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England, United Kingdom

• Support the provision of coaching to line managers in order build broad understanding of the apprenticeship programmes within the organisation.• Liaise with apprenticeship delivery teams to ensure high quality provision.• Periodic reporting of the progress of the schemes and individual learner performance.• Develop action plans to include apprentices, trainers and line managers to address individual apprentice progress issues.• Manage the ESFA funding and ILR MIS functions end to end process• Act as a key contact to all employers in relation to learner progress• Designated Safeguarding Lead / Officer• Review and analyse with support of the delivery teams, business unit data to identify trends and recommend solutions to improve the performance, retention and progression of apprentices.• Conduct surveys of apprentices and customers of the programmes, including organising and conducting apprenticeship steering group meetings to identify areas for improvements in programmes.• Support the delivery teams to develop action plans to address any clearly identified areas for improvements in programmes.• Implement/administer corporate policies and procedures relating to apprentices and apprenticeship programmes.• Assessment of learners against formal programme targets and reports.• Ability to liaise with all delivery teams to ensure that all programmes are aligned to business needs• Ownership of the content of on-boarding programme for all new starters.• Actively promote the apprenticeship programmes to ensure opportunities are maximised.• Act as the apprentice’s champion ensuring, where possible, barriers to success and completion are removed.• Ensure EPA (End of Point Assessment) is planned, enabling apprentices and managers to be prepared and that the process is compliant and within timelines.• Ensure quality standards are implemented and maintained in accordance with Ofsted requirements.

London, United Kingdom

National

Our target client group will be training organisations/providers who have successfully registered on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers and want to buy in the expertise and infrastructure, enabling them to focus on what they are good at which will be delivering the training.MAGIC Information Services can provide the following services:· Upfront training and support for staff who will be involved in the collection and upload of funding data· Updates on changes to funding rules and requirements to ensure learners funding values are maximised· Regular review of paperwork templates/content and process to ensure data requirements for audit and quality are met and maintained· A central data point service for all learner applications checking that information is complete· Undertaking the inputting of all data received· Uploading data to meet ESFA requirements and ensure clients are receiving funding in line with on programme learners· Provide timely financial forecasts that allow clients to effectively forecast· Support effective quality monitoring for each client· Provide general business training both face to face and online for clients staff to support ongoing development and identified and required

Huntingdon

Responsible for Managing ESFA & selected contracts to ensure full contract compliance, effective contract assurance, strategic planning & delivery across a range of sub-contracted & internal provision.Responsible for the effective acquisition of commercial, government funded contracts (Apprenticeships) & bids to achieve the financial aspirations and Vision of the business. Successful in getting 2 training providers onto the Register of Apprenticeship Providers (RoATP).Passionate about Apprenticeships & ensuring the quality of delivery & service is outstanding. Having completed an Apprenticeship when I was younger, I understand the importance of having exceptional teaching & assessing in place. I am eager to promote apprenticeships and the progression routes available to young people, & those who are looking to retrain in a new career.My skills include:Experienced Project Manager, including SFA funding and Apprenticeship contractsStrong planning, organising, budget and management abilitiesExperienced in Ofsted and SFA Audits, leading on funding and contract managementAccount management, effective & proactive at securing new business and building a positive rapport with a variety of clients including subcontractors, employers, learners and academic managers/lecturersExcellent customer service skills, including front facing with students, employers & Stakeholders, including designing & delivering presentationsExpansive knowledge of IT, databases, Excel, Power Point, bespoke systems, & data analysisMeticulous approach with excellent attention to detailExperienced proof reading, analysing reports & designing source documentationBroad understanding of Apprenticeships, ESFA & unemployed provisionExperienced at reporting at Senior Management level, interpreting data & statistics for a range of audiences Knowledge of current legislation in relation to the Data Protection Act, Equality & Diversity and Safeguarding of children & Vulnerable adults

Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire

Passionate about Apprenticeships and ensuring the quality of delivery and service is outstanding. Having completed an Apprenticeship when I was younger, I understand the importance of having exceptional teaching and assessing in place. I am eager to promote apprenticeships and the progression routes available to young people, and those who are looking to retrain in a new career.My skills include:Experienced Project Manager, including SFA funding and Apprenticeship contractsStrong planning, organising, budget and management abilitiesExperienced in Ofsted and SFA Audits, leading on funding and contract managementAccount management, effective and proactive at securing new business and building a positive rapport with a variety of clients including subcontractors, employers, learners and academic managers/lecturersExcellent customer service skills, including front facing with students, employers & Stakeholders, including designing & delivering presentationsExpansive knowledge of IT, databases, Excel, Power Point, bespoke systems, audits and data analysisMeticulous approach with excellent attention to detailExperienced proof reading, analysing reports and designing source documentationBroad understanding of Apprenticeships, Work place learning and the unemployed provisionExperienced at reporting at Senior Management level, interpreting data & statistics for a range of audiences Knowledge of current legislation in relation to the Data Protection Act, Equality & Diversity and Safeguarding of children & Vulnerable adultsAn experienced manager dealing with recruitment, training, coaching, performance management and change management

Managing a team of MIS administrators to ensure ESFA funding rules were met and funding claims were accurate for Apprenticeship and Adult Education Budget funding streams.

To manage and assist in the development of administration staff employed by Services to Business to include: Agreeing team and individual objectives and targets Managing and monitoring performance and individual personal development  Providing feedback, mentoring and coaching Conducting performance reviews and annual appraisals Ensuring adequate staffing levels and resource are available at all timesData Management Ensure the learner and employer data is promptly and accurately input and uploaded to the funding database, the Apprenticeship Vacancy website and the CRM To take day to day responsibility for co-ordinating the entry and maintenance of curriculum data (course master file) in the College MIS (EBS) and PICS. To take day to day responsibility for co-ordinating the validity and probity checking processes of student data in the College MIS. This will include: Validate and transmit timely and complete Single ILR xml filesAdministrative duties To undertake and manage all general administration which supports the effective functioning of the Services to Business department Acting as first port of call for telephone and personal enquiries from employers, learners and staff and ensuring they are appropriately dealt with and referred To ensure appropriate SFA documentation is completed for ER and Adult Learner Responsive (JCP) funding To maintain and audit the manual filing system which includes all learner records To manage the application, interview and admission process for Apprenticeship applications and ensure that all Apprentice applications are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner by all administration staff and Liaison Officers

Level 3 Award In Education & Training

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Level 5 Diploma, Leadership & Management

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