Training provider

LAKES COLLEGE WEST CUMBRIA

Employer reviews

Good (135 reviews)

Employer review details

Statement	Percentage of employers that selected this as a "strength"	Percentage of employers that selected this as "needs improvement"	Total number of employers that selected this statement
Communication with employers	60%	40%	95
Reporting on progress of apprentices	38%	62%	58
Getting new apprentices started	75%	25%	55
Training facilities	95%	5%	43
Improving apprentice skills	72%	28%	40
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	35
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	34
Providing the right training at the right time	86%	14%	29
Initial assessment of apprentices	57%	43%	23

Apprentice reviews

Good (38 reviews)

Apprentice review details

Communication
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	61%	39%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	71%	29%
Providing accessible training resources	76%	24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	79%	21%
Taking into account your previous learning	71%	29%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	63%	37%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	82%	18%

Support
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	79%	21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	84%	16%

Provider overview

Lakes College serves the local community of West Cumbria. The college provides a wide range of vocational provision from level 1 to level 7. Employers can recruit apprenticeships from our large pool of applicants who have applied directly to the college or from our student pool. The College delivers over 50 apprenticeship pathways predominantly in Business.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering construction pipefitter (level 3)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nuclear technician (level 5)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Project controls technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Quality practitioner (level 4)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Steel fixer (level 2)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Water treatment technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

89% achievement rate (out of 60 apprentices)

58% national achievement rate

Explain achievement rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully achieved their apprenticeship when trained by this provider on a course in this subject area. This rate uses data from the 2021 to 2022 academic year.