Training provider

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (168 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	50%	50%	133
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	106
Getting new apprentices started	76%	24%	82
Providing the right training at the right time	53%	47%	59
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	42
Initial assessment of apprentices	82%	18%	40
Training facilities	76%	24%	37
Working with small numbers of apprentices	65%	35%	34
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	33

Apprentice reviews

Good (98 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	63%	37%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	62%	38%
Providing accessible training resources	77%	23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Resolving any issues you have	72%	28%
Preparing you for success in your future career	73%	27%

Provider overview

Barnsley College is an Ofsted outstanding institution and is consistently one of the highest performing colleges in England. In July 2017, the College was crowned Outstanding BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2017 at the national BTEC Awards.

Currently the College provides over 100 apprenticeship pathways at intermediate, advanced and higher levels.

The College can tailor programmes to meet your business needs and offer a flexible delivery model designed to accommodate individual learning styles ensuring your staff enhance the quality of their work and positively contribute to the development of your organisation.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Commis chef (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Content creator (level 3)

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Cyber security technician (level 3)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Data analyst (level 4)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early intervention practitioner (level 4)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Express delivery sortation hub operative (level 2)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or Landscaping Supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Library, information and archive services assistant (level 3)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Nail services technician (level 2)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations manager (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Retail manager (level 4)

Retail team leader (level 3)

Retailer (level 2)

School business professional (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Transport and warehouse operations supervisor (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Software development technician (level 3)

83% achievement rate (out of 10 apprentices)

57% 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.