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Corndel Professional Development Expert in Data & Technology (Degree Apprenticeship Level 6) in United Kingdom
Role: Professional Development Expert in Data & Technology (Digital & Technology Solutions Professional Degree Apprenticeship)
Package: Pension, Unlimited leave, Flexible working
Location: Remote
Salary: Dependent on Professional & Academic Experience
Working Hours: Full or Part time. Minimum 3 days per week
About Corndel College London:
Corndel College London (CCL) is an independent higher education institution focused on bringing the worlds of work and education closer together. Founded by the multi-award-winning Corndel Group, one of the country’s leading providers of professional education, CCL delivers degree-level programmes that build upon Corndel’s legacy of transformational professional development programmes.
The role:
As a PDE you will provide first-class teaching, coaching, mentoring, advice and guidance that meets the aspirations and objectives of our students and their employers. You will be responsible for delivering defined aspects of a degree programme, engaging and inspiring your students to successfully complete the course, implement their new skills at work and achieve their professional potential.
Ideally you will have experience of delivering digital courses at a higher education level. Additionally, in your professional career, you will have worked at a technical level in a data and/or technology role, preferably in a range of environments. You will be motivated by the opportunity to deliver a positive and lasting impact to our students, their employers and the wider community.
Responsibilities include:
Manage a caseload of students, mentoring, coaching and equipping them to become effective managers / to develop modern business fundamentals and to apply these new skills in their roles
Take our theoretical course content and support your students to contextualise it through fortnightly development sessions
Model the knowledge, skills and behaviours described in the respective apprenticeship standard.
Support your caseload of students to complete all CCL academic assignments by set deadlines.
Deliver our market-leading course content through a mix of coaching, workshops and group sessions
Ensure that each of your students is working on their respective qualification, accepts the value of it, is making progress and is actively pursuing it as a means of furthering their career
Ultimately you will be judged on the number of students successfully completing their degree, and the satisfaction of each learner and their line manager with the CCL course
Work with your fellow PDEs and the wider academic team to problem solve, innovate, support and challenge each other to deliver the highest quality of training
KPI’s – by cohort typically c.40 management students
Supporting a cohort of students through their qualification
Ensuring over 85% of students achieve their degree
Meeting quarterly milestones for each learner to complete the respective course module
Supporting students to complete assignments within the set timescales and to the highest standard possible
Scheduling and holding a one-to-one appointment with each student, twice a month
Facilitating workshops and tutorials that engage, motivate and educate the student
Engaging with the students’ line managers on a quarterly basis to review progress
About You:
Corndel is looking for exceptional talent, people who want to make a difference and who are used to working hard to achieve personal success. People who understand the complexities, challenges, satisfaction and frustrations of being a digital professional and want to pass on their knowledge and skills in conjunction with a comprehensive degree level course.
a self-starter and self-manager who can engage people, keep them engaged and progressing through the diploma
a can-do and upbeat attitude to work, colleagues, clients and managers
an inquisitive mind, able to find things out and problem-solve. Solutions focussed with detailed attention to both the outcomes and the inputs to secure them
with integrity and standards that mirror those of CCL – where people and success matter
a passion for continued professional and personal development and a desire and pleasure in seeing others develop and succeed
a person who wants to make a difference.
Experience and Skills:
Essential:
A Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (PG Cert HE) or equivalent (e.g. Advance HE Fellowship)
At least 5 years of professional digital and technology experience
Ability to understand people and tailor solutions to meet each student’s particular learning style and situation. Working together to create the best method of success for each student
Organised, knowing where each student is on the course and keeping clear and comprehensive records to manage student, employer and academic standards in line with Ofsted expectations
Focussing time and attention on every student to ensure they achieve their qualification, always keeping the main goal in sight and adapting where necessary to meet these goals
A natural enabler and facilitator of people, processes and situations
A good listener.
Understanding what it is like to be a manager and able to offer practical advice and support for the day to day issues that all managers face
An understanding of what it is like to be mentored, and to mentor students to complete a comprehensive package of practical, technical training
A solid understanding of higher education requirements including the importance of quality assurance and academic rigour.
A confident user of IT with a willingness and aptitude to learn a new system and a capability to apply and share this with all managers and colleagues.
Why join Corndel College London?
We're committed to having a fully inclusive, welcoming and safe culture and always striving to improve.
We provide an environment that is truly flexible and supportive, somewhere you will have autonomy over your role.
We're a leader in our field, with quality and excellence at the heart of what we do.
As part of our commitment to create an inclusive workplace where all colleagues can be their true selves, excel in their roles and progress in their careers, we recognise the importance of embracing the diversity in the working population and making Corndel a fully accessible employer.
As Corndel is a Disability Confident Employer, we make sure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job will be offered an interview. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, when submitting your application, please select the appropriate option to let us know that you have a disability. Please note this does not mean that all disabled people are entitled to an interview, in some recruitment situations such as peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer.
If you have a disability that might affect any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments you need before any interview or assessment. We’ll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place and make the application process a more positive experience.
Corndel is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, and will undertake pre-employment checks on the successful candidate, including basic DBS Disclosure and a Barred List Check.
For more information contact will.underwood@corndel.com
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