Training provider

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (268 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	47%	53%	210
Reporting on progress of apprentices	34%	66%	161
Getting new apprentices started	76%	24%	127
Providing the right training at the right time	54%	46%	91
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	83
Initial assessment of apprentices	79%	21%	68
Training facilities	73%	27%	63
Working with small numbers of apprentices	67%	33%	55
Adapting to my needs	66%	34%	50

Apprentice reviews

Good (44 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	70%	30%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	68%	32%
Providing accessible training resources	77%	23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	66%	34%
Taking into account your previous learning	70%	30%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	70%	30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	75%	25%

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	80%	20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Resolving any issues you have	70%	30%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Provider overview

Barnsley College is an Ofsted outstanding institution and is consistently one of the highest performing colleges in England. In July 2017, the College was crowned Outstanding BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2017 at the national BTEC Awards.

Currently the College provides over 100 apprenticeship pathways at intermediate, advanced and higher levels.

The College can tailor programmes to meet your business needs and offer a flexible delivery model designed to accommodate individual learning styles ensuring your staff enhance the quality of their work and positively contribute to the development of your organisation.

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)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Commis chef (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Content creator (level 3)

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Cyber security technician (level 3)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Data analyst (level 4)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Express delivery sortation hub operative (level 2)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or landscaping supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Library, information and archive services assistant (level 3)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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

Nail services technician (level 2)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Retail manager (level 4)

Retail team leader (level 3)

Retailer (level 2)

School business professional (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

72% achievement rate (out of 40 apprentices)

51% 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.