Training provider

DCG

Employer reviews

Good (254 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	53%	47%	183
Reporting on progress of apprentices	31%	69%	132
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	120
Improving apprentice skills	79%	21%	77
Providing the right training at the right time	79%	21%	71
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	65
Adapting to my needs	78%	22%	64
Training facilities	85%	15%	53
Working with small numbers of apprentices	94%	6%	50

Apprentice reviews

Good (47 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	47%	53%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	64%	36%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	55%	45%
Providing accessible training resources	72%	28%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	60%	40%
Taking into account your previous learning	66%	34%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	70%	30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	81%	19%

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	70%	30%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Resolving any issues you have	68%	32%
Preparing you for success in your future career	68%	32%

Provider overview

Derby College Group is judged by Ofsted to be good with outstanding features. These features include the way we engage with employers, in particular to design & deliver our curriculum; the involvement of employers helps us deliver high quality learning experiences & helps us develop students' behaviours & equip them with strong employability skills. We have been at the forefront of delivering Government's new skills agenda & was one of the first providers to deliver T Levels. We are a partner in the East Midlands Institute of Technology with a focus on L4 & L5 programmes. Derby College offers a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across varied occupational areas, the largest of which are construction, engineering, health and social care

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Arborist (level 2)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Baker (level 2)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Dog groomer (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equine groom (level 2)

Florist (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Gas network craftsperson (level 3)

General farm worker (level 2)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or landscaping supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Keeper and aquarist (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Learning mentor (level 3)

Leisure duty manager (level 3)

Livestock unit technician (level 3)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

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

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Personal trainer (level 3)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Production chef (level 2)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior equine groom (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Wood product manufacturing operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Senior production chef (level 3)

51% achievement rate (out of 60 apprentices)

45% national achievement rate

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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 2021 to 2022 academic year.

DCG’s training options

Head office

Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8JE

• not available At apprentice’s workplace
• available Day release
• not available Block release

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Contact this provider about this course

• Email: enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01332 387424
• Website: https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/apprenticeships-earn-learn

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