Training provider

WEYMOUTH COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (31 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	58%	42%	24
Getting new apprentices started	73%	27%	15
Reporting on progress of apprentices	29%	71%	14
Adapting to my needs	27%	73%	11
Providing the right training at the right time	62%	38%	8
Improving apprentice skills	57%	43%	7
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	7
Training facilities	57%	43%	7
Working with small numbers of apprentices	67%	33%	6

Apprentice reviews

Good (45 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	64%	36%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	71%	29%

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	58%	42%
Taking into account your previous learning	73%	27%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	71%	29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	87%	13%

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	78%	22%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

Provider overview

Weymouth College is an ambitious college heading for outstanding. We are proud to be high performing yet inclusive and accessible in our approach. We challenge and inspire enquiring minds with academic and skills based courses and produce some remarkable results. We are home a very successful stone masonry course in the UK and our alumni include an Oscar winner and a celebrity chef. We attract over 7000 students from across the region and have the privilege to be located on the spectacular Jurassic Coast in Dorset, which is the first natural heritage site in England, and the venue for sailing events at the 2012 Olympics.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assessor coach (level 4)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Process leader (level 4)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

59% achievement rate (out of 20 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.

Apprenticeship location

Reading, Berkshire Remove location