Apprenticeship Support Officer

Ormskirk, England, United Kingdom

1/10/2025

The Role

Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Apprenticeship Support Officer to join our Management Information and Funding team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting apprentices through accurate data management, compliance, and process efficiency.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

As an Apprenticeship Support Officer, you will:

• Provide administrative support for apprentice onboarding, progress tracking, and end-point assessments.
• Maintain and validate apprenticeship data within B&FC’s systems and the national digital apprenticeships service.
• Ensure compliance with funding and audit requirements through accurate data entry and quality checks.
• Monitor apprentice attendance, retention, and progress, generating key reports for management.
• Support apprenticeship events, examinations, and employer liaison activities.
  
  

Why Join Us?

This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic, supportive environment where your organisational skills will contribute to the success of our apprenticeships. You’ll be part of a collaborative team, helping to ensure that apprentices and employers receive the best possible experience.

Interested? Apply Early!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications—so don’t miss out on this opportunity to join B&FC and make a real impact!

Rewards and Benefits

Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™

• Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Competitive pension scheme:
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 19.3% employer contribution
• Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
• Agile working opportunities
• Enhanced Family friendly policies
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
• Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Occupational Health
• FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
• FREE eye tests
• Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
• FREE healthy breakfast
• Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
• Health and beauty salon
• Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
• Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
• FREE car parking
• Car lease scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
  

B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process

B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here

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