Training provider

NEW COLLEGE DURHAM

Employer reviews

Excellent (204 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	61%	39%	148
Reporting on progress of apprentices	38%	62%	101
Getting new apprentices started	84%	16%	89
Providing the right training at the right time	76%	24%	72
Improving apprentice skills	81%	19%	62
Training facilities	93%	7%	55
Initial assessment of apprentices	86%	14%	51
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	37
Working with small numbers of apprentices	79%	21%	33

Apprentice reviews

Poor (27 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	52%	48%
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	48%	52%
Providing accessible training resources	78%	22%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	52%	48%
Taking into account your previous learning	56%	44%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	59%	41%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	70%	30%

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	67%	33%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	59%	41%
Resolving any issues you have	52%	48%
Preparing you for success in your future career	56%	44%

Provider overview

As a leading provider of further and higher education in the North East, New College Durham has extensive experience of successfully providing high quality apprenticeship programmes.

We offer a wide range of apprenticeships covering over 70 different career pathways and work successfully with over 350 employers.

Our provision includes:

Success rates for apprenticeships which are consistently well above the national average.

Expert teaching staff with industry experience.

Top class facilities and outstanding educational resources.

Our new £8 million STEM centre provides state of the art facilities and cutting-edge equipment for Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing allowing the college to deliver industry focused training.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Business fire safety advisor (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Data analyst (level 4)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital and technology solutions professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Emergency contact handler (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Housing and property management (level 3)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Infrastructure technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (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)

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Oral health practitioner (level 4)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior housing and property management (level 4)

Senior leader (level 7)

Senior people professional (level 7)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Unified communications technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Hairdressing professional (level 2)