Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (118 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%	77
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	62
Reporting on progress of apprentices	45%	55%	58
Improving apprentice skills	82%	18%	45
Providing the right training at the right time	81%	19%	37
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	32
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	29
Training facilities	90%	10%	29
Working with small numbers of apprentices	78%	22%	23

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	71%	29%
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	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	67%	33%
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	79%	21%

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	75%	25%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Resolving any issues you have	75%	25%
Preparing you for success in your future career	67%	33%

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 or departmental 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 or supervisor (level 3)

Wellbeing and holistic therapist (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

70% achievement rate (out of 30 apprentices)

61% 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 2018 to 2019 academic year.