Learning & Research Apprentice (HDRC)
Portsmouth City Council
Hampshire (PO1 2AL)
Closes in 20 days (Sunday 31 August 2025)
Posted on 11 August 2025
Contents
Summary
The apprentice will play a key role in supporting the design and delivery of training and development initiatives that align with the goals of the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) and Portsmouth City Council’s internal change plan to become a more research-active, evidence-informed organisation.
- Wage
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£24,310 a year
- Training course
- Learning and development practitioner (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday, typically 0830-1700 but there is likely to be some flexibility.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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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
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the creation of a roadmap to build research capability across the council.
• Researching, promoting, and coordinating a wide range of learning opportunities
relevant to the wider determinants of health.
• Analysing data to identify training needs specific to the HDRC programme.
• Designing and delivering training that supports evidence-based practice and addresses health inequalities.
The apprentice will work closely with the HDRC team and wider stakeholders to foster a culture of collaborative learning and continuous improvement. This role will directly contribute to
embedding research and evidence into local decision-making and service delivery.
Where you'll work
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2AL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HTP APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE LTD
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 successful candidate will undertake the Level 3 Learning and Development Practitioner apprenticeship standard and will be fully supported by HTP Apprenticeship College, Portsmouth City Council's Apprenticeship Officer and the Learning & Development and HDRC team
You will be developing Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours in the following areas:
- Theories and models that underpin effective adult learning and group behaviour.
- learning delivery channels – face-to-face, blended or digital – contribute to effective learning.
- Business and Commercial understanding
- The various Learning and Development roles
- Management information and technology
- Identification of training or learning needs
- Training / Learning Design and Delivery
- Evaluating training
As part of the Off-the-job training, you will complete a portfolio of evidence, attend online workshops, have time to study independently, undertake research and write assignments.
The apprenticeship is assessed independently at the end of the practical training. The assessments include an online multiple-choice test, a business project and presentation and a professional discussion based on a portfolio of evidence.
More training information
For more information on HTP Apprenticeship College - www.htp.ac.uk
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
This apprenticeship sits within the Learning & Development team and will support colleagues in Public Health who are delivering the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) — a strategic partnership between Portsmouth City Council, The Hive, and the University of Portsmouth. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of only 30 HDRCs nationally, aimed at strengthening the use of research and evidence in local decision-making to address the wider determinants of health and reduce health inequalities.
After this apprenticeship
Completing this apprenticeship will be a great foundation for continuing your career in the Learning and Development sector.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HTP APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE LTD
Simon Attrill
simon.attrill@htp.ac.uk
01983533926
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336480.
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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 31 August 2025)
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