Quality Assurance Advisor - Training

At Skills, our vision is to maximise human potential. Our guiding whakatauki (proverb) encapsulates this ethos: ' Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao .' This translates to 'The bird that feasts upon the miro berry, the forest belongs to it; the bird that consumes knowledge, the (whole) world belongs to it.' We are committed to fostering an environment where knowledge is celebrated, the key to unlimited possibilities.

Job Description

The opportunity:

The Quality Assurance Advisor will be based at an agreed Private Training Establishments (PTE) campus and manage the day-to-day quality assurance activities to ensure that the PTE complies with NZQA and WDC requirements.

Your key responsibilities:

• Oversight of quality assurance policies and practices to ensure compliance.
• Support staff in embedding QA processes, implementing systems for continuous improvement and self-assessment.
• Conduct pre- and post-moderation planning activities, including staff training for effective implementation.
• Collate assessment material for pre- and post-moderation submissions as requested.
• Attend Managing Consistency Review events, collating and analysing relevant information for optimal outcomes.
• Keep abreast of changes in NZQA and TEC’s policies and procedures, flagging academic and vocational risks in a timely manner.

Desired Skills and Experience

• You have adegree inAdultEducation orsimilar or equivalent related experience.
• You hold or are working toward unit standards 4098, 11551 and 11552 or equivalent.
• You haveexperience ineducational quality assurance,moderation,and assessment.
• You have worked with education andworkplacetraining systemsinteracting with the NZQA framework.
• You have workedwith Excel or other analysis tools.
• Your written and oral communication are excellent.
• You have managed stakeholders and their expectations and have managed projects and change.

What we value: 

At Skills, we are more than a team, we are a community. Our culture is built on our vital signs of Joy, Manaakitanga, Collab, and Bold . We believe in creating an environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. We encourage curiosity, innovation, and continuous learning. We celebrate our successes together and support each other in challenges. We are in search of someone who embodies these vital signs and has a commercial mindset with a natural curiosity to enhance Skills Group’s business offering.