Electrical Maintenance Engineering Trainer in Coventry

MTC\'s vision is to develop a training capability that embeds adaptable knowledge, skills and behaviours that future proof UK manufacturing. Aligning technical content identified in MTC\'s core business to our apprenticeship and commercial (engineer upskilling) is at the core of our strategy.

This Apprentice Trainer role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within the current apprenticeship trailblazer standards.

This role will require you to deliver high quality engineering training to satisfy Awarding Body requirements and Apprenticeship Standard Duties/KSBs. You deliver topics which you have knowledge or experience in to support the smooth delivery of learning to people accessing MTC Training provision.

You will also develop softer skills which are embedded within apprenticeships. This will require you to provide regular constructive feedback to learners and record the impact of their own learning on a regular basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Effective delivery of subjects which align with the knowledge and competencies of the individual
• Support the delivery at level 2, 3 and HNC, paying due regard to developing independent learners, and enabling apprentice progression towards successful completion of both the level 3 apprenticeship & HNC programmes
• Management of all physical learning resources and teaching spaces required to ensure the training and assessment of learners is achieved within the guided learning hours
• Learning content creation and development of apprenticeship trailblazers’ schemes‑of‑work, identifying and coordinating the integration of relevant existing training offers from industry partners into the apprenticeship scheme of work
• Monitoring of the learning environment, ensuring learner workplace health, safety and welfare by working with the DSL
• Ensuring the progress of the whole caseload of learners towards completing their apprenticeship in a timely manner, supporting their individual needs and tailoring your approach to support them

Person Specification

• Be customer and quality focused
• Be approachable, and able to handle issues with sensitivity and confidentiality
• Able to work independently with own initiative and in a team
• Be comfortable updating various internal stakeholders on a regular basis and give presentations to a wide variety of audiences
• Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Highly articulate and presentable
• High levels of organisation skill and attention to detail

Essential Skills

• High level of engineering knowledge, preferably gained from several years of industrial experience
• Experience of best practice in the key competencies of the individual e.g. installing and maintaining fluid power / mechatronic systems
• Evidence of knowledge in teaching methodologies
• Industry related qualifications such as L3 Apprenticeship, HNC, HND or Degree
• Level 2 maths and English; either GCSE Grade C/4 or Level 2 functional skills

Desirable Skills

• Recognised training/teaching qualification
• CAVA or equivalent assessor qualifications
• Internal quality assurance qualifications

MTC Training will fund and support successful candidates to achieve their teaching qualification. This must be completed within two years of starting employment as an Engineering Trainer.

Vetting Checks

• Employment history check
• Right to work check
• Identity check
• Two references
• Qualification check
• Industry prohibitions check (applies to programme delivery and assessment roles)
• Public online activity search
• Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list check

Learners’ safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance to all MTC Training employees. All individuals are expected to actively contribute to our culture of safeguarding and vigilance to ensure learning is delivered in the safest environment possible. Shortlisted candidates are subject to safer recruitment screening, including but not limited to:

• Safeguarding training relating to children’s safety and wellbeing, to be completed promptly upon commencement and continued on an ongoing basis
• Adherence to our Code of Conduct and commitment to the welfare of children
• Support of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team

The successful applicant will be required to maintain our safeguarding culture and contribute to it by supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead and safeguarding team.