in addition to the standard statutory days (mandatory 3 days to be saved for Christmas)
• Buy and Sell Leave Policy
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Incapacity benefit
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• EV Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Free Eye Tests
• Free Parking
• Annual health check (subject to the policy)
• 2 x volunteering days per year