Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Excellent (259 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	71%	29%	188
Reporting on progress of apprentices	47%	53%	152
Getting new apprentices started	86%	14%	110
Providing the right training at the right time	89%	11%	83
Improving apprentice skills	82%	18%	78
Training facilities	85%	15%	74
Adapting to my needs	77%	23%	62
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	48
Working with small numbers of apprentices	94%	6%	31

Apprentice reviews

Good (41 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	76%	24%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	88%	12%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	80%	20%
Providing accessible training resources	90%	10%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	73%	27%
Taking into account your previous learning	85%	15%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	88%	12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	93%	7%

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	93%	7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	88%	12%
Resolving any issues you have	80%	20%
Preparing you for success in your future career	88%	12%

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)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (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 fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Adult care worker (level 2)

60% achievement rate (out of 80 apprentices)

46% 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.