Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Excellent (248 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	73%	27%	177
Reporting on progress of apprentices	47%	53%	146
Getting new apprentices started	87%	13%	109
Providing the right training at the right time	89%	11%	80
Improving apprentice skills	84%	16%	73
Training facilities	87%	13%	69
Adapting to my needs	80%	20%	59
Initial assessment of apprentices	72%	28%	46
Working with small numbers of apprentices	97%	3%	30

Apprentice reviews

Good (10 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	80%	20%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	100%	0%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	100%	0%
Providing accessible training resources	90%	10%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	90%	10%
Taking into account your previous learning	80%	20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	90%	10%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	90%	10%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	90%	10%
Resolving any issues you have	90%	10%
Preparing you for success in your future career	100%	0%

Provider overview

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) are one of the region's leading provider of apprenticeships with a long and highly successful track record of delivery and over 2000 apprentices. NSCG operates from two state-of-the-art College campuses, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford, as well as Axia based in Stoke-on-Trent.

NSCG support employers with apprenticeship levy investment, navigating the Gov.uk apprenticeship service and recruiting and selecting candidates.

NSCG have apprentices in many of the regions blue chip companies as well as hundreds of SME's across the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and further afield.

Apprenticeships are available from level 2 to 5 with progression routes to degree depending upon the job role.

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 carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction plant operative (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Digital support 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)

Hair professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning mentor (level 3)

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

Nail services technician (level 2)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

School business professional (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

62% pass rate (out of 100 apprentices)

61% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.