Role: Power Trainer and Assessor (Substations)
Location: Dyce, Aberdeen
Salary: £50,000 - £68,000 this offers structured progression from trainee to fully qualified instructor, depending on experience, technical skills and teaching capability
My client is transforming workforce training across the world within the global energy sector and is a market leader provider of training, learning technology and simulation solutions. By using ground-breaking new technology, it delivers world-class, industry-focused training solutions enhancing performance enabling people and companies to work smarter, safer, and more efficiently.
Addressing the dynamic skills challenges facing the Power sector they ensure safety and compliance remain firmly at the heart of the power industry’s operations through industry recognised skills training courses.
Role Overview
The main duties will be to carry out training on electricity distribution and transmission systems and assess learner’s competency in work activity against a national qualification standard.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Your main purpose is to design/deliver high-quality training packages to the electricity industry as well as facilitate construction and utility based occupational qualifications. The main subject area will include Fitting Modules, support delivery of technical certificate in power engineering, and deliver compliance training related to distribution work activities.
- To design and write high-quality training packages to meet the needs of electricity industry customers
- To deliver high-quality training in line with industry Fitting, cable jointing standards and health and safety legislation
- To ensure all health and safety legislation is complied with while carrying out training either on customer’s premises or at my client’s Electrical training centre
- Liaise with existing and new customers on the delivery of training needs within the business
- Ensuring all training equipment is maintained within specified timescales
- Conduct assessment processes in line with award body, Centre policy and procedures.
- Make assessment decisions and give written or verbal reviews as required
- Maintain targets and performance objectives
- Attend centre standardisation/team/centre award body and lead body meetings
- Ensure high-quality learning experience and support for learners which meets internal and external requirements
- Use a variety of assessment methods appropriate to qualification standards
- Organise assessment activities to make best use of time and resources
- Maintain organised records of assessments conducted support the learner throughout the learning process
Looking to Get Off the Tools?
If your experienced in working with substations and ready for a new challenge, this is a great opportunity to move into a more stable, long-term role where you can pass on your knowledge and experience. Formal training qualifications are not essential, as full support will be provided to help you obtain these.
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Essential Criteria:
- A Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the electricity distribution/transmission or commercial sector.
- Hold a City and Guilds Level 2 as a minimum or equivalent in a relevant subject
Desirable Criteria:
- D32/33 (or equivalent A units) NVQ assessor qualification
- Health and safety qualification (i.e. IOSH, NEBOSH)
- Teaching qualification i.e. PTTLS etc
- Have a working knowledge of the electricity transmission and distribution system
- Have a working knowledge of LV and HV operations
- Hold or have previously held authorisation for fitting or Jointing
- Hold or have previously held authorisation for generator connection
- Have proven experience of delivering training through combination of classroom presentations and practical exercises
In addition to the above you will also:
- Must hold or be willing to be developed to holding a recognised assessor qualification
- Have good analytical reasoning
- Be capable of operating independently and highly organised, with the ability to prioritise you own workload
- Be an excellent verbal and written communicator
- IT literate
- Hold a full UK driving licence
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