Training Coordinator

**Training Coordinator**

**At the**NSW Department of Education**, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.**
- **Ongoing**:

- **Location: Wollongong**:

- **Salary: Clerk Grade 7/8, $113,574 to $125,720 + super + accrued flex leave**

**About the role**

We are seeking a motivated **Training Coordinator** to join our Regional Centre team. In this key role, you will support apprentices, trainees, employers, and training organisations across the region to access and succeed in vocational education and training (VET) programs.

You’ll engage with industry and communities, promote education and employment initiatives, and help ensure the delivery of high-quality training services. Your work will help drive real outcomes for individuals, businesses, and the broader community. You will:

- Support students, employers and training providers to access and navigate VET and employment programs.
- Monitor compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements among employers, students, and training providers.
- Coordinate and oversee daily operations of Regional Centre staff, ensuring quality service delivery and program compliance.
- Manage administration, reporting, and implementation of local training and employment programs.
- Represent the department in the community, promoting initiatives and building local partnerships.
- Undertake occasional field work and regional travel to engage directly with stakeholders and communities.

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**About you**
- Demonstrated experience managing people and leading teams in an administrative or service delivery setting.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Innovative and self-motivated.
- Experience with project and program management.
- Knowledge of the VET sector, apprenticeships & traineeships and their regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

**Essential requirements of the role**
- A Working with Children Check
- Current driver's licence and a willingness to travel
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

**How to apply**

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role, and the targeted question:
**Please describe a time when you supported the development of a staff member or addressed a performance issue. How did you handle it, and what was the result?**

**This is a child-related role.**As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

**Closing date : Monday 15th September 2025 at 11:59pm.**

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.