Training provider

LAKES COLLEGE WEST CUMBRIA

Employer reviews

Good (79 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	63%	37%	57
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	34
Reporting on progress of apprentices	52%	48%	33
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	24
Training facilities	95%	5%	21
Working with small numbers of apprentices	74%	26%	19
Providing the right training at the right time	89%	11%	18
Adapting to my needs	72%	28%	18
Initial assessment of apprentices	54%	46%	13

Apprentice reviews

Good (95 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	62%	38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	75%	25%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	69%	31%
Providing accessible training resources	78%	22%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
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	81%	19%

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	82%	18%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	72%	28%
Resolving any issues you have	73%	27%
Preparing you for success in your future career	83%	17%

Provider overview

Lakes College serves the local community of West Cumbria. The college provides a wide range of vocational provision from level 1 to level 7. Employers can recruit apprenticeships from our large pool of applicants who have applied directly to the college or from our student pool. The College delivers over 50 apprenticeship pathways predominantly in Business.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering construction pipefitter (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)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nuclear technician (level 5)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Project controls technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Quality practitioner (level 4)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Steel fixer (level 2)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Water treatment technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

43% achievement rate (out of 50 apprentices)

53% 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.