Training provider

PETROC

Employer reviews

Good (111 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%	89
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	56
Getting new apprentices started	74%	26%	46
Providing the right training at the right time	71%	29%	34
Adapting to my needs	79%	21%	28
Improving apprentice skills	70%	30%	27
Initial assessment of apprentices	89%	11%	27
Working with small numbers of apprentices	91%	9%	23
Training facilities	67%	33%	21

Apprentice reviews

Good (38 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	53%	47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	63%	37%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	53%	47%
Providing accessible training resources	76%	24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	53%	47%
Taking into account your previous learning	63%	37%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	66%	34%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	71%	29%

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	66%	34%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	55%	45%
Resolving any issues you have	61%	39%
Preparing you for success in your future career	63%	37%

Provider overview

PETROC collaborates with over 400 employers across Devon and beyond to deliver quality apprenticeships to meet sector specific needs. This includes an ever evolving higher apprenticeship offer. Our provision covers a wide range of sectors, including Construction, Engineering, IT and Digital, Leadership and Management, Hospitality and Catering and Health and Social Care to name just a few. This collaboration with employers has afforded to understand your needs and the skills challenges you face. In response, we have evolved our delivery models accordingly. We can offer multiple entry points throughout the year on the majority of programmes and employers can also choose between college day/block release or 100% work-based delivery on many

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)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Countryside ranger (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Network engineer (level 4)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Team leader (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Apprenticeship training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

59% achievement rate (out of 50 apprentices)

60% 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.

Apprenticeship location

Bristol, Bristol Remove location

PETROC’s training options

Head office 69.7 miles away

Old Sticklepath Hill, Sticklepath, Barnstaple, EX31 2BQ

• not available At apprentice’s workplace
• available Day release: 69.7 miles away
• not available Block release

Day release address

Old Sticklpath Hill, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2BQ

Contact this provider about this course

• Email: apprenticeshipteam@petroc.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01271 852419
• Website: https://www.petroc.ac.uk/apprenticeships/becoming-an-apprentice/

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