Training and Events Apprentice

INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

RUGBY, CV21 3HQ

Closes in 19 days (Thursday 13 March at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 February 2025


Summary

The Commercial Apprentice will support the delivery of our training courses, events and wider commercial portfolio. You will also work as part of a team to develop new commercial products and services. You will need to be well organised, IT literate and be committed to outstanding customer service.

Training course
Learning and development practitioner (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Based at our Rugby office but occasional business travel will be involved. The role requires working across a range of international time zones and some flexibility in working pattern is also required.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 April

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

  • Organise and ensure successful delivery of training courses (face-to-face/online/on-demand, public/in-house)
  • Organise and ensure successful delivery of live events
  • Respond proactively to member, customer and supplier enquiries regarding other commercial products and services

Where you’ll work

165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE

RUGBY

CV21 3HQ

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

BABINGTON BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED

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

Learners will be assessed through on-programme learning before progressing to the End-Point Assessment, where they will be required to complete:

  • A work-based project with professional discussion
  • Presentation with Q&A

Qualification awarded at the end of the programme: Learning and Development Practitioner apprenticeship at Level 3 and a CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

IChemE is the UK based and internationally recognised qualifying body and learned society for chemical, biochemical and process engineers.

http://www.icheme.org (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Excellent pension scheme. 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) for full-time members of staff. Company paid sickness leave after 6 months employment. EAP and wellbeing support. Health cash plan.

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice would be well placed to take on a permanent role in an events, training or related role. Subject to business performance, a permanent Training and Events Coordinator role may be available with the organisation.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSTITUTION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

Gemma Cashmore

hr@icheme.org

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305482.

Apply now

Closes in 19 days (Thursday 13 March at 11:59pm)

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