Training provider

CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH

Employer reviews

Good (110 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	53%	47%	79
Getting new apprentices started	70%	30%	56
Reporting on progress of apprentices	26%	74%	47
Providing the right training at the right time	84%	16%	38
Improving apprentice skills	78%	22%	36
Training facilities	91%	9%	32
Initial assessment of apprentices	78%	22%	27
Adapting to my needs	76%	24%	25
Working with small numbers of apprentices	72%	28%	18

Apprentice reviews

Good (64 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	52%	48%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	69%	31%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	53%	47%
Providing accessible training resources	67%	33%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	52%	48%
Taking into account your previous learning	66%	34%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	53%	47%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	72%	28%

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	69%	31%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	66%	34%
Resolving any issues you have	58%	42%
Preparing you for success in your future career	61%	39%

Provider overview

City College Plymouth has an enviable reputation for its excellent industry partnerships and its positive relationships with local, regional, national and international employers. These relationships are highly valued by the College and by employers themselves as they provide excellent mutual benefits. As one of the largest training providers in the South West and with a wealth of industry knowledge and experience, we are well placed to support businesses within all industries, and of all sizes, with a broad portfolio of training, from apprenticeships to higher-level skills, and from basic English and maths to management training.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Boatbuilder (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Composites technician (level 3)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Content creator (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Creative industries production technician (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Event assistant (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

IT solutions technician (level 3)

Junior energy manager (level 3)

Junior production coordinator (level 4)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and development practitioner (level 3)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Leisure team member (level 2)

Live event technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Marine engineer (level 3)

Marketing executive (level 4)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Metrology technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Multi-positional welder (arc processes) (level 3)

Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Peer worker (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Metrology technician (level 3)

54% achievement rate (out of 170 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.