Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (71 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%	48
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	36
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	31
Reporting on progress of apprentices	52%	48%	29
Providing the right training at the right time	81%	19%	27
Initial assessment of apprentices	64%	36%	22
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	19
Training facilities	84%	16%	19
Working with small numbers of apprentices	64%	36%	14

Apprentice reviews

Good (41 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	68%	32%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	78%	22%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	68%	32%
Providing accessible training resources	78%	22%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	66%	34%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	66%	34%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	83%	17%

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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	73%	27%

Provider overview

Oldham College is based in Greater Manchester and has a long established track record of delivering apprenticeships.

We offer a broad range of apprenticeships combining the high quality college training facilities with occupational specialist assessors, in priority sectors including: Construction, Health & Social Care, Business and Professional, Art and Design, Retail and Commercial.

In addition to the established apprenticeships, we are further developing our higher level offer in partnership with University Campus Oldham to extend the opportunities at Level 4 and above.

Our extended service to employers includes support with identifying company training needs and access to grants, and recruitment support via the college Job Shop.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Advanced sports turf technician (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty and make up consultant (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Content creator (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Data analyst (level 4)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or Landscaping Supervisor (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Nail services technician (level 2)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Paralegal (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Software tester (level 4)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Wellbeing and holistic therapist (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

100% achievement rate (out of 10 apprentices)

52% 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.

Apprenticeship location

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