How much does a training & development officer earn?

Indicatively £30,000–£45,000 per year. That is an observed market range rather than an offer — actual pay depends on the employer, your experience, shift pattern and whether you are PAYE or self-employed.

What do I need to work as a training & development officer?

Experience needed. No specific card or licence is normally required. Training delivery experience, often from hospitality, retail or further education.

When would this role be hired on the Universal Bedford build?

Across 2 phases, from pre-opening recruitment & training (roughly 2030) through to operations (roughly 2041). These windows are the usual sequence for a project of this size, not Universal's published programme.

Is this role likely to be filled locally?

Very likely local. Universal has pledged around 80 per cent local hiring across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes, but that average hides real variation — roles like this one are overwhelmingly recruited locally.

Corporate & admin

Training & development officer

Central to the local hiring pledge actually working.

Indicative pay: £30,000–£45,000
Paid: per year
Entry level: Experience needed
Hiring volume: Steady need

Pay is an indicative market range, not an offer. We hold no vacancies for this role.

What the job involves

Designing and delivering induction, safety, service and role-specific training, and running the pathways that let local people without experience take up resort roles.

How to get into it

Training delivery experience, often from hospitality, retail or further education.

When this role is needed

Indicative windows based on the typical sequence for a project of this size. Not Universal’s published programme.

Pre-opening recruitment & training
Roughly 2030–2031
The pivot point. Hiring shifts almost entirely away from construction toward hospitality, retail, guest services and entertainment — and this is where the local hiring pledge has the most room to deliver.
Operations
Roughly 2031–2041
Overwhelmingly hospitality, retail, ride operations, entertainment, facilities and corporate roles. Ongoing maintenance keeps a permanent core of electricians, mechanical fitters and building services engineers on site.

Other corporate & admin roles

HR & recruitment coordinator

Experience needed

Corporate & admin

£28,000–£40,000 per year

Hiring thousands of people is itself a large job.

Steady needVery likely local

IT support technician

Training or ticket needed

Corporate & admin

£28,000–£42,000 per year

Tills, ticketing, networks and show systems all depend on IT.

Steady needVery likely local