Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (114 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	59%	41%	74
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	60
Reporting on progress of apprentices	45%	55%	58
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	41
Providing the right training at the right time	79%	21%	34
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	32
Initial assessment of apprentices	74%	26%	27
Training facilities	92%	8%	26
Working with small numbers of apprentices	81%	19%	21

Apprentice reviews

Good (16 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	62%	38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	69%	31%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	62%	38%
Providing accessible training resources	81%	19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	56%	44%
Taking into account your previous learning	69%	31%
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	69%	31%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Resolving any issues you have	69%	31%
Preparing you for success in your future career	69%	31%

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 carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Advanced golf greenkeeper (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

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)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

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)

Hair professional (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Landscape or horticulture supervisor (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)

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% pass rate (out of 30 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.