Ryan Beaver

Experience

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  CSM Consulting

  Jul 2002 - Dec 2004

  NVQ Assessor

  I worked for CSM Consulting Ltd in the position of Senior Assessor for operations in the North. Duties included liasing between the Programmes Manager and the other Assessors in the area. I now also have a change in delivery by assessing candidates in the Performing Manufacturing Operations standards. The role sees me managing a caseload of 35 students with a delivery time of 16 weeks. This involved booking in one to one visits to provide training and developing customer service relationships with an overall aim of generating new leads, servicing existing clients and maximising funding through the completion of government funded Work based learning programmes. Show less

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  Walsall College

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  National Vocational Learning Manager

  Working for the Corporate business arm of Walsall College, Broadway training in a National capacity to support delivery of successful bids for LSC contracts in the West Midlands, East Midlands and South West regions. Developing and implementing a range of Manufacturing and Management NVQ programmes in the workplace as part of the corporate business arm of Walsall College in the West Midlands. Responsibilities:•Developing and supporting a Management team of Vocational Learning Managers in the company satellite regions. •Management responsibility for 25 members of staff based in three different sites across the country.•Leading on staff development through co-ordination and delivery of the teams appraisal system.•Overseeing the recruitment of all staff working within the team.•Supporting Vocational Learning Managers in the focus of Quality and Verification of provision. •Sourcing new leads and developing existing relationships with employers nationally.•Managing customer relationships with learners, employers and managers and servicing their requirements.•Leading on internal verification of provision across the business portfolio and focusing on management of contracts and financial performance.•Expanding the qualification base and setting up delivery of Customer Service, Retail and Cleaning Support Services. •Coordinating External verification visits in the portfolio of qualifications and securing Direct Claims Status with high success rates. •Coordinating an assessment / delivery team of over 20 staff. •Lead Officer for Broadway Training on the Common Inspection Framework and quality improvement projects•Production of Annual Self Assessment Reports for provision. Show less

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  YH Training Services Ltd

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Operations Manager

  Working as part of the Senior Management Team for a Yorkshire based Private training provider to oversee development of five regional Training Centres.Responsibilities:•Supporting the Managing Director of the company to raise the profile of the company’s Train to Gain project•Managing a number of teams working throughout the whole of Yorkshire and providing support to regional centre managers.•Driving the sales activity for the recruitment of individuals on to funded Work Based Learning programmes.•Managing relationships with a large number of employers throughout the region.•Working on the existing Apprenticeship contracts delivering qualifications in Management, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Retail, Business Administration and a wide range of others. •Managing budgetary projects and supporting the five regional centres of the company.•Supporting the Centre Managers and leading the Business Development team and producing and analysing performance data.•Raising the company profile and working on Trainer performance systems.•Dealing with staff grievances and implementing policy change. Show less

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  Wakefield Council

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2011

  Workstep Programme Manager / Equality Officer + Apprenticeship Programme Management Support

  Working within the HR function in two separate teams Equality and Diversity + Learning and Development team focusing on E&D strategic aims including management responsibility of the Workstep programme and team and supporting the Council's Apprenticeship programme.•Initially working as part of the Councils Apprenticeship team supporting the department manager. Tasks involved carrying out reviews to leading on contract review meetings with the LSC to managing relationships with Wakefield District Housing.•Full management responsibility for the council’s Workstep programme. Managing a £120K budget supporting 20 disabled employees in employment with the council and actively marketing the recruitment of people with disabilities and providing excellent customer service to a number of stakeholders and managing contract performance.•Ensuring that we were compliant with DWP contractual regulations as well as liasing with other bodies such as the LSC and OFSTED. Leading on the OFSTED inspection of January 2010, in which the provision was judged as Grade 2 (Good) under the updated Common Inspection Framework.•Supporting Managers, employees and teams of the council through a wide range of strategic council decisions through using the Comprehensive Impact Assessment process.•Providing advice, support and guidance to employees, managers and citizens of the district in relation to complex HR disputes and grievances.•Fulfilling the strategic aims of the HR and E&D team through careful research of new government policies and legislation such as the Equality Act 2010.•Delivering Equality and Diversity training across the Council in a number of forms.•Ensuring the strategic aims of the council in terms of HR and E&D team are fulfilled.•Developing customer service relationships with citizens, employers and service users within the district.•Working with HR professionals and trade unions to develop existing and create new policies and procedures. Show less

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  Travis Perkins plc

  Sept 2011 - now

  Working in a National role across the Travis Perkins group with the purpose of managing and driving the group new LEAP Apprenticeship programmes across the North Wales, North of England and Scotland. I lead a team of Trainer / Facilitators and Assessor Mentors to support the Apprentices joining our different Apprenticeship schemes in line with business objectives.Responsibilities* To ensure that Apprentices are recruited and enrolled on to the relevant programmes.* To manage a team of Facilitator Trainers and Assessor Mentors and develop these within role.* To work in line with the Apprenticeship Quality and Funding teams.* To report on business performance in various leaders across the group.* Drive Apprenticeship starts and completions and plan levels of performance. Show less Working with the Group Training team within Skills Development in a national role supporting various training programmes including the company expansion, maintenance and development of its number of Apprenticeship programmes across the group.Responsibilities• To develop the organisations Internal Verification Plan and Strategy and work in the role of lead Internal Verifier.• To support the Quality of programme delivery across the suite of qualifications.• To develop existing and future programmes across the group.• To co-ordinate delivery of the Building People Management and Retail Apprenticeships across the Travis Perkins group• To oversee the delivery of Wickes ‘Master Programme’ Apprenticeship in the Northern Division• To provide input in to the updating of the SAR and QIP. Show less

  • Compliance and Centre Team Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Regional Apprenticeship Manager - North and Scotland

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2021

  • Skills Development Trainer / Apprenticeships Lead Internal Verifier

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2017