Training provider

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

UKPRN 10000536

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Training options for this course

This provider offers these training options for this course in -1. You can remove or change your location . This may change what options are available.

If there are multiple training options, the apprentice may do a combination of these. You'll need to contact the provider to confirm what training they offer.

Training option	Location
Block release Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.	0.0 miles to closest location: Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AX
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	0.0 miles to closest location: Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AX

Course achievements and participation

Achievements

No data

There is not enough data to show the achievement rate for this course. This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course, or this is a new course for this provider.

Participation

6

apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2021

Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.

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Training provider information

Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

Employers

No reviews

Not enough employers have reviewed this provider.

Apprentices

Good

average review from 45 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024). Data collected by Department for Education.

View reviews with feedback from the last 5 years

1 August 2024 to today

These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (14 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 14 apprentices)

  64%36%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 14 apprentices)

  79%21%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 14 apprentices)

  64%36%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 14 apprentices)

  79%21%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)

  79%21%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 14 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 14 apprentices)

  57%43%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 14 apprentices)

  79%21%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 14 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 14 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 14 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 14 apprentices)

  71%29%

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	79%	21%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	64%	36%
Providing accessible training resources	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	79%	21%
Taking into account your previous learning	86%	14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	57%	43%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	79%	21%

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

1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (45 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 45 apprentices)

  62%38%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 45 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 45 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 45 apprentices)

  78%22%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 45 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 45 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 45 apprentices)

  64%36%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 45 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 45 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 45 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 45 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 45 apprentices)

  71%29%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	62%	38%
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	60%	40%
Providing accessible training resources	78%	22%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	69%	31%
Taking into account your previous learning	71%	29%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	64%	36%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	76%	24%

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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Resolving any issues you have	69%	31%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (35 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 16 employers)

  50%50%

• Communication with employers(selected by 32 employers)

  41%59%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 18 employers)

  83%17%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 10 employers)

  80%20%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)

  20%80%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  86%14%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 21 employers)

  19%81%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 10 employers)

  40%60%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	50%	50%	16
Communication with employers	41%	59%	32
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	18
Improving apprentice skills	80%	20%	10
Working with small numbers of apprentices	20%	80%	5
Initial assessment of apprentices	86%	14%	7
Reporting on progress of apprentices	19%	81%	21
Adapting to my needs	0%	100%	3
Training facilities	40%	60%	10

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (45 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 45 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 45 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 45 apprentices)

  62%38%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 45 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 45 apprentices)

  78%22%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 45 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 45 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 45 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 45 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 45 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 45 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 45 apprentices)

  76%24%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	60%	40%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	62%	38%
Providing accessible training resources	73%	27%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	78%	22%
Taking into account your previous learning	76%	24%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	69%	31%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	67%	33%

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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Resolving any issues you have	73%	27%
Preparing you for success in your future career	76%	24%

1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (71 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 21 employers)

  52%48%

• Communication with employers(selected by 60 employers)

  52%48%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 36 employers)

  78%22%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 20 employers)

  65%35%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 16 employers)

  81%19%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 15 employers)

  87%13%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 45 employers)

  33%67%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 17 employers)

  65%35%

• Training facilities(selected by 17 employers)

  94%6%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	52%	48%	21
Communication with employers	52%	48%	60
Getting new apprentices started	78%	22%	36
Improving apprentice skills	65%	35%	20
Working with small numbers of apprentices	81%	19%	16
Initial assessment of apprentices	87%	13%	15
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	45
Adapting to my needs	65%	35%	17
Training facilities	94%	6%	17

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (62 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 22 employers)

  55%45%

• Communication with employers(selected by 41 employers)

  54%46%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 28 employers)

  68%32%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)

  58%42%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 13 employers)

  62%38%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 18 employers)

  78%22%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 40 employers)

  40%60%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 13 employers)

  85%15%

• Training facilities(selected by 10 employers)

  80%20%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	55%	45%	22
Communication with employers	54%	46%	41
Getting new apprentices started	68%	32%	28
Improving apprentice skills	58%	42%	12
Working with small numbers of apprentices	62%	38%	13
Initial assessment of apprentices	78%	22%	18
Reporting on progress of apprentices	40%	60%	40
Adapting to my needs	85%	15%	13
Training facilities	80%	20%	10

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2020 to today

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (168 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 59 employers)

  53%47%

• Communication with employers(selected by 133 employers)

  50%50%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 82 employers)

  76%24%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 42 employers)

  67%33%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 34 employers)

  65%35%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 40 employers)

  82%18%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 106 employers)

  33%67%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 33 employers)

  67%33%

• Training facilities(selected by 37 employers)

  76%24%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	53%	47%	59
Communication with employers	50%	50%	133
Getting new apprentices started	76%	24%	82
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	42
Working with small numbers of apprentices	65%	35%	34
Initial assessment of apprentices	82%	18%	40
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	106
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	33
Training facilities	76%	24%	37

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (104 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 104 apprentices)

  62%38%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 104 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 104 apprentices)

  62%38%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 104 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 104 apprentices)

  74%26%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 104 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 104 apprentices)

  65%35%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 104 apprentices)

  72%28%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 104 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 104 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 104 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 104 apprentices)

  73%27%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	62%	38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	62%	38%
Providing accessible training resources	76%	24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	75%	25%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	65%	35%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	72%	28%

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	75%	25%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	73%	27%

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AX
• Email: employer@barnsley.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01226 216 166
• Website: http://www.barnsley.ac.uk/our-departments/apprenticeships/

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Barnsley College is an Ofsted outstanding institution and is consistently one of the highest performing colleges in England. In July 2017, the College was crowned Outstanding BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2017 at the national BTEC Awards.

Currently the College provides over 100 apprenticeship pathways at intermediate, advanced and higher levels.

The College can tailor programmes to meet your business needs and offer a flexible delivery model designed to accommodate individual learning styles ensuring your staff enhance the quality of their work and positively contribute to the development of your organisation.

For general information about this provider, such as the total participation and achievement rate for all courses they deliver, view our provider details page for BARNSLEY COLLEGE .

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