Business Skills Trainer (12 Months Fixed Term)

Pearson TQ are looking for a creative, dedicated individual to join our team who can deliver engaging and inspiring training. The Business Skills Trainer will develop and deliver high quality business skills and leadership training programmes that enhance and develop learners’ knowledge, skills and behaviours. They will teach and deliver courses in both face to face and virtual workshop environments to a high standard and support with content and resource development, as needed. In addition, they will ensure learning programmes are individualised, bespoke and are tailored to suit individual learners needs.

Core tasks and responsibilities

• Develop and deliver Business Skills and Leadership training programmes that are high quality, robust and are aligned to organisational standards.
• Deliver face to face and/or virtual workshop sessions to train and coach learners in business, management and leadership skills and to support and develop their skills, knowledge, and behaviours.
• Create resources to assist with training programmes and support learning such as PowerPoint presentations, workbooks, webinars and handouts as well as supporting ongoing development and review of current resources.
• Utilise all available and appropriate technology in the delivery of learning programmes to support and enhance learner experience.
• Deliver training sessions that are interactive, inspiring and engaging and support differentiation to meet differing learning needs.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes and suggest improvements where required.
• Provide constructive, professional, and relevant feedback to learners in relation to their learning journey.
• Carry out coaching calls with learners and complete paperwork and administration within agreed timescales.
• Maintain online blogs, ensuring learner contribution and regular updates.
• Ensure that own allocated learners are progressing in line with their target achievement dates and liaise with the Programme Manager/s for the purpose of monitoring the progress of learning.
• Ensure that learner records are accurately maintained, including records held within MIS systems, e-portfolio and online learning systems.
• Complete learner visits, either virtual or to customer sites and locations, when required or as directed by management.
• Maintain positive relationships with learners, business partners and all other stakeholders to ensure Pearson TQ retains and gains business.
• Coach and mentor learners to develop positive attitudes towards learning and studying.
• Attend standardisation and team meetings as required.
• Identify, complete, and record appropriate annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities that maintain your ability to support the delivery of programmes.
• Assist in the support and delivery of other qualifications/programmes when required.
• Be flexible over hours of attendance/work, including evenings and weekends where required.
• To undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time.

Qualifications / Competencies

• Hold relevant teaching/training qualifications.
• Highly motivated, flexible and adaptable.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Proven coaching and mentoring skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Able to work under own supervision and on own initiative.

Essential

• Qualified trainer/tutor with at least 5 years training and delivery experience within the business skills sector.
• Proven experience of creating and delivering inspirational, informative and engaging training content.
• Industry competence and experience in a substantive management role.
• Can demonstrate use of technology to support effective and efficient delivery.
• Demonstrate through previous OTLA and/or standardisation observations is consistently operating as an outstanding or minimum good trainer.
• Can demonstrate the development of course materials and training resources.
• Excellent written skills to enable detailed feedback and target setting of objectives.
• Willing to travel.

Desirable

• Assessor qualification.
• Delivery within the Apprenticeship business skills sector.
• Delivery experience of CMI Qualifications.
• Experience of Level 5/7 Leadership & Management delivery.
• A relevant Management qualification at Level 5 or above.

This post is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applicants will be expected to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the DBS.

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