Report safeguardingApprenticeship Operations Manager
Position based: Hybrid / Head Office Barnsley
Salary Band: £35,000 – £38,000 per annum
Holidays: 25 + all bank holidays, Birthday off, Christmas Shopping day
What Makes Us Special:
At Total Training Provision, we are more than just a specialist training provider—we are innovators, influencers, and inspirers in the world of education and apprenticeships. Our mission is to empower individuals and businesses across the UK through high-quality training, unlocking potential and creating opportunities for success.
Joining our team means becoming part of a forward-thinking organisation that values its people as much as its learners. We promote a culture of collaboration, professional growth, and real impact, where your skills and passion will shape the future of education and training. Don’t just take our word for it, however, visit our website to hear what our learners and partners say about us.
About the Job
The Apprenticeship Operations Manager will lead a team of Skills Coaches delivering apprenticeship standards across a range of sectors. The post-holder will ensure all delivery is compliant with the Education Inspection Framework (EIF), DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules (2025–2026), and audit protocols. They will drive performance, uphold quality, and create a culture focused on learner outcomes, regulatory excellence, and sustained impact.
Key Role Responsibilities:
Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience in apprenticeship or FE operations management.
- Deep knowledge of the Education Inspection Framework and DfE Apprenticeship Funding Rules.
- Track record of achieving performance, funding, and audit success.
- Experience managing teams to deliver compliant and high-impact learning.
- Familiarity with ILR systems, audit evidence standards, and Ofsted readiness.
Desirable or to be undertaken as part of role:
- Recognised teaching or assessing qualification (AET, PGCE, TAQA).
- IQA or Lead IQA status.
- Experience across a range of apprenticeship standards and sectors.
Equal Opportunities:
You are unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Total Rewards:
- Total Leave – All staff benefit from 25 days annual leave + extra Christmas shopping day + extra day for Birthday + 8 Bank Holidays = Total 35 Days
- 2 Years’ Service – Staff who have passed 2 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave
- 5 Years’ Service – Staff who have passed 5 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave
- 10 Years’ Service – Staff who have passed 10 years’ service get an additional 2 days leave
- Total Work Anniversary – Vouchers for colleagues who reach a work anniversary, £10 for every year reached
- Total Health – Staff will have access to the Westfield Health Plan once they have successfully passed their probation & Health Assured from Day 1
- Total Fridays – Early Finish Fridays. On the 2nd Friday of every month staff benefit from a 3pm finish
- Bright Exchange – Extra discounts and offers through Bright
- Dress Down Fridays – Every Friday, staff do not need to wear formal work clothes
- Buy & Sell Holidays – Buy up to 5 days annual leave and sell up to 3.
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Hybrid Role
Full Time