Training provider

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (149 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	57%	43%	112
Reporting on progress of apprentices	43%	57%	82
Getting new apprentices started	71%	29%	65
Initial assessment of apprentices	96%	4%	52
Training facilities	87%	13%	47
Improving apprentice skills	74%	26%	35
Providing the right training at the right time	72%	28%	29
Adapting to my needs	64%	36%	28
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	11

Apprentice reviews

Good (30 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	77%	23%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	73%	27%
Providing accessible training resources	93%	7%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Taking into account your previous learning	80%	20%
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	97%	3%

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	87%	13%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Resolving any issues you have	77%	23%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

Abingdon & Witney College offer the best performing apprenticeship programmes in Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire LMI, Winter 2016, p33), with 15/16 timely success rates at 79%, much higher than the national average. We have also recently invested over £30 million in our campuses, creating realistic working environments.

Our apprenticeships are great employment preparation, combining work-based and classroom training, apprentices learn the ropes at college and build on this at work, receiving high levels of support throughout their programme.

We are currently working with a range of local employers to prepare for the Apprenticeship Levy, if you're not sure where to start then let us help!

Call our team now on 01235 216 216 to book a free consultation

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

IT solutions technician (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Recruitment resourcer (level 2)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)