Team Leader / Supervisor – Level 3

The Team Leader/Supervisor Apprenticeship is for someone who can take responsibility for managing a team or discrete project.  They can support, manage and develop team members, manage projects, and plan and monitor workloads and resources.  They can also take responsibility for delivering operational plans, resolving problems and building relationships. 

This apprenticeship is applicable to professional team leaders, first line managers and supervisors from all sectors – the private, public or third sector – and all sizes of organisation. 

The entry requirement for this apprenticeship will be decided by each employer, but may typically be five GCSEs at grade C (4/5) or higher. 

Through formal learning and applied practice, depending on the business environment, areas covered include:

• Interpersonal skills – managing people and developing relationships
• Organisational performance – delivering results
• Personal effectiveness – managing oneself

The following behaviours are required to be exhibited in the workplace:

• Taking responsibility
• Inclusive approach
• Agility
• Professionalism

On-programme assessment

• regular assessment (involving employer and training provider)
• development of a portfolio demonstrating learning and development activities, with their application in the workplace
• evidence of 360-degree feedback within the ongoing development portfolio

Gateway to end-point assessment

The employer and training provider agree the apprentice meets the requirements of the standard.

End-point assessment  

• involving a range of assessment tools
• test of knowledge using scenarios with questions
• competency-based interview
• assessment of portfolio of evidence
• professional discussion relating to CPD activity

This is negotiable with the employer, depending on the learner’s prior knowledge and experience.

On completion, apprentices may choose to register as Associate Members of the Chartered Management Institute and/or the Institute of Leadership and Management to support their professional career development and progression.

Potential job roles may include Supervisor, Team Leader, Project Officer, Shift Supervisor, Foreperson or Shift Manager.

You may already have someone in your organisation or someone has come to you direct asking for an apprenticeship, but if you don’t we have a free recruitment service to help you hire the best candidate for your organisation from our talent pool and external advertising through social media and the national apprenticeship services website

If you are an employer and you would like to know more, please email businessenquiries@derby-college.ac.uk or call 01332 387421