Apprenticeship Lead
Change your career, change lives
The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.
- The Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies works across a range of disciplines including education, childhood and youth, health and social care, youth work, social work, languages and applied linguistics, nursing, and sport and fitness;
- organised as three schools. We work proactively, taking an innovative approach to teaching and learning; develop collaborative and effective partnerships with employers and other institutions;
and engage in cutting edge, action oriented and internationally recognised research.
The role
At The Open University, we are extremely proud to be a leading provider of Degree Apprenticeships. We have more than 3,000 apprentices and we work with over 300 employer partners.
We are advertising an exciting opportunity to join our School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care to work in a new role as Apprenticeship Lead.
The role will have overall responsibility for ensuring the University's apprenticeship provision is of the highest quality, and compliant with regulatory requirements as set out by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE), Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), Ofsted, Office for Students, and other relevant internal and external regulatory frameworks.
Skills and experience
- An honours degree or postgraduate degree in a related discipline
- A PhD or professional qualification and significant relevant professional experience at a senior level e.g. current NMC registration.
- HE teaching qualification or commitment to complete one
- Up-to-date knowledge of apprenticeships in a higher education setting and the Ofsted Inspection regime
- Experience of leading and motivating teams to deliver high performance and achieve high quality provision
More information can be found in the Job Description below.