Apprenticeship Partner

Job Title: Apprenticeship Planner

Location: Carr Gate, Wakefield

Hours: 14.48 hours per week

Salary: £44,700 - £48,459

Overall role summary

Providing operational and compliance leadership for apprenticeship programmes, ensuring they are effectively managed, fully compliant, financially sustainable and aligned to organisational workforce development priorities.

Job Role:

• Supporting the design and delivery of apprenticeship programmes that contribute to workforce attraction, retention and development.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external partners to enhance apprenticeship outcomes.
• Supporting apprenticeship recruitment processes and ensuring managers and candidates receive appropriate guidance and support.
• Monitoring and maintaining compliance with apprenticeship regulations (Ofsted and Skills England), funding requirements and employer-provider standards.
• Ensuring apprenticeship provision remains inspection-ready and aligned with Ofsted and statutory requirements.
• Managing relationships with training providers and end-point assessment organisations to ensure quality and value for money.
• Coordinating apprenticeship data, monitoring performance measures and providing management information to support decision-making.
• Supporting the effective management of apprenticeship levy funding, co-investment arrangements and financial compliance.
• Maintaining apprenticeship policies, Safeguarding arrangements and driving continuous improvement across programmes.

Essential Criteria

• Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) or has an equivalent qualification or has substantial equivalent experience from working in a Learning and Organisational Development or People Management environment
• Good knowledge of apprentice schemes, training arrangements and apprenticeship funding rules
• Has successfully supported, advised and influenced key stakeholders, including Senior Leaders about significant work streams, both verbally and in writing
• Has good knowledge of project management methodologies and practices with experience of successfully managing allocated activities
• Can demonstrate the ability to effectively present complex information to senior managers, boards or groups
• Experience of successfully working with others to deliver objective in large, diverse organisation
• Previous experience of successfully coordinating and or managing apprenticeship schemes

Benefits of working for us

• Generous amount of annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Blue light discount
• Flexi time and agile working
• Health and Wellbeing programme

This advert will close at 23:55 hours on 1st November 2026.

PLEASE NOTE: For your application to be considered you need to apply on West Yorkshire Police website.

Pay: £44,700.00-£48,459.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: In person