Training provider

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (144 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	43%	57%	103
Reporting on progress of apprentices	22%	78%	76
Getting new apprentices started	74%	26%	53
Providing the right training at the right time	56%	44%	45
Training facilities	76%	24%	37
Working with small numbers of apprentices	97%	3%	34
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	31
Initial assessment of apprentices	84%	16%	31
Adapting to my needs	52%	48%	31

Apprentice reviews

Good (15 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	47%	53%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	60%	40%

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	67%	33%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Taking into account your previous learning	60%	40%
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	60%	40%

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	60%	40%
Resolving any issues you have	53%	47%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

City of Portsmouth College is market-led, forward thinking apprenticeship provider, that not only has insight into local business needs, but also an in-depth understanding of the broader training needs of employers in a wider national context. As such, City of Portsmouth College currently oversees training for 1000+ apprentices, working in a hugely diverse range of jobs and industries. We are not only engaged with smaller local businesses and trade providers, but also train many apprentices employed by large multi-national companies.We already cover a wide industry-base, and have innovative approach offering many modes of apprenticeship training delivery, eg classroom, block release, virtual and on-site. We look forward to working with you.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Journalist (level 5)

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

Payroll administrator (level 3)

Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

HR support (level 3)

60% pass rate (out of 30 apprentices)

69% 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.