Training provider

TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (132 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	71%	29%	98
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	69
Reporting on progress of apprentices	54%	46%	67
Providing the right training at the right time	67%	33%	51
Training facilities	90%	10%	41
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	39
Adapting to my needs	70%	30%	33
Initial assessment of apprentices	70%	30%	30
Working with small numbers of apprentices	58%	42%	24

Apprentice reviews

Good (17 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	76%	24%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	88%	12%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	94%	6%
Providing accessible training resources	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	94%	6%
Taking into account your previous learning	100%	0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	100%	0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	94%	6%
Resolving any issues you have	88%	12%
Preparing you for success in your future career	100%	0%

Provider overview

Truro and Penwith College is one of the best colleges in the country, a fact recognised by Ofsted which gave us Outstanding status following our review in February 2016. We have campuses in Truro and Penzance, both offering an exceptional range of courses, providing industry-standard equipment and resources, all housed in modern, purpose-built facilities.

Working closely with hundreds of companies across Cornwall, we run apprenticeship programmes in over 40 different subjects covering a range of industries, such as: construction, hair and beauty, marketing, engineering and accounting. We offer apprenticeships in all kinds of areas such as Engineering, Hair & Beauty, Accounting and Hospitality.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hair professional (level 2)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Marketing assistant (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Chef de partie (level 3)

67% pass rate (out of 40 apprentices)

49% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.