Lead Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Hull |
| Area | Lincolnshire, England |
| Sector | Quality |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | National Skills Agency |
| Consultant Email | info@nationalskillsagency.co.uk |
| Telephone | 020 3953 1984 |
| Job Ref | OM/IQA |
- Description
Job Title: Lead Internal Quality Assurer (IQA)
Location: Hull
Salary: Competitive
About Our Client:
They are a dynamic and expanding training organisation with centres across Lincolnshire who specialise in delivering Level 3 and Level 4 engineering apprenticeships, higher education programmes, and workforce development training.
Working closely with leading engineering and manufacturing companies, they are committed to developing high-quality engineering skills and supporting learners and employers at local, regional, and national levels.
About the Role:
They are seeking an experienced Lead Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) to oversee and maintain internal quality assurance processes across their training and assessment provision.
The successful candidate will ensure that assessment decisions are fair, valid, reliable, and consistent, while maintaining compliance with awarding organisation requirements, including EAL, City & Guilds, ECITB, TWI, JTL (CompEx), and Pearson Edexcel Higher National Programmes. Responsibility for Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment quality assurance sits outside this role.
The Lead Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) will support IQAs, assessors, and trainers, promoting a strong culture of quality and continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
Candidate Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar quality assurance role within an educational or training environment, preferably within engineering.
Essential requirements include:
- A recognised IQA qualification, such as the Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (or equivalent)
- A recognised teaching qualification
- Engineering qualifications to a minimum of Level 3 in a relevant trade discipline
- Significant experience as an IQA within a training provider environment
- Strong knowledge of awarding organisation requirements and external quality assurance processes
- Experience leading standardisation activities and quality improvement initiatives
- Excellent technical, communication, and interpersonal skills
- At least five years' experience in a similar role
Location and Travel:
This role is based at their Hull site. Travel to other training centres will be required, therefore a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
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