Job Title: Programme Manager - Fabrication and Welding Salary: Salary commencing at £38,651 with progression to £42,223 per yearClosing Date: 2025-07-06About the Role We are seeking a passionate and experienced Programme Manager for Fabrication and Welding to lead and manage our provision in this vital area of technical education. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving quality improvement, curriculum development, and high standards of teaching, learning and assessment. What You Will Do Lead the strategic planning and operational delivery of Fabrication and Welding programmes (from Entry Level to Level 3 and beyond). Inspire and manage a team of teaching staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, learner-focused education. Work closely with employers, awarding bodies, and stakeholders to ensure curriculum relevance and progression opportunities. Monitor and drive improvements in student outcomes, retention, and destinations. Ensure compliance with awarding body standards, health & safety regulations, and internal quality assurance processes. Support the development of apprenticeship and commercial training offers in Fabrication and Welding. About You You will be an ambitious curriculum leader with: A teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed or equivalent). A Level 3 (or higher) qualification in Fabrication and Welding or a related engineering discipline. Proven leadership or coordination experience within an FE or training environment. Strong knowledge of awarding body frameworks (e.g. City & Guilds, EAL). A track record of delivering excellent outcomes for learners and driving continuous improvement. The ability to lead by example, build strong teams, and foster an aspirational learning environment. Benefits The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions Teachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles. About Us Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.SAFEGUARDING At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIES We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.