Digital Learning Designer (level 5) Apprenticeship

Cogent Ssc Limited

Warrington (WA1 1GG)

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 23 April 2026)

Posted on 9 April 2026

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Summary

This role supports online tutors by enhancing the learner experience through professionally designing their teaching resources. This role will design and develop a range of products such as online courses, distance learning materials, interactive media and virtual simulations to address a wide range of educational and business needs. 

• Wage:

  £23,000 a year

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  Discretionary bonus depending on company performance.

• Training course: Digital learning designer (level 5)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm, but there is some flexibility around that potentially.

  35 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 26 May 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 7 months

• 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

To work collaboratively with tutors and subject-matter experts (SMEs), particularly in science and mechanical disciplines, to develop high-quality, visually engaging, and pedagogically sound lesson materials in PowerPoint and SCORM file formats. This role supports online tutors by enhancing the learner experience through professionally designing their teaching resources (there is no teaching required as part of this role). This role will design and develop a range of products such as online courses, distance learning materials, interactive media and virtual simulations to address a wide range of educational and business needs. This role is key to developing our virtual learning environment platform and opening up opportunities for us to launch our qualifications as distance learning products to a wider market.

Key Accountabilities:

• Scope, design, develop and maintain digital learning materials for educational programmes, courses and other learning initiatives.
• Analyse learning requirements to inform and agree learning objectives in line with organisational needs.
• Interpret learning outcomes to the appropriate level and format.
• Apply instructional design principles and best practices in pedagogy to create impactful learning experiences that match branding guidance.
• Use tools such as PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe, Articulate etc to develop and manipulate images, diagrams and visual aids.
• To lead on the development of the Cogent Apprenticeship virtual learning environment platform.
• To transform material from tutor-led content to become distance learning content.
• Develop and map the curriculum, to structure content, formative learning activities, and summative assessment strategy whilst being mindful of the differences between pedagogy and andragogy, and other appropriate learning theories.
• Capture and align technical and user requirements considering user experience and user interface.
• Determine an appropriate learning design and development strategy to ensure design objectives are met within budget and time constraints.
• Evaluate and analyse the effectiveness of learners’ experience using appropriate tools and learning methodologies and make recommendations to enhance digital designs.
• Incorporate interactive elements and learner-centred design techniques to enhance engagement and understanding.
• Stay up to date with trends in STEM education, visual learning, and adult learning theory.
• Manage multiple projects with attention to detail and deadlines, ensuring consistency and high standards across all resources.
• Work with quality assurance and curriculum leads to ensure learning materials are appropriately scoped and quality checked before delivery. 

Where you'll work

710 Mandarin Court
Warrington
WA1 1GG

Training

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

Training provider

APPRENTIFY LIMITED

Training course

Digital learning designer (level 5)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Develop communication strategies to manage and engage with project stakeholders and use appropriate methods and technologies to facilitate and document communications.
• Plan and facilitate discussions and activities to initiate and progress work, analyse and interpret information, gather requirements, and engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Gather, analyse, and interpret information about learners and learning environments, such as learner feedback, learning analytics, needs analysis, and profile mapping, to inform the learning design approach and technical requirements.
• Select and apply appropriate learning theories and instructional design models and methodologies to inform digital learning design approaches, outputs, and implementation strategies.
• Use instructional design tools, taxonomies, and frameworks to articulate meaningful learning objectives and learning content, through scripts or storyboards.
• Use learning objectives to map a learning journey to facilitate and measure their achievement through formative and summative activities.
• Interpret and synthesise information sources and concepts to organise content and re-present information to align with learning objectives and meet learner needs.
• Communicate concepts, designs, and strategies to suit different stakeholder audiences and facilitate Collaborative processes, using appropriate formats and technologies, such as face to face and virtual presentations, storyboards, and project documentation.
• Select and use distinct software, hardware, platforms, and tools to design, develop, and implement digital learning products and experiences.
• Use professional techniques to script, edit, create, and produce a range of multimedia formats, including text, imagery, audio, and video.
• Configure and apply regulatory, professional, organisational and technical standards and techniques including accessibility standards and data security to the sustainable design and formatting of documents, multimedia, user interface, digital products and platforms.
• Conduct the quality checking and testing of digital outputs whilst ensuring there is ongoing improvement of quality assurance processes with internally and or with target users, prior to implementation, including proofreading, updating, renewing and revising existing content, application of branding, accessibility and functionality.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of digital learning products and experiences in achieving project requirements and intended learning objectives, using appropriate tools and methodologies.
• Plan and manage your own design and development activities and collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives and outputs.
• Organise and manage digital assets and outputs on a platform in accordance with organisational or professional standards, to maintain regulatory compliance, version control, efficient collaborative processes, and quality assurance.
• Assimilate and use evaluative information to contribute to the review of organisational policies, processes and systems.
• Develop communication strategies to manage and engage with project stakeholders and use appropriate methods and technologies to facilitate and document communications.
• Plan and facilitate discussions and activities to initiate and progress work, analyse and interpret information, gather requirements, and engage effectively with stakeholders.
• Gather, analyse, and interpret information about learners and learning environments, such as learner feedback, learning analytics, needs analysis, and profile mapping, to inform the learning design approach and technical requirements.
• Select and apply appropriate learning theories and instructional design models and methodologies to inform digital learning design approaches, outputs, and implementation strategies.
• Use instructional design tools, taxonomies, and frameworks to articulate meaningful learning objectives and learning content, through scripts or storyboards.
• Use learning objectives to map a learning journey to facilitate and measure their achievement through formative and summative activities.
• Interpret and synthesise information sources and concepts to organise content and re-present information to align with learning objectives and meet learner needs.
• Communicate concepts, designs, and strategies to suit different stakeholder audiences and facilitate Collaborative processes, using appropriate formats and technologies, such as face to face and virtual presentations, storyboards, and project documentation.
• Select and use distinct software, hardware, platforms, and tools to design, develop, and implement digital learning products and experiences.
• Use professional techniques to script, edit, create, and produce a range of multimedia formats, including text, imagery, audio, and video.
• Configure and apply regulatory, professional, organisational and technical standards and techniques including accessibility standards and data security to the sustainable design and formatting of documents, multimedia, user interface, digital products and platforms.
• Conduct the quality checking and testing of digital outputs whilst ensuring there is ongoing improvement of quality assurance processes with internally and or with target users, prior to implementation, including proofreading, updating, renewing and revising existing content, application of branding, accessibility and functionality.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of digital learning products and experiences in achieving project requirements and intended learning objectives, using appropriate tools and methodologies.
• Plan and manage your own design and development activities and collaborate with others to achieve shared objectives and outputs.
• Organise and manage digital assets and outputs on a platform in accordance with organisational or professional standards, to maintain regulatory compliance, version control, efficient collaborative processes, and quality assurance.
• Assimilate and use evaluative information to contribute to the review of organisational policies, processes and systems.

Training schedule

• Qualification to be delivered: Digital Learning Institute Professional Diploma.
• Apprenticeship Standard: Digital Learning Designer.
• Training Provider: Apprentify.
• Delivery model: Online.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade Grade C / 4 or above)

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
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Creative

Other requirements

This role requires a full DBS check.

About this employer

As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.

https://cogentskills.com/vacancies/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• 29 Days Holiday + Bank + birthday off + option to buy back an additional 5 days.
• Private medical.
• Hybrid working - office 1–2 days p/w.
• Casual Dress.
• Discount Schemes.
• Eye care.
• On-site parking.
• Paid Sick leave.
• Away days / parties.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

This role could lead to progression within our business in the curriculum development team, or also the wider Cogent group across learning content.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Cogent Ssc Limited

Caroline Lees

caroline.lees@cogentskills.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025491.

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Closes in 14 days (Thursday 23 April 2026)

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