Job Description

NOCN is seeking to recruit an Internal Quality Assurer (Apprenticeships) Engineering to work on a permanent full-time basis as part of NOCN's Assessment and Quality Assurance Team.

Why NOCN Group?

NOCN Group is an educational charity whose core aims are to help learners reach their potential and organisations thrive. The group includes business units specialising in regulated UK and international qualifications, End Point Assessment, assured short courses, SMART job cards, assessment services, consultancy, and research.

A career at NOCN Group offers you the chance to be part of a fast-growing, international educational non-for-profit. Plus, there's lots of other great benefits which can be viewed on our website at:

NOCN Group has been named amongst the Best Medium-sized Organisations in the UK as one of Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024 list.

Purpose and Objectives:

Ensure that apprenticeship end-point assessment is carried out in line with assessment plans and NOCN policies, procedures and processes. Ensure that assessment practices and decisions, including grades, are fair and consistent across the team of Assessors. Improve assessment practices and the consistency of assessment decisions. Ensure Assessors provide high quality reports for NOCN and training providers that clearly reflect the level of attainment achieved by apprentices and justify assessment decisions. Promote a positive perception of the apprenticeships service to training providers, learners and employers.

Key Requirements, Qualifications and Knowledge:

The successful candidate

must have

:-

Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or equivalent. Committed to continuing professional development. Engineering Level 4 qualification or above. Internal quality assurance qualification. Assessor qualification. Experience of working in a regulated environment. Occupational knowledge within Engineering. Experience of assessing in Engineering. Experience of proactively evaluating and reviewing business procedures, process and systems. Experience of working productively across teams. Willingness to travel. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Analytical and problem-solving abilities. Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office. Communication and Influencing. Customer/Learner Focus. Leading, Coaching, and empowering people, teams and building teams.
The following qualifications/experience are

desirable

but not essential to the candidate's application:-

Current experience of undertaking assessment. Knowledge of apprenticeships end-point assessment. Knowledge of regulatory issues in the vocational and technical sector.

Application Instructions:

NOCN is a registered educational charity, Investor in People and Leader in Diversity. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those under-represented in the sector. We want the best people and welcome all equally.

As a proud member of both Disability Confident and Inclusive Employers standard, we celebrate and recognise the benefits of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. As such, we welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.

If this sounds like the job for you, please send your completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, CV and a covering letter, explaining why you are the best fit for the role, to:

recruitment@nocn.org.uk

Please specify the role that you are applying for in the subject header of the email.

The full /Person Specification and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form can be downloaded on our website at: https://www.nocn.org.uk/about/careers/nocn-group-vacancies/internal-quality-assurer-apprenticeships-engineering/

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 37,111.00-43,732.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Life insurance On-site parking Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

Hold an Engineering Level 4 qualification or above? Hold an Internal quality assurance qualification? Hold an assessor qualification? Experience of assessing in Engineering?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 15/08/2025