Quality & Curriculum Assurance Manager - 6 month contract

About Decoded

We are Decoded, the pioneers of transformative technology education. We democratise cutting edge skills. We help transform traditional businesses into tech companies. We give our learners the skills and confidence to embrace the future of work.

Our products and methodologies have been shaped through our collaboration with some of the largest and most technologically progressive organisations in the world. We use the intelligent, ethical and creative application of technology to lay the foundations for a more productive and promising world – one with unlimited possibilities.

Overview

The Quality & Curriculum Assurance Manager is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of curriculum design, delivery, and assessment across Decoded’s apprenticeship programmes.

As part of the Quality & Compliance team, the Quality & Curriculum Manager will manage the development of new apprenticeship AI/digital/leadership programmes and aligned curriculum, ensuring the Product Team align programmes to the Standard and KSBs appropriately. Further responsibility will be to manage the revision of existing programmes in line with IfATE (Skills England) timelines. This role will ensure that both new and existing programmes adhere to the DEAR model (where appropriate). The DEAR model is Decoded’s preferred delivery model and this role will ensure when the DEAR model is implemented, it also embeds digital innovation and the latest technologies, to remain responsive to evolving industry and employer needs.

Alongside management of the apprenticeship curriculum, the Quality & Curriculum Assurance Manager will manage the IQA process, drive high standards in LSC & Teaching delivery and ensure all programmes are updated in line with regulatory requirements.

Role & Responsibilities

Curriculum Assurance/Management

• Manage the design and the development of new programmes, working alongside Product Team colleagues to ensure programme structure, content and assessment align to Standard & KSBs. This should be in line with the Decoded ‘blue print’ model.

• Manage the review of the DEAR model integration, cutting-edge technologies, tools and methodologies to ensure appropriate and effective implementation.

• Manage the revision and continuous improvement of existing programmes, working alongside Product Team colleagues to ensure programme structure, content and assessment align to the standards & KSBs.

• Develop and implement robust quality frameworks to ensure strong curriculum design, which includes the effective embedment of the wider curriculum (British Values, Maths & English, Prevent, Soft Skills, Digital Skills)

• Lead the revision of programmes components - assessment plans, end point assessment - in line with regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance in all changes.

• Working alongside Skills & Progression Manager, support the accreditation and programme approval processes

Quality

• Line Management of IQA Team

• IQA oversight, supporting IQA and ensuring quality, integrity, standardisation and best practice through the IQA process

• Management of Gateway process, to ensure EPAO requirements are met.

• Work with the Head of Learner Success to reduce EPA re-sits through proactive intervention.

• Driving quality and standardisation during the sampling window, with constant evaluation of process.

• Support the sampling of learner submissions; hypercare, on programme, deep dives

• Manage the OTLA process for the LSC team, monitor and improve standards to drive excellence. Also working with the Head of Teaching to collaborate on monitoring and improving standards, in the same way, for the apprenticeship teaching team.