Training provider

THE PRESS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Employer reviews

Excellent (8 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	83%	17%	6
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	4
Adapting to my needs	100%	0%	4
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	3
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Training facilities	100%	0%	1

Apprentice reviews

Good (5 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	60%	40%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	80%	20%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	60%	40%
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	80%	20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	80%	20%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	80%	20%

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	80%	20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Resolving any issues you have	80%	20%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

The Press Association, now PA Media, has been a provider of trusted, impartial news for 150 years.

This heritage, coupled with PA's ambition to lead innovation in news gathering and storytelling, creates a learning environment where the UK's leading media and PR companies are confident to send new staff.

We have a proud record as a provider of NCTJ accredited training. We've won numerous awards, including the NCTJ's best-performing course on multiple occasions. The diversity and inclusion of our courses has been highly commended.

Apprentices learn from those providing compelling content on multiple platforms and channels.

Our team of expert tutors have the skills and experience in the newsroom and the classroom to train your new journalists or PR staff.

Courses offered

View all 4 courses offered by this provider

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Content creator (level 3)

Journalist (level 5)

Public relations and communications assistant (level 4)

Senior journalist (level 7)

Apprenticeship training course

Content creator (level 3)

88% achievement rate (out of 20 apprentices)

65% 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

Manchester, Greater Manchester Remove location