Automotive Commercial IQA
Job Type Casual Curriculum / Service Area Engineering Campus / Location Bispham Hours per week 0 Post scale Trainer Post Scale Range (FTE) £30, - £35, Closing Date 21/09/ Documents
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The Role:
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a qualified and experienced Vehicle Damage Assessor to join our automotive team on a casual basis as an Internal Quality Assurer (IQA). This role is critical to maintaining compliance with awarding organisation standards and ensuring the integrity and consistency of our assessment practices. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality automotive training at one of the UK’s leading technical colleges.
We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who are IMI-approved VDA Accredited Assessors, with a strong background in automotive assessment, training, and quality assurance.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:
2. Delivering high-quality, effective training and assessment across Vehicle Damage Assessor commercial training programmes.
3. Ensuring compliance with course regulations, specifications, and awarding body requirements.
4. Designing and delivering effective training and assessment materials, including digital resources.
5. Providing constructive feedback to learners and supporting their progress.
6. Undertaking internal quality assurance activities to secure high standards of assessment practice.
7. Driving continuous improvement in teaching, learning, and assessment quality.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you’ll be part of a professional and supportive team dedicated to delivering outstanding automotive training. You’ll play a key role in upholding quality standards while helping learners achieve industry-recognised qualifications. This is your opportunity to contribute to workforce development in the automotive sector while advancing your own professional practice.
Interested? Apply Early!
If you’re excited by this opportunity to support excellence in automotive education, submit your application today. Early applications are encouraged, as we may close the vacancy once sufficient interest has been received.
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
8. Enhanced leave allowance of 43 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
9. Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
10. Competitive pension scheme:
11. Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
12. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
13. Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
14. Agile working opportunities
15. Enhanced Family friendly policies
16. Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
17. Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, days a year
18. Occupational Health
19. FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
20. FREE eye tests
21. Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
22. FREE healthy breakfast
23. Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
24. Health and beauty salon
25. Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
26. Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
27. FREE car parking
28. Car lease scheme
29. Cycle to work scheme
30. Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order ( and ) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.