Apprenticeship Onboarding & Participation Officer, Accrington

Apprenticeship Onboarding & Participation Officer

Salary: Up to £33,725.56 dependant on relevant experience and expertise

Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Site: Accrington & Rossendale College

Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Interview date: Thursday 11th June 2026

Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?

Our Organisation

This role is advertised by East Lancashire Learning Group Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.

East Lancashire Learning Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges – Nelson & Colne College, Accrington & Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The College Group is the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as ‘Outstanding’ under the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.

The Exciting Role

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for an Apprenticeship Onboarding & Participation Officer to join our growing Apprenticeships team.

This is a key operational role supporting the successful onboarding, enrolment and participation of apprentices across a wide range of apprenticeship programmes. The role combines apprenticeship compliance, learner onboarding and learner participation activity to ensure apprentices are fully prepared to begin and engage successfully with their programme.

You will work closely with employers, Programme Leaders, coaches and support teams to ensure learners are enrolled accurately, funding requirements are met, learner starting points are correctly identified and apprentices transition smoothly into programme delivery.

The role will also support learner participation and engagement through onboarding activity, personal development themes, digital learning resources and learner communication initiatives across the apprenticeship journey. This is a fast‑paced role requiring excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

This role would suit an experienced apprenticeship professional who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is confident working independently to improve learner onboarding, engagement and compliance processes.

The successful candidate will primarily be based at Accrington & Rossendale College but may be required to travel across College sites.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Deliver apprenticeship onboarding and enrolment activity from referral through to programme start
• Complete and review pre‑enrolment assessment activity, including skills scans and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) processes
• Ensure all funding evidence and enrolment documentation is accurate, compliant and audit‑ready
• Work with Programme Leaders to confirm learner readiness, programme pathway, coach allocation and First Day in Learning arrangements
• Maintain clear communication with delivery teams regarding learner onboarding progress and programme starts
• Deliver learner onboarding, induction and participation activity
• Create and maintain digital learner resources and engagement activity within OneFile
• Support learner participation, communication and personal development activity across the apprenticeship journey

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience working within apprenticeship delivery, particularly apprenticeship onboarding, enrolment, compliance or learner participation
• Experience contributing to the improvement of apprenticeship processes, learner engagement activity or digital systems/resources
• Strong working knowledge of ESFA funding rules, compliance and evidence requirements
• Experience of applying Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or assessing learner starting points
• Experience working accurately within fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using e‑portfolio systems such as OneFile
• Ability to engage and motivate learners through digital and group‑based activity
• Assessor qualification (CAVA or equivalent)
• GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above)

What We Offer in Return:

• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days – totalling 41 days per year
• Access to a workplace pension scheme – with employer contributions of 5%
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Free on‑site parking on all College sites

Additional Information

All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.

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