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United Kingdom

Leading the design and delivery of Learning & Development programmes, aligned to the agreed priorities of the council with a focus on leadership and career development including leading and managing a team developing best practice innovative delivery solutions, using in-house and external capability.Leading the career development offer including the apprenticeship strategy and managing a team responsible for commissioning and contract management of apprenticeship training providers.Strategically leading an L&D digital programme, enabling the service to offer agile and just in time learning solutions. Advocating new and existing technology programmes of work, developing internal digitalskills capability and technology infrastructure.

Huntingdon

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

This role involves the planning, management and development of Learning and Development opportunities for staff working within Early Help and Safeguarding teams in consultation with Strategic Leads within Cambridgeshire County Council Children’s Services. In addition, as part of LGSS, liaison with teams based in Northamptonshire to ensure the offer is aligned and commisioning is undertaken jointly to achieve best value.The role also involves the management of a team of 5 Learning and Development advisers and involvement in Vocational Qualifications and Apprenticeship Development.

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Lead for the Learning and Development needs of staff within Enhanced and Preventative teams in Cambridgeshire County Council including identifying Learning Pathways, planning the programme and managing a team of 4 Workforce Development Advisers.The role required liaison with County Leads and Team Managers to ensure the pathway was relevant to the needs of the roles within teams.

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Delivery of training to professionals across Children and Young People Services within Cambridgeshire County Council, specifically those in Enhanced and Preventative service and Locality teams. Subjects covered on training courses include Safeguarding Children and Young People, use of assessment tools and working with service users and other agencies.Assessment and verification of qualifications in the Career Information, Advice and Guidance, Youth Work, LDSS and Assessment and Verification field. This role also includes managing an assessment centre and working with two different awarding bodies.

Delivery of skills-based training, for example, interview skills and assessment skills to Connexions Personal Advisers. Assessment and Verification of NVQ's in the fields of Advice and Guidance and LDSS.

Delivered Information, Advice and Guidance to young people aged 13-19, mainly relating to Career options.

Cipd Level 5 Diploma, Learning And Development

Level 5 Apprenticeship, Learning And Development Consultant/Business Partner, Merit

Ilm Level 5 Diploma, Leadership And Management, Pass

Ilm Level 3 Award, First Line Management

Master Of Arts (Ma), Education (Guidance Studies)

Nvq Level 4, Learning And Development

V1 Verifiers Award

Cipd Certificate, Certificate In Training Practice

D32/33 Assessors Award

Diploma, Careers Guidance

Ba, Home Economics