Apprenticeship Technical Training Partner

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays).
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay.
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home.
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

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You will be responsible for delivering an effective end-to-end Apprenticeship programme, ensuring that we are able to build a robust and diverse talent pipeline for the future.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities: 

• Manage the apprenticeship framework, aligned to our present and future business needs 

• Providing guidelines on apprenticeship standards, routes, and providers 

• Understanding and communicating the due diligence protocol for apprenticeship programme providers 

• Liaising with the Tesco Apprenticeship team and third-party suppliers to always ensure contract and process compliance 

• Keeping informed on all legislation and standard changes that may impact our processes or programmes 

• Scheduling and delivering annual apprentice campaigns, assessment centres and quality intakes 

• Ensuring apprenticeship pathways are linked to professional registration 

• Creating a network of mentors and coaches to support apprentices through their programme 

• Researching and sustaining accreditations and award recognition for apprenticeship programmes 

• Seeking opportunities to increase diversity and inclusion within the apprentice recruitment process

Key people and teams you will be working with:

• Technical Training team 

• Delivery Leadership team  

• External training providers 

• Tesco Apprenticeship team 

• Apprentices 

• Procurement  

• People team 

• Maintenance field teams  

• Educational Bodies 

• ESFA 

People and budgets that you will be accountable for:

• Reporting on apprenticeship budget  

• Identifying funding opportunities  

Operational skills relevant for this job:

• LMS platforms 

• Tribepad 

• CI methodology 

• Communication & stakeholder management 

• Project management 

• Contract management 

• Leadership skills  

• Development, coaching, and mentoring skills

Experience relevant for this job:

• Degree educated (or equivalent) 

• Apprenticeship & graduate programme framework management 

• Apprenticeship levy legislation understanding 

• Brand management & marketing knowledge 

• Planning, scheduling & reporting experience  

• Chartered manager 

At Tesco Maintenance, it’s our people that make us one of the leading retail maintenance providers in the UK. We operate in over 3,500 Tesco and One Stop stores, distribution centres, Tesco banks and head offices, to deliver first class maintenance and engineering solutions and support.  

With our comprehensive induction and our technical competency plan, we invest in training for our field colleagues to have the right level of skills and expertise for each role to work safely and provide first-rate asset management across our estate. We create a culture where every colleague is competent, motivated and professional, maximising the level of support we offer to Tesco stores. 

From multi-skilled, to technically-savvy technicians, we’ve got it covered. Our Operations and Maintenance Managers span the entirety of the UK; technically-minded individuals who support our field engineers to get the job done.  Our Engineering team work to introduce a broad spectrum of award-winning new technological initiatives; from compliance testing to refrigeration, security to sustainability.  

Everything we do in Tesco Maintenance is focused on supporting continuous improvement to the overall shopping experience for our customers.