Apprenticeship Manager

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Apprenticeship Manager, leading the delivery of a high-quality firefighter apprenticeship programme that directly supports operational readiness and public safety., As an Apprenticeship Manager, you will lead and oversee the delivery of the Level 3 Operational Firefighter Apprenticeship, ensuring apprentices receive outstanding education, support and safeguarding throughout their journey. You'll be responsible for quality, compliance and performance, protecting funding, inspection outcomes and organisational reputation while developing capable, operationally ready firefighters. You will manage and support a specialist apprenticeship team, work closely with key stakeholders, and ensure all delivery meets regulatory, funding and inspection requirements. Day-to-day, you will be:

• Leading and managing the apprenticeship team, setting priorities, monitoring performance and supporting professional development.
• Overseeing the end-to-end delivery of the firefighter apprenticeship programme, from enrolment through to completion.
• Ensuring high standards of quality assurance, regulatory compliance and funding rule adherence.
• Monitoring apprentice progress, achievement and wellbeing, intervening early to support retention and successful outcomes.
• Acting as Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring learner welfare and protection are central to programme delivery.
• Working collaboratively with internal teams, customers, awarding bodies and assessment organisations to drive continuous improvement.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week and is based in London, working across Beckton and Park Royal, with a hybrid working model.


• Experience managing or coordinating apprenticeship programmes within a regulated training environment.
• Strong understanding of quality assurance, compliance and inspection requirements.
• Experience managing safeguarding responsibilities., Assessing and quality assurance qualifications (for example TAQA or IQA).
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (or equivalent).
• Level 5 Management qualification (desirable).
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). What we offer
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.