External Verifier London/South East - Forestry & Arboriculture

[Lantra]

Lantra Awards is a leading awarding organisation for land-based training and qualifications.

We are seeking applications on a contractual basis from forestry and arboricultural specialists with strong people skills to be a part of our team of external verifiers. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Lantra to set the standards in our instructor and assessor network.

To be considered you should:

• be a Lantra Awards approved instructor for forestry and/or arboriculture

• be technically proficient in either forestry and/or arboriculture

• be committed to high technical standards in the industry

• be able to make judgements about performance in others

• be able to give advice and guidance about your area of expertise to others

• be an effective communicator both verbally and in writing

• hold relevant qualifications and training

• hold or working towards relevant trainer/assessor awards and experience of training/assessment

• maintain a high level professionalism in conduct and service

• considerable experience in forestry and/or arboriculture

 

Duties will include:

• ensuring that training and/or assessment is carried out in accordance with any requirements set by Lantra and to the best industry standards.

• that instructors technical and instructional ability is monitored where training is the object of verification

• participating in standard setting and implementing the agreed standards

• monitoring performance to consistent standards and raising actions or sanctions if necessary

• undertaking administrative tasks such as report writing within specified timescales

How to Apply

For an application pack please see our website Lantra - External Verifier London/South East - Forestry & Arboriculture

 

Closing Date 6th June 2014

Interviews will be held 12th June 2014