Please ensure you research the Learning and Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Standards prior to applying. Please note this is a level 3 apprenticeship and may take up to 24 months to complete.

Applicants must not have any prior experience or qualifications in Training and Development due to funding requirements.

About Us

Woodland Group have been providing innovative logistics, e-commerce and supply chain management services since 1988. Today, we are one of the largest privately owned global logistics businesses in the UK with offices across Ireland, the USA and Asia. We are proud to be known for our supply chain excellence, dedication to best-in-class customer service and innovative and forward-thinking approach to collaborative and transparent business practices. Over the years, our people have earned a reputation for being reliable, honest, hard-working, solutions-driven and fast to react.

The Purpose of the Role

To provide wide ranging training and training administration support across the group.

Overview of the Role

Working closely with the group training team, the learning and development apprentice will take ownership of all administration linked to training as well as taking full responsibility for the delivery of a number of entry level training courses.

You will report to the Group Training Manager, who will carry out regular progress meetings with you and provide support, guidance and encouragement throughout your Woodland journey.

You will come in to contact with most of the Woodland team across all of our sites internationally. You will be based at our Chelmsford site with a blend of home and office-based working once fully trained. Some travel to other Woodland sites may be required. The working hours are 9am to 5.30pm with occasional later working hours to support our US team.

Key Responsibilities

Candidates are not required to have experience in these areas. Training will be provided.

General Administration

New Starter and leaver administration;

Post Training Administration;

Manage and monitor eLearning system;

Apprentice support, checking in with other apprentices across the group regularly;

Create and send any required reports to the senior team;

Ensuring employee data is accurate and up to date;

Managing training and apprenticeship related workplace announcements on the company intranet;

Administration of the Woodland One to One Meeting process; and

Any other tasks set for you by the Head of people development and culture/wider HR team.

Training Specific

Assist the group training team with the development of new eLearning and classroom training;

Identifying training/learning needs;

Sending out workbooks and feedback links to delegates post training;

Evaluating post training feedback and suggesting changes and improvements as required;

Sending post learning feedback to managers;

Managing the training supplies;

Assist the training team in training preparation, delivery and evaluation; and

Take ownership of a handful of courses which you will deliver remotely and in person.

Additional Responsibilities/Skills

Confidently engage with managers and learners of all experience levels across the group;

Ask questions and listen actively to feedback; and

Challenge the ‘norm’ and be a champion for change.

Your Apprenticeship

Complete all coursework, essays, and tests within the set timeframe and to the highest standards possible;

Use your ‘off the job time’ to develop your knowledge and learn new skills;

Be open and honest with your manager and your skills coach; and

Aim to achieve the highest potential result at your End Point Assessment.

What we are looking for

You’re a great communicator, you are organised, proactive, methodical and thorough, with a great eye for detail;

You have the confidence to stand up and speak/present to a room of people who have various skills and experience levels;

You actively seek ways to enhance your knowledge and improve your performance;

You have lots of great ideas and the initiative to put them forward, and where possible, into practice;

You’re open minded and flexible – you're happy to respond to changing circumstances and priorities while remaining calm and focussed on getting the job done;

You are brilliant at working collaboratively, you excel in a team environment. Building strong, long lasting working relationships comes naturally to you;

You’re passionate and enthusiastic about your work and you are happy to get stuck in and deliver outstanding results; and

You are self-motivated, have huge drive and ambition – you thrive off achieving great success and helping to build a great place to work!

If you meet the above criteria, have fantastic communication skills, a willingness to learn, and want to be a part of small team of training experts, then please apply!

RIGHT TO WORK

In order to be eligible for Apprenticeship Skills funding, applicants must…

Have been resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively; and

Be a British citizen, or hold settlement status, or have indefinite right to remain in the UK; or

Hold a Visa which lasts the length of the apprenticeship programme (as a minimum).

If you are successfully invited to interview, please do speak with us about these stipulations if you are concerned or need further advice.

At Woodland Group success is down to our dedicated and experienced teams right across the globe. We create safe spaces for collective growth – regardless of background. We embrace differences and believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person can bring to Woodland. We deliver opportunities across a wide variety of roles all over the world, from entry level to senior management, behind the steering wheel, in IT and tech or eCommerce. Every Woodlander has access to training and development courses and can drive their own success forward, to realise their full potential.

Woodland Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and a member of the Disability Confidence Scheme. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessible interviews to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with Woodland Group and are in need of special assistance, please send an email to recruitment@woodlandgroup.com.