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Location
Day release
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DCET House Yeoford Way, Matford Business Park, Exeter, EX2 8LB
63-69, St Modwen Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8LH
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
No data
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or this is a new course for this provider.
Participation
28
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2020
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Excellent
average review from 2 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 14 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.
No results. Not enough apprentices have given feedback about this training provider.
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.
Excellent(2 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 1 employer)
100%0%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
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
100%
0%
2
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
1
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
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(14 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 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)
79%21%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 14 apprentices)
79%21%
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
93%
7%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
86%
14%
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
86%
14%
Providing accessible training resources
86%
14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
86%
14%
Taking into account your previous learning
86%
14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
86%
14%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
86%
14%
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
93%
7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
79%
21%
Resolving any issues you have
93%
7%
Preparing you for success in your future career
79%
21%
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.
Excellent(1 review)
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
Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)
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
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
1
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.
Excellent(11 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 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 11 apprentices)
91%9%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 11 apprentices)
100%0%
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
91%
9%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
91%
9%
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
100%
0%
Providing accessible training resources
100%
0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
91%
9%
Taking into account your previous learning
91%
9%
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
100%
0%
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
100%
0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
100%
0%
Resolving any issues you have
91%
9%
Preparing you for success in your future career
100%
0%
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.
Excellent(30 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 15 employers)
73%27%
Communication with employers(selected by 19 employers)
79%21%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 16 employers)
88%12%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)
75%25%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
50%50%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 22 employers)
55%45%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)
50%50%
Training facilities(selected by 9 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
73%
27%
15
Communication with employers
79%
21%
19
Getting new apprentices started
88%
12%
16
Improving apprentice skills
75%
25%
12
Working with small numbers of apprentices
60%
40%
5
Initial assessment of apprentices
50%
50%
8
Reporting on progress of apprentices
55%
45%
22
Adapting to my needs
50%
50%
2
Training facilities
100%
0%
9
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.
Excellent(14 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 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 14 apprentices)
100%0%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 14 apprentices)
86%14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 14 apprentices)
100%0%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 14 apprentices)
100%0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 14 apprentices)
93%7%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 14 apprentices)
100%0%
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
93%
7%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
100%
0%
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
93%
7%
Providing accessible training resources
93%
7%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
93%
7%
Taking into account your previous learning
86%
14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
93%
7%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
100%
0%
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
100%
0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
93%
7%
Resolving any issues you have
93%
7%
Preparing you for success in your future career
100%
0%
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.
Good(15 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 3 employers)
67%33%
Communication with employers(selected by 10 employers)
80%20%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 8 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 7 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
67%
33%
3
Communication with employers
80%
20%
10
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
8
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
2
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
3
Reporting on progress of apprentices
60%
40%
5
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
2
Training facilities
100%
0%
7
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.
Excellent(48 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 20 employers)
75%25%
Communication with employers(selected by 31 employers)
81%19%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 25 employers)
92%8%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 15 employers)
80%20%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
75%25%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
50%50%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 29 employers)
59%41%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)
80%20%
Training facilities(selected by 16 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
75%
25%
20
Communication with employers
81%
19%
31
Getting new apprentices started
92%
8%
25
Improving apprentice skills
80%
20%
15
Working with small numbers of apprentices
75%
25%
8
Initial assessment of apprentices
50%
50%
8
Reporting on progress of apprentices
59%
41%
29
Adapting to my needs
80%
20%
5
Training facilities
100%
0%
16
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.
Excellent(39 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 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 39 apprentices)
90%10%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 39 apprentices)
87%13%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 39 apprentices)
95%5%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 39 apprentices)
97%3%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 39 apprentices)
90%10%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 39 apprentices)
92%8%
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
92%
8%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
92%
8%
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
92%
8%
Providing accessible training resources
92%
8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
90%
10%
Taking into account your previous learning
87%
13%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
92%
8%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
95%
5%
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
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