Training provider

GATESHEAD COUNCIL

Employer reviews

Good (50 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	54%	46%	28
Getting new apprentices started	77%	23%	26
Reporting on progress of apprentices	50%	50%	18
Initial assessment of apprentices	65%	35%	17
Providing the right training at the right time	81%	19%	16
Improving apprentice skills	92%	8%	13
Working with small numbers of apprentices	90%	10%	10
Adapting to my needs	100%	0%	7
Training facilities	50%	50%	4

Apprentice reviews

Good (13 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	92%	8%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	100%	0%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	100%	0%
Providing accessible training resources	85%	15%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Taking into account your previous learning	100%	0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	85%	15%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	77%	23%

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	92%	8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	92%	8%
Preparing you for success in your future career	92%	8%

Provider overview

learningSkills is a high quality Gateshead Council service that:

offers a truly lifelong learning experience with learners from birth to 95 years

engages with 11,000 learners (including 1,800 children and young people)

delivers learning at a local level in over 100 venues

offers a wide range of programmes from informal tasters to level 4 accredited programmes.

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Career development professional (level 6)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community health and wellbeing worker (level 3)

Content creator (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Data analyst (level 4)

Data technician (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Employability practitioner (level 4)

Event assistant (level 3)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

IT technical salesperson (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Leisure duty manager (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Public relations and communications assistant (level 4)

Retailer (level 2)

Sales executive (level 4)

School business professional (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Trade supplier (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Business administrator (level 3)

89% pass rate (out of 40 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.