Technical Skills Coach (L7)

Technical Skills Coach (L7)

Remote/Home-based

Full time, 37.5 hrs per week

Competitive package + benefits

Are you looking for your next move in technical skills coaching and have some valuable degree apprenticeships experience? Or maybe you have a technical background in an IT Management role and feel passionate about coaching our learners to help them get the best out of their courses?

If so, QA could be the company for you! We’re the UKs leading digital skills provider in the higher education field; experts in up-skilling and other talent needs for public sector and large enterprises. Want a supportive environment with flexibility promoting a good work/life balance? Don’t worry, we offer that too!

What is my purpose in this role?

Working within the QA Degree Apprenticeship team, you will be providing coaching and mentoring to our students to successfully complete their Degree Apprenticeship programme.

What will I be doing?

*You will be managing, with some guidance, a targeted number of learners throughout their learning journey

*You’ll be encouraging learners to apply their newly acquired skills and knowledge in their day to day roles

*You will also ensure learners have clear objectives termly to support their timely progression.

*You’ll provide coaching via the appropriate methods to best support individual learner needs

*You will be responsible for supporting learners through their learning journey to successful completion of their assessment

*You will observe, review and provide feedback on evidence produced by learners throughout their Apprenticeship, to support completion of Work Based modules

*You’ll also identify ongoing learners who are at risk of failing to meet the requirements of Gateway and assessment.

*You’ll proactively communicate with the Academic team, via direct contact and system engagement as appropriate, at all times to ensure learner support & progression.

What do I need to succeed?

*Our learners are undertaking various technical courses with us – we therefore require you to have a technical background of some sort (i.e Software development, data analytics)

*Industry experience within an IT Management role ideally

*You should hold a MSc (ideally in a technical subject)

*It is preferred if you already have a skills coach degree apprenticeship background but if you do not, a technical background is sufficient

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