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Location
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Course achievements and participation
Achievements
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Participation
11
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2019
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Good
average review from 4 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 19 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2024 to 2025).
Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(5 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(4 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
0%100%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
2
Communication with employers
50%
50%
4
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
3
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
0%
100%
2
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(19 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 19 apprentices)
84%16%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 19 apprentices)
74%26%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 19 apprentices)
89%11%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 19 apprentices)
95%5%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 19 apprentices)
84%16%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 19 apprentices)
95%5%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 19 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 19 apprentices)
74%26%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 19 apprentices)
95%5%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 19 apprentices)
84%16%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 19 apprentices)
89%11%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 19 apprentices)
95%5%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
84%
16%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
74%
26%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
89%
11%
Providing accessible training resources
95%
5%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
84%
16%
Taking into account your previous learning
95%
5%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
100%
0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
74%
26%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
95%
5%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
84%
16%
Resolving any issues you have
89%
11%
Preparing you for success in your future career
95%
5%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(24 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 24 apprentices)
62%38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 24 apprentices)
75%25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
67%33%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
92%8%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 24 apprentices)
67%33%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
62%
38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
79%
21%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
83%
17%
Providing accessible training resources
75%
25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Taking into account your previous learning
83%
17%
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
79%
21%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
88%
12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
92%
8%
Resolving any issues you have
83%
17%
Preparing you for success in your future career
67%
33%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(24 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 13 employers)
69%31%
Communication with employers(selected by 18 employers)
67%33%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 12 employers)
58%42%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)
58%42%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)
67%33%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
45%55%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)
75%25%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
69%
31%
13
Communication with employers
67%
33%
18
Getting new apprentices started
58%
42%
12
Improving apprentice skills
58%
42%
12
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
67%
33%
9
Reporting on progress of apprentices
45%
55%
11
Adapting to my needs
50%
50%
4
Training facilities
75%
25%
4
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(15 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 15 apprentices)
53%47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 15 apprentices)
47%53%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
47%53%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 15 apprentices)
80%20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
53%
47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
67%
33%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
67%
33%
Providing accessible training resources
47%
53%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
47%
53%
Taking into account your previous learning
67%
33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
60%
40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
67%
33%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
80%
20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
60%
40%
Resolving any issues you have
67%
33%
Preparing you for success in your future career
60%
40%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(54 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 16 employers)
88%12%
Communication with employers(selected by 37 employers)
62%38%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 27 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 18 employers)
89%11%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)
93%7%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
73%27%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 23 employers)
39%61%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 14 employers)
71%29%
Training facilities(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
88%
12%
16
Communication with employers
62%
38%
37
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
27
Improving apprentice skills
89%
11%
18
Working with small numbers of apprentices
93%
7%
14
Initial assessment of apprentices
73%
27%
11
Reporting on progress of apprentices
39%
61%
23
Adapting to my needs
71%
29%
14
Training facilities
100%
0%
10
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2021 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(82 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 31 employers)
81%19%
Communication with employers(selected by 59 employers)
63%37%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 42 employers)
64%36%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 31 employers)
77%23%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 15 employers)
93%7%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 21 employers)
71%29%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 36 employers)
39%61%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 18 employers)
67%33%
Training facilities(selected by 14 employers)
93%7%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
81%
19%
31
Communication with employers
63%
37%
59
Getting new apprentices started
64%
36%
42
Improving apprentice skills
77%
23%
31
Working with small numbers of apprentices
93%
7%
15
Initial assessment of apprentices
71%
29%
21
Reporting on progress of apprentices
39%
61%
36
Adapting to my needs
67%
33%
18
Training facilities
93%
7%
14
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(63 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 58 apprentices)
67%33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 58 apprentices)
74%26%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 58 apprentices)
81%19%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 58 apprentices)
74%26%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 58 apprentices)
67%33%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 58 apprentices)
83%17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 58 apprentices)
84%16%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 58 apprentices)
74%26%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 58 apprentices)
88%12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 58 apprentices)
81%19%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 58 apprentices)
81%19%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 58 apprentices)
74%26%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
67%
33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
74%
26%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
81%
19%
Providing accessible training resources
74%
26%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Taking into account your previous learning
83%
17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
84%
16%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
74%
26%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
Macclesfield College is a specialist further education provider delivering vocational and apprenticeship programmes. Maxim Business Training is the college's dedicated employer engagement unit, providing businesses with apprenticeship solutions to meet their training and business needs. Apprenticeship programmes include; Accounting; Business & Administration; Children & Young People; Customer Service; Electrical & Mechanical Engineering; Fashion & Textiles; Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy; Health & Social Care; Hospitality; Information Technology; Marketing; Sales; Teaching; to name a few. Our team of industry specialists provide a high standard of expertise and commitment, with a proven track record of working with a broad range of companies, demonstrating that we can deliver the apprenticeship training to help your business succeed.