Training provider

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Employer reviews

Good (274 reviews)

Employer review details

Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

Communication with employers(selected by 201 employers)
43%57%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 153 employers)
27%73%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 112 employers)
81%19%
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 101 employers)
65%35%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 81 employers)
85%15%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 74 employers)
74%26%
Training facilities(selected by 70 employers)
93%7%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 57 employers)
74%26%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 49 employers)
45%55%

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	43%	57%	201
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	153
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	112
Providing the right training at the right time	65%	35%	101
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	81
Improving apprentice skills	74%	26%	74
Training facilities	93%	7%	70
Initial assessment of apprentices	74%	26%	57
Adapting to my needs	45%	55%	49

Apprentice reviews

Good (119 reviews)

Apprentice review details

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Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

Communicating clearly with you
69%31%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
78%22%

Organisation

Organising well-structured training
70%30%
Providing accessible training resources
82%18%
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
71%29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
86%14%

Support

Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
81%19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
76%24%
Resolving any issues you have
76%24%
Preparing you for success in your future career
80%20%

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Communication
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	69%	31%
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	70%	30%
Providing accessible training resources	82%	18%
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	71%	29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

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	81%	19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

Dudley College has been at the heart of training and skills in the Black Country for over 150 years. We offer over 60 apprenticeships and broad range bespoke training to meet employer needs. We can meet your business need when it comes to recruiting new apprentices or training your existing workforce. With state of the-art facilities and a new £12 million centre for Construction Technologies opening soon, we provide a first class learning environment to meet your business needs.

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)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community health and wellbeing worker (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Furniture making operative (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Geospatial survey technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land referencer (level 4)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

57% achievement rate (out of 80 apprentices)

53% 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.