Training provider

HEART OF YORKSHIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Employer reviews

Good (195 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	55%	45%	147
Reporting on progress of apprentices	41%	59%	113
Getting new apprentices started	64%	36%	77
Improving apprentice skills	70%	30%	60
Providing the right training at the right time	65%	35%	55
Initial assessment of apprentices	71%	29%	49
Training facilities	85%	15%	40
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	38
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	36

Apprentice reviews

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Provider overview

Wakefield College is one of the largest apprenticeship providers in the Wakefield District, and has been at the heart of providing training for students for over 100 years. Now delivering from purpose-built, modern facilities in Wakefield City Centre and at Castleford, our experience as a further and higher education college enables us to expand our expertise into apprenticeships, raising the potential of learners in the area and supporting businesses to thrive with a qualified workforce. We have a range of apprenticeships across all levels, leading to progression to higher levels, delivered flexibly by fully qualified industry-experienced staff to meet your business needs. Please contact us to find out more.

Courses offered

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Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assessor coach (level 4)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Emergency service contact handling (level 3)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Food and drink process operator (level 2)

Food and drink technical operator (level 3)

Food technologist (level 3)

Hair professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

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

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Science industry maintenance technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software development technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

80% pass rate (out of 40 apprentices)

66% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.