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Nottinghamshire County Council is looking for a motivated individual to join our Local Transport Plans and Programme Development Team.
You will work alongside experienced colleagues to help plan, develop, and deliver highway improvements that benefit Nottinghamshire's residents, businesses, and visitors.
What you'll do at work
- Collect and analyse data to support transport strategies and projects
- Assist in the design and development of highway improvement schemes
- Support project delivery as part of a collaborative team
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of existing and proposed programmes
- Develop your skills through structured training and workplace learning
Where you'll work
County Hall
Loughborough Road
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
Training course
Transport planning technician (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply principles and processes of transport planning including analytical, scientific and technical know-how to transport planning solutions.
- Use national, regional and local policies, transport or planning regulations when contributing to, or appraising, transport planning solutions or improving transport systems and services.
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data collection, analysis and evaluation to support the planning, design, implementation or assessment of transport planning solutions.
- Plan and carry out data collection, analysis, evaluation, and report the outputs through appropriate means using relevant conventions and terminology.
- Use models to forecast demand using appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis.
- Apply techniques and processes for design, delivery and interpretation of stakeholder or community engagement or public consultation activities.
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending transport planning or design documentation.
- Support and contribute to the production of transport planning solutions with consideration for economic, security, cultural and societal, well-being, and the environment.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work, recognising the wider implications to others, such as client, customer or end-user needs, and within cost and resource limitations.
- Apply statutory health and safety policies and procedures in the transport planning environment, using risk assessment processes, procedures and documentation.
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience incorporating relevant and appropriate terms, standards and data.
- Apply sustainable and ethical principles to planning for transport and travel.
- Plan, undertake, record and review their own professional competence, regularly updating their CPD to improve performance.
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Training schedule
Training is delivered by an approved provider, Leeds College of Building, and takes place at the college.
The programme includes an induction session, followed by training delivered in two-week blocks, three times a year, throughout the apprenticeship. During these training periods, you will be required to study in Leeds from Monday to Friday. Accommodation will be provided for the duration of each study block.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
A minimum of five GCSEs at grades 9-4 (A*-C), including English and Maths, or equivalent qualifications.
About this employer
As one of the largest local authorities in the UK, the knowledge, skills and expertise of our employees are what make Nottinghamshire County Council an exceptional place to work. Our Apprenticeship Programme is well established and offers opportunities to develop skills and kick start your career. Not only will you receive exceptional training in the workplace, you will get paid a salary and be eligible for our employee benefits to help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
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Company benefits
At Nottinghamshire County Council, we offer:
- A supportive work environment where you can grow and develop
- Comprehensive training and career pathways to help you succeed
- Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance
- Generous annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- An excellent occupational pension scheme to secure your future
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On completion of the Transport Planning Technician Apprenticeship, individuals should have the skills to pursue a range of roles and career opportunities across the highways, transportation, and infrastructure sectors.
As experience and qualifications develop, individuals can progress into roles with increasing responsibility for transport planning, highway design, infrastructure delivery, policy development, asset and network management, and project or programme delivery.
The contact for this apprenticeship is: LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048661.
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