Training provider

FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Employer reviews

Good (108 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	48%	52%	86
Reporting on progress of apprentices	35%	65%	62
Providing the right training at the right time	65%	35%	40
Getting new apprentices started	78%	22%	40
Training facilities	86%	14%	37
Improving apprentice skills	62%	38%	32
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	26
Working with small numbers of apprentices	75%	25%	24
Initial assessment of apprentices	62%	38%	24

Apprentice reviews

Good (47 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	57%	43%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	70%	30%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	60%	40%
Providing accessible training resources	74%	26%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	47%	53%
Taking into account your previous learning	57%	43%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	53%	47%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	74%	26%

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	62%	38%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Resolving any issues you have	66%	34%
Preparing you for success in your future career	66%	34%

Provider overview

Farnborough College of Technology is committed to providing outstanding education and training to all our learners. We offer outstanding education and training including Professional Technical Education, Apprenticeships, A Levels, Degrees offered in partnership with the University of Surrey and Degree Apprenticeships in partnership with employers.

Our apprenticeships are managed by the college's Business Services team. We can help you with recruitment by providing a Training Needs Analysis, advertising your apprenticeship job vacancies free of charge and screening applicants to meet your business needs. Alternatively, an existing member of your staff can also be considered for an apprenticeship.

Courses offered

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Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Aerospace engineer (level 6)

Aircraft maintenance fitter or technician (fixed and rotary wing) (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Automation and controls engineering technician (level 4)

Aviation maintenance mechanic (level 2)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Composites technician (level 3)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Domestic electrician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Marketing executive (level 4)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior people professional (level 7)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

64% achievement rate (out of 90 apprentices)

60% 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.

Apprenticeship location

Manchester, Greater Manchester Remove location