Learning & Development Apprentice

Summary

As an apprentice, you'll be at the heart of our progressive team, diving headfirst into the thrilling world of training content creation and engagement. This isn't just any opportunity - it's a chance to be part of something exceptional!

Annual wage: £13,725 a year
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Training course: Learning and development practitioner (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8.00am – 4.30pm and Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 1 December
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Learning Content Design & Creation
Community Engagement
Data Analysis, Reporting and Feedback
Professional Development

Join us on this exhilarating journey as we revolutionise content creation and communication in the education sector. This is your chance to learn, grow, and thrive!

Where you’ll work

Strood Academy Carnation Road

Rochester

ME2 2SX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST

Your training course

Learning and development practitioner (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Identification of training/learning needs: Identify and analyse learning needs: establish team and individual capability and learning gaps, in line with organisational performance outcomes and to enable effective evaluation. This may include the needs of the staff impacted by the move to a net carbon zero economy by 2050 and the requirements for a just transition.

Identification of training/learning needs: Use sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes i.e. establishing that it really is a learning/training need, before developing L&D solutions.

Identification of training/learning needs: Consult with stakeholders to draw out relevant information and provide feedback to inform learning and training needs requirements.

Identification of training/learning needs: Use effective analytical skills to seek out and analyse information.

Identification of training/learning needs: Take ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate

Training/Learning design: Design, construct and structure training / learning resources to meet a variety of needs, which will include:

Training/Learning design: Research of delivery options and resources including digital / online / blended solutions (including identifying existing resources)

Training/Learning design: Planning programmes / sessions / modules

Training/Learning design: Selecting appropriate delivery methods

Training/Learning design: Designing creative, engaging, appropriate, and inclusive learning activities (could be e-learning, digital collaboration, group sessions, blended etc.)

Training/Learning design: Developing materials and resources to support learning.

Training/Learning delivery: Confidently engage all learners in structured learner-centered training, primarily of ‘content-driven’ training resources.

Training/Learning delivery: Plan, organise and prepare for a training/learning event/intervention in a timely fashion

Training/Learning delivery: Interact with learners of varying abilities, using a broad range of techniques and carefully planned and executed questioning techniques.

Training/Learning delivery: Facilitate and deliver learning in a face-to-face, blended and digital environment as appropriate.

Training/Learning delivery: Monitor a learner’s progress and deliver motivational and developmental feedback.

Training/Learning delivery: Manage participation, attitudes and behaviours to reach learning objectives.

Training/Learning delivery: Use effective coaching skills to enable learners to achieve learning objectives.

Evaluation: Evaluate the impact of learning solutions - measure and assess development initiatives for effectiveness, business relevance, efficiency, and continually seek ways to improve learning solutions.

Evaluation: Build evaluation mechanisms for learning outcomes including the use of quantitative and qualitative feedback where appropriate.

Evaluation: Apply techniques to analyse the impact of training from learners’ experience.

Communication and Interpersonal: Communicate and influence through a range of media e.g. phone, face-to-face, email, online / virtual, adapting their style to their audience.

Communication and Interpersonal: Build trust and sound relationships with customers/learners/colleagues.

Communication and Interpersonal: Handle conflict and sensitive situations professionally and confidentially.

Teamwork and Collaboration: Consistently support colleagues / collaborate within the team and L&D to achieve results.

Teamwork and Collaboration: Build and maintain strong working relationships with others in the L&D team, HR and the wider business as required.

Your training plan

You will obtain an Advanced Level Apprenticeship (Level 3) in Learning & Development over an 18 month period with further career developments and training opportunities to suit your needs and career objectives

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths, English and ICT (grade GCSE grade C/4 or above in)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills

About this company

As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website. As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation. Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

https://leighacademiestrust.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

This role is designed to support the development of engaging L&D content, contributing to the effective training and development of educators and staff within our trust
As an apprentice, you will be instrumental in shaping the way information and learning resources are presented, making them accessible, appealing, and impactful for a diverse educational audience.
Further progression may well be available upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEIGH ACADEMIES TRUST

Amy Wenban

amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk

01634412205

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282740.

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Closes in 8 days (Thursday 31 October)

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