Training provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Employer reviews

Good (195 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	52%	48%	154
Reporting on progress of apprentices	29%	71%	92
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	91
Providing the right training at the right time	73%	27%	73
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	53
Adapting to my needs	62%	38%	52
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	45
Working with small numbers of apprentices	88%	12%	40
Training facilities	86%	14%	28

Apprentice reviews

Good (145 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	50%	50%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	71%	29%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	52%	48%
Providing accessible training resources	71%	29%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	61%	39%
Taking into account your previous learning	63%	37%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	62%	38%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	79%	21%

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	74%	26%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	63%	37%
Resolving any issues you have	62%	38%
Preparing you for success in your future career	66%	34%

Provider overview

The Sheffield College is a Further Education College, providing high quality vocational training, academic qualifications and employability skills across the City region.

The College operates from a number of sites across the city that have modern workshops equipped with the latest technology. We work in close partnership with employers, universities and schools, to ensure that our provision is responsive to the needs of the region and the wider skills market.

We offer a wide range of apprenticeships at all levels, delivered by experienced industry professionals with many years of experience. Our bespoke service can be tailored to suit your business, and caters for individuals as well as training groups of all sizes.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

Fitted interiors installer (level 2)

Florist (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and development consultant business partner (level 5)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal casting, foundry and patternmaking technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)

Piling attendant (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

62% achievement rate (out of 80 apprentices)

53% 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

Reading, Berkshire Remove location