Training provider

TAMESIDE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (34 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	65%	35%	26
Reporting on progress of apprentices	56%	44%	16
Getting new apprentices started	80%	20%	15
Providing the right training at the right time	83%	17%	12
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	12
Working with small numbers of apprentices	67%	33%	9
Training facilities	89%	11%	9
Adapting to my needs	50%	50%	6
Initial assessment of apprentices	33%	67%	3

Apprentice reviews

Good (31 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	55%	45%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	68%	32%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	55%	45%
Providing accessible training resources	74%	26%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	65%	35%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	61%	39%
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	68%	32%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Resolving any issues you have	61%	39%
Preparing you for success in your future career	58%	42%

Provider overview

Tameside College is a long-established apprenticeship provider in Greater Manchester. Based in Ashton-under-Lyne, the college specialises in the following sectors: Engineering, Construction, Bakery, Hospitality & Catering, Health & Social Care, Administration & Management and ICT. Our dedicated team of work based learning advisers can help address your training needs through apprenticeships and with a talent pool of over 2,400 16-18 year olds, we are also able to offer a vacancy matching service to meet your business' needs. Our apprentices have been recognised in national and local awards such as World Skills, SkillBuild and each year we celebrate our trainees' achievements in Apprenticeship Week.

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Baker (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Commis chef (level 2)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Fitted interiors installer (level 2)

Food and drink process operator (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

39% achievement rate (out of 20 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.