Training provider

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Employer reviews

Good (194 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	62%	38%	141
Reporting on progress of apprentices	35%	65%	101
Getting new apprentices started	76%	24%	83
Providing the right training at the right time	66%	34%	64
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	48
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	47
Training facilities	78%	22%	46
Initial assessment of apprentices	67%	33%	45
Working with small numbers of apprentices	88%	12%	33

Apprentice reviews

Good (78 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	68%	32%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	65%	35%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	67%	33%
Providing accessible training resources	82%	18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	67%	33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	76%	24%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	77%	23%

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	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Resolving any issues you have	73%	27%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

Provider overview

Colchester Institute is a provider of high quality vocational education throughout North Essex and has been delivering apprenticeships for over 40 years. Recently added to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (ROATP) as one of the Government's selected providers of high quality apprenticeship training, Colchester Institute was rated Good by Ofsted in February 2016 and was ranked joint seventh across all Further Education colleges nationwide for employer satisfaction in 2015.

Apprenticeships are fast becoming an attractive path to a successful career. The opportunities available to apprentices are endless, including completing a degree through a higher apprenticeship at University Centre Colchester. FE Choices reported that 81% of Colchester Institute apprentices were satisfied with their apprenticeship experience.

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)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) (level 4)

Commis chef (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Event assistant (level 3)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Junior animator (level 4)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior leader (level 7)

Senior people professional (level 7)

Senior procurement and supply chain professional (level 6)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

69% achievement rate (out of 90 apprentices)

58% 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.