Training provider

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (166 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	45%	55%	121
Getting new apprentices started	70%	30%	96
Reporting on progress of apprentices	41%	59%	76
Improving apprentice skills	73%	27%	48
Providing the right training at the right time	62%	38%	47
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	36
Training facilities	78%	22%	36
Working with small numbers of apprentices	90%	10%	20
Adapting to my needs	74%	26%	19

Apprentice reviews

Good (14 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	71%	29%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	64%	36%
Providing accessible training resources	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	57%	43%
Taking into account your previous learning	71%	29%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	64%	36%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	57%	43%

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	71%	29%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	79%	21%
Resolving any issues you have	86%	14%
Preparing you for success in your future career	64%	36%

Provider overview

Suffolk New College, based just outside Ipswich town centre, provides professional, industry-standard training to develop work-ready and motivated apprentices.

Receiving a 'Good' from our recent Ofsted inspection, our specialist team of industry experienced Assessors ensure that each Apprentice acquires the skills and knowledge they need to get started in the world of work and become the independent professionals of the future.

We tailor our Apprenticeship programmes to fit the needs of the employer and the Apprentice, providing a bespoke service that can suit any business, small or large. The majority of our Apprentices have gone on to apply their skills and knowledge in full-time roles after they have successfully completed their programme.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Crop technician (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General farm worker (level 2)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)

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

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Supply chain operator (level 2)

Supply chain practitioner (fast moving consumer good) (previously Operator Manager) (level 3)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Veterinary nurse (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

85% achievement rate (out of 30 apprentices)

66% 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 2018 to 2019 academic year.