Learning and Development Specialist
MoD Lyneham or London
44,300 + Training + Progression + Excellent Benefits
Are you a Learning and Development Specialist or similar looking to join one of the UK's, and the world's leading defence and engineering businesses? Do you want a role that is both rewarding and challenging in a business that values its employees and offers unrivalled training and progression opportunities?
On offer is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a multi-billion-pound global engineering and defence company that has an industry reputation for providing one of the top training and progression programs and often works on several large-scale projects around the UK as well as the world. As an industry leader, this organisation has always been at the forefront of innovation as well as its bespoke and tailored training and development programs for the UK Armed Forces.
In this role, the successful Learning and Development Specialist would be responsible for the development, delivery, and assessment of development programmes for trainers and other staff across the business unit. You will be part of a team that understands the organisation's business strategy and its future capabilities in order to identify learning priorities and create learning environments where everyone can continuously develop to be their best.
The ideal Learning and Development Specialist would have proven experience in education and/or training quality assurance, and a background in delivering training within apprenticeships and/or commercial environments (AET, CET and/or CAVA).
The Role:
- Training Development
- Be an integral part of the business unit contract teams, providing day-to-day support and direction on learning and development.
- Delivery of accredited and non-accredited programmes for staff (and where applicable Authority personnel) across the Training business unit, including AET, CET, CAVA, IQA qualifications.
- Design and deliver a range of learning programmes, including technical, behavioural and leadership courses.
- Deliver training, mentoring and support to new and existing delivery staff to ensure compliance with the teaching and assessment standards and to facilitate continuous professional development.
- Utilise best teaching and learning approaches to ensure any training interventions are maximised.
- Use digital tools to create flexible and innovative learning environments. Where appropriate maximise the use of online and group delivery.
- Carry out capability gap analysis in conjunction with delivery teams to identify training gaps.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training interventions.
- Drive a culture of continuous professional development.
- Support with the development and implementation of a competency framework (mapped to the Babcock Role Framework).
- Provide input to the internal quality cycle process.
- Quality Assurance
- Support deep-dive and self-assessment monitoring visits (SAMVs) on contracts in line with the quality cycle. Input findings for central consolidation.
- Undertake standardisation activities across the Training Development department to enhance and develop the programmes/courses and ensure consistency of marking and assessment decisions.
- Provide continuous improvement, including developing proposals on improved processes and structures.
The Person:
- Proven experience in education/training quality assurance.
- Must have a background in delivering training within apprenticeship or commercial environments and must have previous experience in delivering AET, CET and CAVA.
- Background in delivering training within apprenticeship or commercial environments.
Reference: 16688
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