Trainer in Teddington

Who sets the standards, to ensure that anything that can be measured is done so with consistency and reliability? We do. Through our vital research, the National Physical Laboratory is helping support scientific and commercial innovations, international trade, environmental protection and health and wellbeing.

At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways and you could too. At the heart of all we do are our people. Our people are our business. That’s why we invest heavily in helping them be the best they can be. We are looking to appoint a Training Delivery Specialist to teach good metrology, best practice and inspire future metrologists. NPL Training designs, creates and delivers training in measurement science, for learners in science and industry. We have created accredited programmes of study, and our ‘Metrology Technician Apprenticeship’ is the UK’s first apprenticeship curriculum in measurement science. We also provide training to industry to help develop metrological knowledge and skills that can have a direct impact on productivity and profitability.

You will be based at our Teddington site where you will teach and support learners on our apprenticeship programme. This includes travel around the UK to periodically attend apprentices’ places of work. In addition, you will also deliver training courses to learners at customer sites throughout the UK.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering our high-quality apprenticeship curriculum and delivering engaging industry training.
• Working as part of a team to develop and deliver engaging teaching material.
• Sharing best practice in pedagogy and classroom management with colleagues.
• Assessing our apprentices in a wide range of measurement areas.
• Providing pastoral support to our apprentices, including coaching and mentoring.
• Conducting monitoring reviews and observations at apprentices’ places of work.
• Developing opportunities and delivering classroom training to industry.
• Developing, maintaining, and updating accurate learner records, ensuring all statutory requirements are met.
• Developing and maintaining your knowledge, skills and experiences in teaching practice and measurement science to stay up to date with new developments in the field and to identify new material and support business development.

About You

Ideally, this role would be filled by an experienced teacher/trainer/assessor with proven classroom teaching experience and a background in the physical sciences. However, we also welcome applications from practising measurement scientists interested in working in training and communicating their expertise to others. If you are unsure whether you fit this description, but feel you have the skills required, this role will involve adding to, and working with, the complementary skillsets of a tight-knit team of people. It will likely involve a steep and exciting learning curve for the successful candidate. That does mean, however, that we place great emphasis on self-motivation and resilience, the ability to follow systems and procedures correctly, the ability to learn quickly and independently, and above all a pride in your work, attention to detail and a focus on quality.

Essential:

• Recent and proven experience in applied measurement.
• Excellent communication skills and a track record communicating complex topics clearly.
• Experience of working well independently and as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Proficiency with science instrumentation and IT systems and demonstrable ability to learn quickly.
• Strong time and workload management skills.
• Creativity and problem-solving skills.

Highly-desirable:

• Recent and proven experience in Dimensional measurement, using state of the art tools and techniques.
• A teaching and/or Vocational Assessor qualification.
• Experience of working in an educational environment.
• Mentoring experience.
• Experience with educational theories and practices.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a world-leading centre of excellence that provides cutting-edge measurement science, engineering and technology to underpin prosperity and quality of life in the UK. NPL and DSIT have strong commitments to diversity and equality of opportunity, and welcome applications from candidates irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or age, providing they meet the required criteria. Applications from women, disabled and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates in particular are encouraged. All disabled candidates (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who satisfy the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

At NPL, we believe our success is a result of the diversity and talent of our people. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued by treating everyone on the basis of their own individual merits and abilities regardless of their own or perceived identity. As part of our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we ensure we’re creating an environment where all our colleagues feel supported and welcome. We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees. Flexible working and social activities are embedded in our culture to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of rewards, benefits and recognition. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our people and celebrate success. To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.