Training provider

TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (81 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	72%	28%	65
Reporting on progress of apprentices	56%	44%	50
Getting new apprentices started	85%	15%	41
Providing the right training at the right time	74%	26%	31
Training facilities	83%	17%	24
Initial assessment of apprentices	75%	25%	20
Improving apprentice skills	68%	32%	19
Adapting to my needs	53%	47%	15
Working with small numbers of apprentices	46%	54%	13

Apprentice reviews

Good (77 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	78%	22%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	79%	21%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	79%	21%
Providing accessible training resources	81%	19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	82%	18%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	90%	10%

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	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	87%	13%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	83%	17%

Provider overview

Truro and Penwith College is one of the best colleges in the country, a fact recognised by Ofsted which gave us Outstanding status following our review in February 2016. We have campuses in Truro and Penzance, both offering an exceptional range of courses, providing industry-standard equipment and resources, all housed in modern, purpose-built facilities.

Working closely with hundreds of companies across Cornwall, we run apprenticeship programmes in over 40 different subjects covering a range of industries, such as: construction, hair and beauty, marketing, engineering and accounting. We offer apprenticeships in all kinds of areas such as Engineering, Hair & Beauty, Accounting and Hospitality.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

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)

Composites technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Machining technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operating department practitioner (level 6)

Pastry chef (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Production chef (level 2)

Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018) (level 6)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Teacher (level 6)

Team leader (level 3)

Telecoms field operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Software developer (level 4)

Apprenticeship location

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