Architect Job: Programme Leader for Construction Apprenticeships

Key Responsibilities:

• Employer Engagement: Develop and deliver a comprehensive employer engagement strategy to expand our network and increase employer participation in apprenticeship programs.
• Apprenticeship Recruitment: Collaborate with curriculum areas to develop and market a variety of apprenticeship programs and progression options for students.
• Curriculum Design: Stay updated with national sector developments, new standards, and course advancements. Implement innovative delivery strategies to ensure our curriculum remains at the forefront of the industry.
• Staff/Performance/Financial Management: Set and monitor ambitious targets for volume, finances, and quality. Take proactive measures to address any underperformance.
• Quality Assurance: Develop, implement, and monitor an annual Quality Improvement Plan to maintain high standards.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Recognised Teaching and Assessor qualifications
• In-depth knowledge of apprenticeships and wider work-based learning (WBL) products
• Management experience, ideally in work-based learning
• Strong commitment to apprenticeship and other work-based learning routes
• Excellent collaboration skills and a creative approach to program delivery

Why Join Us?

As the Programme Leader for Construction Apprenticeships, you will lead a dynamic team dedicated to building, growing, and delivering a responsive apprenticeship offer for the construction sector. You will play a crucial role in meeting the economic needs of Oldham, Greater Manchester, and beyond. By fostering an innovative and enthusiastic team environment, you will help cultivate creativity and continuous improvement in work-based learning. You will also build strong relationships with employers in the sector, ensuring our curriculum is relevant and responsive to industry needs.

Apply Now: Join The Oldham College and make a significant impact on the future of construction apprenticeships!

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities: 

• Generous Pension Scheme  
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this.  Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best.  But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.  

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application.  If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.