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DCG

Employer reviews

Good (163 reviews)

Employer review details
  • Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
  • Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
  • Communication with employers(selected by 115 employers)

    57%43%
  • Getting new apprentices started(selected by 84 employers)

    75%25%
  • Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 84 employers)

    37%63%
  • Improving apprentice skills(selected by 47 employers)

    81%19%
  • Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 45 employers)

    78%22%
  • Adapting to my needs(selected by 43 employers)

    86%14%
  • Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 40 employers)

    65%35%
  • Training facilities(selected by 35 employers)

    77%23%
  • Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 30 employers)

    97%3%
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 57% 43% 115
Getting new apprentices started 75% 25% 84
Reporting on progress of apprentices 37% 63% 84
Improving apprentice skills 81% 19% 47
Providing the right training at the right time 78% 22% 45
Adapting to my needs 86% 14% 43
Initial assessment of apprentices 65% 35% 40
Training facilities 77% 23% 35
Working with small numbers of apprentices 97% 3% 30

Apprentice reviews

Good (113 reviews)

Apprentice review details
  • Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
  • Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

  • Communicating clearly with you

    53%47%
  • Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment

    63%37%

Organisation

  • Organising well-structured training

    56%44%
  • Providing accessible training resources

    73%27%
  • Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship

    65%35%
  • Taking into account your previous learning

    64%36%
  • Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better

    68%32%
  • Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time

    73%27%

Support

  • Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones

    72%28%
  • Supporting you and your apprenticeship

    66%34%
  • Resolving any issues you have

    66%34%
  • Preparing you for success in your future career

    67%33%
Communication
Statement Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you 53% 47%
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 56% 44%
Providing accessible training resources 73% 27%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship 65% 35%
Taking into account your previous learning 64% 36%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better 68% 32%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time 73% 27%
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 72% 28%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship 66% 34%
Resolving any issues you have 66% 34%
Preparing you for success in your future career 67% 33%

Provider overview

Derby College Group is judged by Ofsted to be good with outstanding features. These features include the way we engage with employers, in particular to design & deliver our curriculum; the involvement of employers helps us deliver high quality learning experiences & helps us develop students' behaviours & equip them with strong employability skills. We have been at the forefront of delivering Government's new skills agenda & was one of the first providers to deliver T Levels. We are a partner in the East Midlands Institute of Technology with a focus on L4 & L5 programmes. Derby College offers a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across varied occupational areas, the largest of which are construction, engineering, health and social care

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)
Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)
Animal care and welfare manager (level 3)
Arborist (level 2)
Autocare technician (level 2)
Baker (level 2)
Barbering professional (level 2)
Bricklayer (level 2)
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Business administrator (level 3)
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Children, young people and families manager (level 5)
Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Construction design and build technician (level 4)
Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
Construction site supervisor (level 4)
Construction support technician (level 3)
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Countryside worker (level 2)
Craft bricklayer (level 3)
Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)
Crop technician (level 3)
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Customer service specialist (level 3)
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Dog groomer (level 2)
Early years educator (level 3)
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)
Engineering fitter (level 3)
Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)
Engineering operative (level 2)
Engineering technician (level 3)
Equine groom (level 2)
Florist (level 2)
Forest craftsperson (level 3)
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Gas network craftsperson (level 3)
General farm worker (level 2)
Golf greenkeeper (level 2)
Hairdressing professional (level 2)
Healthcare support worker (level 2)
Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)
Horticulture or Landscaping Supervisor (level 3)
Hospitality manager (level 4)
Hospitality supervisor (level 3)
Hospitality team member (level 2)
HR support (level 3)
Improvement technician (level 3)
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Keeper and aquarist (level 3)
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
Learning and skills teacher (level 5)
Livestock unit technician (level 3)
Low carbon heating technician (level 3)
Machining technician (level 3)
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Operations manager (level 5)
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Pipe welder (level 3)
Plasterer (level 2)
Plate welder (level 3)
Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)
Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Production chef (level 2)
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Senior equine groom (level 3)
Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)
Senior production chef (level 3)
Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)
Teaching assistant (level 3)
Team leader (level 3)
Welder (level 2)
Wood product manufacturing operative (level 2)
Apprenticeship training course

Baker (level 2)

50% achievement rate (out of 60 apprentices)

60% 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

WA10 1BA Remove location

DCG’s training options

Head office 64.8 miles away

Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8JE

  • not available At apprentice’s workplace
  • available Day release: 64.9 miles away
  • available Block release: 64.9 miles away

Day and block release address

Locomotive Way, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8PU

Contact this provider about this course

Telephone
01332 387 424
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