Training provider

WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (102 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	58%	42%	81
Reporting on progress of apprentices	30%	70%	50
Getting new apprentices started	91%	9%	33
Providing the right training at the right time	78%	22%	32
Improving apprentice skills	87%	13%	30
Working with small numbers of apprentices	88%	12%	24
Training facilities	86%	14%	21
Initial assessment of apprentices	72%	28%	18
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	18

Apprentice reviews

Good (24 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	50%	50%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	75%	25%

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	75%	25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Taking into account your previous learning	67%	33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	75%	25%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	88%	12%

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	83%	17%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	79%	21%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Provider overview

Warrington and Vale Royal College is one of the largest further education colleges in Cheshire and has two campuses located in Warrington and Winsford. Offering vocational and technical qualifications,apprenticeships and adult part-time, higher education, professional and leisure courses, students benefit from a varied curriculum, state-of-the-art facilities and exceptional resources. The college works with over 500 employers locally and regionally, providing students with first-rate industry placement opportunities and equipping them with key employability skills. At Warrington and Vale Royal College we value the individual achievements of all apprentice's and aim to provide every apprentice with the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Data technician (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

People professional (level 5)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Science manufacturing technician (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Team leader (level 3)

81% achievement rate (out of 80 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.