Training provider

DCG

Employer reviews

Good (253 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	53%	47%	182
Reporting on progress of apprentices	31%	69%	131
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	119
Improving apprentice skills	80%	20%	76
Providing the right training at the right time	79%	21%	71
Initial assessment of apprentices	69%	31%	65
Adapting to my needs	78%	22%	64
Training facilities	85%	15%	52
Working with small numbers of apprentices	94%	6%	50

Apprentice reviews

Good (40 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	57%	42%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	62%	38%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	50%	50%
Providing accessible training resources	70%	30%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	55%	45%
Taking into account your previous learning	57%	42%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	60%	40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	68%	32%

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	70%	30%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	70%	30%
Resolving any issues you have	62%	38%
Preparing you for success in your future career	65%	35%

Provider overview

Derby College Group is judged by Ofsted to be good with outstanding features. These features include the way we engage with employers, in particular to design & deliver our curriculum; the involvement of employers helps us deliver high quality learning experiences & helps us develop students' behaviours & equip them with strong employability skills. We have been at the forefront of delivering Government's new skills agenda & was one of the first providers to deliver T Levels. We are a partner in the East Midlands Institute of Technology with a focus on L4 & L5 programmes. Derby College offers a wide range of apprenticeship programmes across varied occupational areas, the largest of which are construction, engineering, health and social care

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Arborist (level 2)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Baker (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Dog groomer (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equine groom (level 2)

Florist (level 2)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hair professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Keeper and aquarist (level 3)

Landscape or horticulture supervisor (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning mentor (level 3)

Leisure duty manager (level 3)

Livestock unit technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

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

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Personal trainer (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Production chef (level 2)

Retailer (level 2)

Senior equine groom (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Surveying technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

58% pass rate (out of 90 apprentices)

61% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.

DCG’s training options

Head office

Roundhouse Road, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8JE

• not available At apprentice’s workplace
• available Day release
• available Block release

Apprenticeship location

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Contact this provider about this course

• Email: enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01332 387424
• Website: https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/apprenticeships-earn-learn

Shortlisted

DCG is 1 of 166 training providers for Carpentry and joinery (level 2).

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