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Apprenticeship Workplace Learning Director
Loughborough Business School is an international leader in research and teaching across business, management, finance, and economics. Consistently rated as one of the UK's top-ten business schools in national league tables, Loughborough is also one of an international elite group of institutions to have AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. The School's leading position is built and developed around a vibrant international community that provides an excellent environment for progressing academic careers.
As part of our commitment to Lifelong Learning we offer Level 7 Degree Apprenticeships in Senior Leadership and Infrastructure Asset Management. Our Apprenticeships enable employers to invest in the professional development of their employees to the benefit of both the organisation and the individuals. We are dedicated to providing an excellent overall experience to our apprentices in terms of supporting them to gain the knowledge, experience, and skills they require to become senior leaders in their field.
To strengthen our Apprenticeship provision, we are looking to appoint an Apprenticeship Workplace Learning Director. This senior role will be responsible for embedding the work-based elements of Level 7 Apprenticeships within programmes and client organisations. You will be expected to ensure that Apprentices are End Point Assessment ready, and to play a central role in bridging academic content and work-based learning and provide leadership to a team of academic mentors. The successful candidate will be expected to enhance our apprenticeship leadership provision in this respect, as well as supporting skills assessment, onboarding and mentoring.
The successful applicant will also be expected to be able to undertake teaching in an area relevant to our apprenticeship programmes. Applications are therefore welcome from those with teaching experience over an extended period, preferably gained in postgraduate or executive teaching environments. Applicants will ideally also have experience of mentoring and engaging effectively with external organisations.
Informal enquires should be directed to: Mike Kennard, Professor of Teaching Practice and Director of Executive and Professional Education at M.Kennard@lboro.ac.uk.
For more information , please refer to the job description and person specification
The deadline for applications is Sunday 21 July 2024
Interviews will take place in-person on Friday 9 August 2024
