DFRP - Course Designer

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing and developing courses to meet customer requirements in alignment with DSAT.

• Maintaining DSAT course documentation in line with maintenance schedules.

• Implementing the design methodology, providing a specialist resource for the routine review, re-design and improvement of existing courses, together with the design of training to meet new or changed requirements.

• Operating to Capita’s standards in all elements of governance and reporting.

• Supporting the design, development and maintenance of the Learning Management System.

• Maintaining awareness and ensuring adherence to defence, regulatory and industry standards.

• Conforming to awarding body requirements, such as ISO and SFJ.

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in designing and delivering training within Defence, in accordance with JSP 822.

• Knowledge of, or experience in, operating within the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).

• Recognised training design qualification, having ideally completed the Detailed Course Design course at DCTS, and/or demonstrable experience of conducting training design within a safety critical and regulated environment.

• Conversant with the likes of MOODLE, Articulate and Adobe

• Strong planning and organisation skills to ensure design activities are completed within agreed deadlines.

• Current knowledge of learning theories and content design trends to ensure the organisation is at the leading edge of learning design.

About Fire Service College:

The Fire Service College is a leading organisation for fire prevention and protection and response, providing assessed, accredited and assured fire and multi-service training for emergency service professionals globally.

With over 40 years’ experience in delivering fire and rescue training internationally, we specialise in equipping today’s firefighters and other emergency responders with the best possible skills and training to learn the latest techniques and procedures. Our unique incident ground, at one of the premier fire training venues in the world, coupled with our expert instructors, provides the opportunity for our learners to train and exercise in a realistic and challenging environment, for a learning experience that is second to none.

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary of £38,000

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

• Opportunity to upskill and gain further qualifications

• Subsidised canteen, bar and gym facilities onsite

• Free parking onsite

• Hybrid working - mostly home based - requirement to be onsite once a week

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.