Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship Instructor/Mentor

About the College/Department

The Nuclear Skills Academy is the first of its kind and aims to sustain nuclear capability within the UK’s submarines programme by creating a dedicated pipeline of talent at the start of their careers. Based in Derby at the iHub, the Nuclear Skills Academy is a partnership between the University of Derby and Rolls-Royce. The Nuclear Skills Academy team draws upon it's multidisciplinary and award-winning skills to facilitate the delivery of apprentices across Levels 2-6.

About the Role

Instructor Mentors play a pivotal role in the apprenticeship journey. They are at the front line, delivering sessions, assessing, and carrying out reviews to ensure apprentices gain the skills, knowledge, and behaviours they need to excel. In this role, you’ll deliver high-quality, practical, and theoretical learning in Electrical Engineering, supporting apprentices from their first day through to successful completion.

Working closely with employers and colleagues, you’ll design and deliver engaging, industry-relevant training across areas such as installation, maintenance, fault-finding, and testing. You’ll make full use of the facilities at the Nuclear Skills Academy to provide a professional, hands-on learning experience that prepares apprentices for their roles and end-point assessments.

Interview Date: 24th September 2025 (On-Site)

About You

You’ll be at the front line, delivering sessions, assessing, and carrying out reviews. You’ll bring hands-on industry experience, academic excellence, and engaging teaching practice, while being a collaborative team player who contributes to the onward journey at the Nuclear Skills Academy. Apprentices will be at the centre of your work, with values and behaviours embedded from day one and the facilities and resources used to best effect.

You will value interdisciplinary collaboration, industry engagement, and work with stakeholders to deliver an outstanding experience. Ideally, you’ll hold – or be willing to work towards – assessing and verifying qualifications, alongside a relevant Electrical Engineering qualification at Level 3 or above. Your mix of technical expertise and commitment to teaching will help shape the next generation of electrical engineering professionals.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement of 47 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days
• Teacher’s Pension Scheme
• Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
• Discounted onsite gym
• Cycle to Work scheme
• A flexible working environment
• A commitment to personal and professional development

Key Contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Paul White, Curriculum Leader for Nuclear Skills Academy via p.white3@derby.ac.uk

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk

Important Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and is therefore subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and only used when considering your suitability for the post.

To enable us to process your DBS check please ensure you are able to supply the documentation listed on the DBS website at interview stage.

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