Training provider

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Employer reviews

Good (277 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	46%	54%	222
Reporting on progress of apprentices	26%	74%	159
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	136
Providing the right training at the right time	83%	17%	93
Training facilities	94%	6%	87
Improving apprentice skills	85%	15%	74
Initial assessment of apprentices	65%	35%	66
Adapting to my needs	77%	23%	43
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	41

Apprentice reviews

Good (131 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	70%	30%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	75%	25%
Providing accessible training resources	87%	13%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Taking into account your previous learning	76%	24%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	83%	17%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

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	85%	15%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	81%	19%

Provider overview

'Inspiring lives and building futures'

We are a specialist further and higher education construction college based in Leeds. Established in the 1960's we have built up an enviable reputation both regionally and nationally.

We deliver a comprehensive range of courses related to construction and the built environment, across Leeds and nationally, including apprenticeships, further and higher education and business training.

Building and construction apprenticeships are available at all levels and range from practical, work related programmes designed to prepare apprentices for work in a variety of trades, to technician apprenticeships.

Courses offered

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Bespoke furniture maker (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)

Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Construction site management (degree) (level 6)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Furniture making operative (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Groundworker (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

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

Roofer (level 2)

Surveying technician (level 3)

Transport planning technician (level 3)

Wall and floor tiler (level 2)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

62% achievement rate (out of 160 apprentices)

62% 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.