Training provider

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Employer reviews

Good (58 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	67%	33%	49
Reporting on progress of apprentices	61%	39%	38
Getting new apprentices started	89%	11%	27
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	22
Providing the right training at the right time	76%	24%	21
Training facilities	56%	44%	16
Initial assessment of apprentices	73%	27%	11
Adapting to my needs	57%	43%	7
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	5

Apprentice reviews

Excellent (26 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	96%	4%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	96%	4%

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	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Taking into account your previous learning	81%	19%
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	96%	4%

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	96%	4%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	100%	0%
Preparing you for success in your future career	96%	4%

Provider overview

Starting Off is a recruitment and training company specialising in office-based apprenticeships across England. The company was originally established in 1989 in Northampton. Since then, we have supported thousands of young adults to launch their careers. Our apprenticeships are delivered remotely through a combination of live teaching sessions, virtual meetings, online resources and workshops. We also run drop-in sessions and some workshops in our training centre where required and can carry out site visits when requested to. As an organisation our values are - Support, Honesty, Ambition, Passion and Excellence.

Courses offered

View all 10 courses offered by this provider

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Assistant accountant (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Business administrator (level 3)

66% achievement rate (out of 90 apprentices)

58% 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

Tonbridge, Kent Remove location