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Training option
Location
At apprentice's workplace
Training at the employer's location.
Training is provided at apprentice's workplaces across England.
Day release
One day a week at the provider's location.
Edison House 2-3, Paycocke Road, Basildon, SS14 3DP
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
No data
There is not enough data to show the achievement rate for this course.
This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course,
or this is a new course for this provider.
Participation
5
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2021
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Excellent
average review from 2 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Excellent
average review from 11 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2024 to 2025).
Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices have given feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(2 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
1
Communication with employers
100%
0%
2
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
2
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Excellent(11 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 11 apprentices)
82%18%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
82%
18%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
82%
18%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
82%
18%
Providing accessible training resources
100%
0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
91%
9%
Taking into account your previous learning
82%
18%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
91%
9%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
91%
9%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
91%
9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
82%
18%
Resolving any issues you have
82%
18%
Preparing you for success in your future career
82%
18%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(5 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 5 apprentices)
100%0%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 5 apprentices)
100%0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 5 apprentices)
80%20%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
80%
20%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
100%
0%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
80%
20%
Providing accessible training resources
80%
20%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
80%
20%
Taking into account your previous learning
100%
0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
80%
20%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
80%
20%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
80%
20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
80%
20%
Resolving any issues you have
80%
20%
Preparing you for success in your future career
80%
20%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(8 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Communication with employers(selected by 6 employers)
50%50%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
40%60%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)
0%100%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
50%
50%
4
Communication with employers
50%
50%
6
Getting new apprentices started
0%
100%
1
Improving apprentice skills
50%
50%
4
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
40%
60%
5
Reporting on progress of apprentices
67%
33%
3
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
1
Training facilities
0%
100%
4
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(8 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 8 apprentices)
88%12%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 8 apprentices)
100%0%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 8 apprentices)
75%25%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 8 apprentices)
88%12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 8 apprentices)
88%12%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 8 apprentices)
62%38%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 8 apprentices)
62%38%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 8 apprentices)
88%12%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 8 apprentices)
62%38%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 8 apprentices)
75%25%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 8 apprentices)
75%25%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 8 apprentices)
62%38%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
88%
12%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
100%
0%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
75%
25%
Providing accessible training resources
88%
12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
88%
12%
Taking into account your previous learning
62%
38%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
62%
38%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
88%
12%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
62%
38%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
75%
25%
Resolving any issues you have
75%
25%
Preparing you for success in your future career
62%
38%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(20 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 8 employers)
62%38%
Communication with employers(selected by 13 employers)
31%69%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 8 employers)
75%25%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
75%25%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)
14%86%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)
75%25%
Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
62%
38%
8
Communication with employers
31%
69%
13
Getting new apprentices started
75%
25%
8
Improving apprentice skills
83%
17%
6
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
4
Initial assessment of apprentices
75%
25%
4
Reporting on progress of apprentices
14%
86%
7
Adapting to my needs
75%
25%
4
Training facilities
0%
100%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2021 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(30 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 13 employers)
62%38%
Communication with employers(selected by 21 employers)
43%57%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 9 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)
75%25%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)
56%44%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
36%64%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)
80%20%
Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)
0%100%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
62%
38%
13
Communication with employers
43%
57%
21
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
9
Improving apprentice skills
75%
25%
12
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
5
Initial assessment of apprentices
56%
44%
9
Reporting on progress of apprentices
36%
64%
11
Adapting to my needs
80%
20%
5
Training facilities
0%
100%
5
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(24 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 24 apprentices)
92%8%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 24 apprentices)
92%8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 24 apprentices)
75%25%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
83%
17%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
92%
8%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
79%
21%
Providing accessible training resources
92%
8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
88%
12%
Taking into account your previous learning
79%
21%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
79%
21%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
88%
12%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
TheLightBulb is a private training provider based in Basildon operating throughout Essex & its borders. Retaining Ofsted good status in October 19 we are committed to delivering a good service to all our apprentices & employers. Our highly qualified staff with up to date industry experience use their knowledge effectively to enhance apprentices learning & develop excellent rapport with apprentices & employers. We set ambitious targets & expect our apprentices to achieve & become valuable staff members.
We currently deliver apprenticeship standards across a number of sectors & are developing programmes in additional industry sectors. Please get in touch if you would like us to support your organisation or research apprenticeship options.
For general information about this provider, such as the total participation
and achievement rate for all courses they deliver, view our
provider details page for THELIGHTBULB LTD
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