Training provider

BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE

UKPRN 10000754

Engineering technician (level 3)

Training options for this course

This provider offers these training options for this course in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. You can remove or change your location . This may change what options are available.

If there are multiple training options, the apprentice may do a combination of these. You'll need to contact the provider to confirm what training they offer.

Training option	Location
Block release Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.	98.2 miles to closest location: BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE, Ashfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HB
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	98.2 miles to closest location: BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE, Ashfield Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HB

Course achievements and participation

Achievements

No data

There is not enough data to show the achievement rate for this course. This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course, or this is a new course for this provider.

Participation

3

apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2025

Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.

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Training provider information

Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

Employers

Excellent

average review from 2 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Apprentices

Good

average review from 35 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2024 to 2025). Data collected by Department for Education.

View reviews with feedback from the last 5 years

1 August 2025 to today

These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (6 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (2 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	2
Communication with employers	100%	0%	1
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	2

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (35 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
• Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 35 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 35 apprentices)

  80%20%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 35 apprentices)

  63%37%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 35 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 35 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 35 apprentices)

  77%23%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 35 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 35 apprentices)

  91%9%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 35 apprentices)

  74%26%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 35 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 35 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 35 apprentices)

  69%31%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you	69%	31%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	80%	20%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training	63%	37%
Providing accessible training resources	80%	20%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Taking into account your previous learning	77%	23%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	69%	31%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	91%	9%

Support

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	74%	26%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	69%	31%
Preparing you for success in your future career	69%	31%

1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (49 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
• Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 49 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 49 apprentices)

  76%24%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 49 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 49 apprentices)

  84%16%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 49 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 49 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 49 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 49 apprentices)

  86%14%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 49 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 49 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 49 apprentices)

  84%16%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 49 apprentices)

  82%18%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you	73%	27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training	80%	20%
Providing accessible training resources	84%	16%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Taking into account your previous learning	82%	18%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	82%	18%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

Support

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Resolving any issues you have	84%	16%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (26 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 9 employers)

  44%56%

• Communication with employers(selected by 21 employers)

  48%52%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 17 employers)

  82%18%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 7 employers)

  14%86%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)

  40%60%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 18 employers)

  22%78%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)

  67%33%

• Training facilities(selected by 6 employers)

  100%0%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	44%	56%	9
Communication with employers	48%	52%	21
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	17
Improving apprentice skills	14%	86%	7
Working with small numbers of apprentices	43%	57%	7
Initial assessment of apprentices	40%	60%	10
Reporting on progress of apprentices	22%	78%	18
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	6

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (44 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
• Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 44 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 44 apprentices)

  84%16%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 44 apprentices)

  68%32%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 44 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 44 apprentices)

  57%43%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 44 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 44 apprentices)

  59%41%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 44 apprentices)

  84%16%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 44 apprentices)

  82%18%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 44 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 44 apprentices)

  84%16%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 44 apprentices)

  75%25%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you	73%	27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	84%	16%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training	68%	32%
Providing accessible training resources	82%	18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	57%	43%
Taking into account your previous learning	75%	25%
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	84%	16%

Support

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	82%	18%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Resolving any issues you have	84%	16%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (66 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 25 employers)

  60%40%

• Communication with employers(selected by 55 employers)

  56%44%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 26 employers)

  73%27%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 13 employers)

  100%0%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 12 employers)

  92%8%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)

  60%40%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 36 employers)

  42%58%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 16 employers)

  62%38%

• Training facilities(selected by 14 employers)

  93%7%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	60%	40%	25
Communication with employers	56%	44%	55
Getting new apprentices started	73%	27%	26
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	13
Working with small numbers of apprentices	92%	8%	12
Initial assessment of apprentices	60%	40%	10
Reporting on progress of apprentices	42%	58%	36
Adapting to my needs	62%	38%	16
Training facilities	93%	7%	14

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (6 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
• Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 6 apprentices)

  50%50%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 6 apprentices)

  67%33%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 6 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 6 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 6 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 6 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 6 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 6 apprentices)

  100%0%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 6 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 6 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 6 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 6 apprentices)

  67%33%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you	50%	50%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	67%	33%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training	83%	17%
Providing accessible training resources	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Taking into account your previous learning	67%	33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	67%	33%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

Support

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	83%	17%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Resolving any issues you have	100%	0%
Preparing you for success in your future career	67%	33%

1 August 2021 to today

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (94 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 36 employers)

  58%42%

• Communication with employers(selected by 77 employers)

  55%45%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 43 employers)

  77%23%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 21 employers)

  71%29%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 19 employers)

  74%26%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 20 employers)

  50%50%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 56 employers)

  38%62%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 19 employers)

  63%37%

• Training facilities(selected by 20 employers)

  95%5%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	58%	42%	36
Communication with employers	55%	45%	77
Getting new apprentices started	77%	23%	43
Improving apprentice skills	71%	29%	21
Working with small numbers of apprentices	74%	26%	19
Initial assessment of apprentices	50%	50%	20
Reporting on progress of apprentices	38%	62%	56
Adapting to my needs	63%	37%	19
Training facilities	95%	5%	20

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (140 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
• Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 134 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 134 apprentices)

  79%21%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 134 apprentices)

  72%28%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 134 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 134 apprentices)

  74%26%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 134 apprentices)

  78%22%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 134 apprentices)

  70%30%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 134 apprentices)

  87%13%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 134 apprentices)

  81%19%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 134 apprentices)

  81%19%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 134 apprentices)

  81%19%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 134 apprentices)

  75%25%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you	71%	29%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	79%	21%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training	72%	28%
Providing accessible training resources	83%	17%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	78%	22%
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	87%	13%

Support

Statement	Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard	Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones	81%	19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Resolving any issues you have	81%	19%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Ashfield Road, Blackpool, FY2 0HB
• Email: info@blackpool.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01253 504343
• Website: https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/course/en00108

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Blackpool and The Fylde College is a leading provider of high quality technical and professional education in the North West and has pioneered a wide range of cutting-edge, skills-based training in the local area. We offer a range of apprenticeships from those aimed at school leavers to higher and degree apprenticeships for those who want to fast-track their career. Together with our 1800 employer partners, we develop and deliver an industry-led curriculum across numerous subject areas and aim to be responsive to the needs of the local and regional economies, the employers and the local community.

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