Apprenticeship Trainer - Automotive
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Aylesbury
28/10/2025
Apprenticeship Trainer - Automotive
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary
£31,200 to £35,880 per annum (pro rata for fractional posts) plus, an
Industry Sector Payment of £7,500.00
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
South
Package
LGPS Pension Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury Day Nursery, Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury Salon HAB, Cycle to Work Scheme, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Job category/type
Academic
Date posted
30/09/2025
Job reference
REQ1950
Job description
About Us:
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
Trainer in Automotive Apprenticeships – The Role:
Are you an experienced light vehicle technician in the Automotive Industry? Do you have a passion for nurturing the next generation of automotive specialists? We're seeking a 'Trainer - Apprenticeship in Automotive' to support our Apprenticeship programme. As the Trainer in Automotive Apprenticeships, you will:
* Transfer your expertise to apprentices in classroom, workshop, and garage settings to enhance their employability and technical skills
* Collaborate with employers to incorporate additional training and qualifications into apprentices' training plans, enhancing their workplace contributions
* Leverage your industry passion and experience to create new training courses tailored to local industry needs
Trainer in Automotive Apprenticeships – Key Responsibilities:
Day-to-day responsibilities will include (not limited to):
* Plan and deliver high quality teaching in the subject areas required, using up to date vocational knowledge
* Plan and deliver high quality teaching with due recognition of the relevant apprenticeship standards, syllabus, qualification and course specifications, given the resources available and within the agreed and approved timetable
* Satisfy the administrative requirements of the College and examining/validating bodies; including internal verification requirements
* Support students to develop a growth mind-set and provide constructive and complete 1:1 sessions with students and setting of targets
Trainer in Apprenticeships in Automotive – You:
* Level 3 qualification in relevant area or Degree level qualification in a relevant subject area or equivalent in industry experience
* Teaching qualification or willingness to obtain designated teaching qualification within specified time
* Maths and English qualification to Level 2 or higher
* Up to date, relevant industry or professional experience
* An in-depth and practical knowledge of relevant subject
* Recent, successful professional experience in the relevant occupations and industry
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:
* Pension scheme – TPS (28.68% employers' contribution)
* 35 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
* A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
* A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
* Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
* Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
* 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5,000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
As a member of our team you will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting students and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – while being innovative and comfortable with experimentation of new ideas and approaches including use of digital tools to enhance student engagement - we call this the Bucks College Factor
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.
Taking Teaching Further
The College actively engages with the Education & Training Foundation's Taking Teaching Further scheme to recruit industry professionals to teach within Further Education.
As industry professionals offer our students industry experience and insight we support our unqualified teachers to learn 'on the job'. You will be given full support throughout your development to fully qualified teacher status. Whilst in employment you would be enrolled onto the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. After completion you can choose to move be onto our Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification. This is a great way for experienced professionals to achieve a recognised teaching qualification whilst in employment.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.
Only completed applications will be considered for this role.
For more information on the role please contact HR directly.
Closing date for applications is the 28/10/2025, with interviews taking place on 10/11/2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Apprenticeship Trainer - Automotive