Head of Apprenticeship Quality

Head of Apprenticeship Quality

About the Organisation

LT Selection is proud to be recruiting exclusively on behalf of our client. We believe that everyone we connect with an employer positively impacts the further education skills and employment sector.

Our client is a large high-performing UK university with a nationally recognised apprenticeship unit. The organisation has achieved Outstanding outcomes across all inspection categories and continues to demonstrate exceptional employer and apprentice satisfaction. Working with hundreds of employers across public private and SME sectors the apprenticeship provision delivers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that are academically rigorous employer-led and impact-driven.

This role sits within a senior leadership team responsible for sustaining excellence managing risk and future-proofing apprenticeship quality as provision continues to scale.

The Role

The Head of Apprenticeship Quality will provide strategic leadership across all apprenticeship programmes ensuring outstanding quality regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

This is a senior trust-based leadership role with responsibility for safeguarding inspection outcomes strengthening systems and processes and enabling academic and professional services teams to deliver consistently high-performing provision.

The post holder will act as a key point of assurance for apprenticeship quality regulatory alignment and employer confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for apprenticeship quality in line with the organisations Apprenticeship Strategy Education Strategy and long-term institutional plan
  

• Lead and maintain compliance with DfE Ofsted OfS ESFA and associated regulatory frameworks
  

• Oversee quality assurance self-assessment and continuous improvement planning across apprenticeship provision
  

• Support and challenge academic teams to deliver high-quality programmes with strong success rates and positive learner outcomes
  

• Build and sustain effective partnerships with employers academic faculties and professional services teams
  

• Embed robust systems and processes that reduce organisational risk and enhance the apprentice journey
  

• Prepare the organisation for inspection activity and ongoing regulatory scrutiny
  

• Lead motivate and develop teams responsible for quality compliance and assurance
  

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will bring senior-level experience in apprenticeship quality within a Higher Education or complex training environment.

You will be confident operating at institutional level influencing across faculties and providing assurance to senior stakeholders. Experience of inspection frameworks and regulatory requirements is essential.

Essential experience includes:

• Senior leadership experience within apprenticeships quality or compliance
  

• In-depth knowledge of Ofsted DfE and OfS frameworks
  

• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
  

• Experience managing quality systems self-assessment and improvement planning
  

• Strong stakeholder management skills across academic employer and professional services settings
  

Desirable:

• Experience as an Ofsted Inspector or equivalent
  

• Recent hands-on experience of HE apprenticeship provision
  

Working Arrangements

The organisation supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements which can be discussed as part of the recruitment process. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout recruitment and employment.

Safeguarding Statement

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The role is subject to appropriate pre-employment checks including eligibility to work in the UK.