Closing date: Sunday 23 March 2025
Salary: LDA visit - payment per Apprentice per month £55 or £75 based on age
Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. Craven College offers full-time courses for 16–18-year-olds, apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.
We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.
We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Learning & Development Adviser, To deliver Apprenticeships both in the workplace and/or on College sites to meet delivery and quality assurance requirements. To ensure that target setting and monitoring of students leads to timely achievement of the qualification and/or Standard.
A Learning and Development Adviser is responsible for the monitoring and progress of Apprentices in the Workplace. This activity is carried out in the Workplace and will involve at least one visit per month or several shorter visits. During the visit, LDA will observe practical tasks, evaluate competency’s and set challenging action plans and target. The ideal candidate will manage a caseload of Apprenticeship/Diploma candidates and be responsible for monitoring candidates’ progress throughout the programme of study, liaising with Assessors, Internal Verifiers and employers to ensure timely achievement. The ideal candidate will also coach, train and instruct candidates either within college or in the work-place to meet qualification/Standard aims, assessing where required.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Professionally qualified in the subject area;
• Teaching qualification to minimum Level 3 (Teaching Award in Education and Training)or equivalent (or willing to work towards);
• AI Assessor award or equivalent;
• Qualified to Level 2 (GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent) in English and maths (or willing to work towards completion within a specified time frame);
• Recent relevant industrial experience;
• An excellent working knowledge of the subject area;
• Ability to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet the needs of the College;
• Ability to maintain relevant records and documentation accurately;
• Willingness and ability to undertake further professional development linked to the Department curriculum and College needs;
• Ability to achieve high standards working under pressure;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Current driving licence and use of car.
  This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.
  Craven College is committed to equal opportunity in the provision of services, employment, and educational opportunities. Applications are considered on merit and are welcomed from all suitably qualified applicants.
  Where specific qualifications are required for the position for which you have applied, it will be necessary for you to produce certificates for verification. You should give full details of all examination results and grades. If you are unsure about your results or grades you should indicate this. You should also include any qualifications which you are currently working towards and any non-examined, but relevant, training and development. Teachers are required to complete details of teaching qualifications.
  A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
  We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
  For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website www.craven-college.ac.uk/jobs
  If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.
  Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: BANK1

Please refer the Job description for details