Learning and Development Apprentice

pladis UK

NW10 7NY (NW10 7NY)

Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025)

Posted on 5 August 2025

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Summary

The L&D Apprentice will be based in the HR team at McVitie's Harlesden and will support a variety of teams preparing reports, data and presentations and managing Dynamic Standard Operating Procedures (DSOP’s) process by ensuring all documentation is clear, consistent and compliant.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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The salary will increase in Year 2.

Training course
Learning and development practitioner (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • You will prepare for and support new employee site inductionsTo upload and maintain DSOP’s and training records in accordance to compliance standards
  • To support the Team Managers in completion of the skills training competency questions and upload on to database
  • Coordinate and enhance internal and external communications across site
  • Involved in preparation of reports, presentations and data analysis to support business decision-making
  • Provide administrative support across manufacturing departments to ensure efficient operations
  • To support cost effective projects such as sustainability
  • Support the coordination of activities aligned to local charity and community engagement
  • Assist the HR team with projects such as employee engagement, training days and induction programme

Where you'll work

Waxlow Rd
London
NW10 7NY
NW10 7NY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Training course

Learning and development practitioner (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identification of training/learning needs: Identify and analyse learning needs: establish team and individual capability and learning gaps, in line with organisational performance outcomes and to enable effective evaluation. This may include the needs of the staff impacted by the move to a net carbon zero economy by 2050 and the requirements for a just transition.
  • Identification of training/learning needs: Use sound questioning and active listening skills to understand requirements and establish root causes i.e. establishing that it really is a learning/training need, before developing L&D solutions.
  • Identification of training/learning needs: Consult with stakeholders to draw out relevant information and provide feedback to inform learning and training needs requirements.
  • Identification of training/learning needs: Use effective analytical skills to seek out and analyse information.
  • Identification of training/learning needs: Take ownership through to resolution, escalating complex situations as appropriate
  • Training/Learning design: Design, construct and structure training / learning resources to meet a variety of needs, which will include:
  • Training/Learning design: Research of delivery options and resources including digital / online / blended solutions (including identifying existing resources)
  • Training/Learning design: Planning programmes / sessions / modules
  • Training/Learning design: Selecting appropriate delivery methods
  • Training/Learning design: Designing creative, engaging, appropriate, and inclusive learning activities (could be e-learning, digital collaboration, group sessions, blended etc.)
  • Training/Learning design: Developing materials and resources to support learning.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Confidently engage all learners in structured learner-centered training, primarily of ‘content-driven’ training resources.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Plan, organise and prepare for a training/learning event/intervention in a timely fashion
  • Training/Learning delivery: Interact with learners of varying abilities, using a broad range of techniques and carefully planned and executed questioning techniques.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Facilitate and deliver learning in a face-to-face, blended and digital environment as appropriate.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Monitor a learner’s progress and deliver motivational and developmental feedback.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Manage participation, attitudes and behaviours to reach learning objectives.
  • Training/Learning delivery: Use effective coaching skills to enable learners to achieve learning objectives.
  • Evaluation: Evaluate the impact of learning solutions - measure and assess development initiatives for effectiveness, business relevance, efficiency, and continually seek ways to improve learning solutions.
  • Evaluation: Build evaluation mechanisms for learning outcomes including the use of quantitative and qualitative feedback where appropriate.
  • Evaluation: Apply techniques to analyse the impact of training from learners’ experience.
  • Communication and Interpersonal: Communicate and influence through a range of media e.g. phone, face-to-face, email, online / virtual, adapting their style to their audience.
  • Communication and Interpersonal: Build trust and sound relationships with customers/learners/colleagues.
  • Communication and Interpersonal: Handle conflict and sensitive situations professionally and confidentially.
  • Teamwork and Collaboration: Consistently support colleagues / collaborate within the team and L&D to achieve results.
  • Teamwork and Collaboration: Build and maintain strong working relationships with others in the L&D team, HR and the wider business as required.

Training schedule

  • The apprentice will complete a Learning & Development Practitioner Level 3 Apprenticeship with our training provider B-Skill
  • The learning will be a blend of face-to-face and virtual and will be delivered over a 2 year period

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

pladis bake some of the UK’s best loved sweet and savoury biscuits and cakes including national favourites such as McVitie’s Digestives, Hobnobs and Jaffa Cakes. We are a family business at heart and spreading happiness is at the core of our shared heritage.

After this apprenticeship

  • The successful candidate will be expected to step into a permanent position as the site Learning & Development Coordinator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

pladis UK

Chris Pinder

pinderc@pladisglobal.com

+447753654306

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335572.

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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 20 August 2025)

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