Training provider

COLCHESTER INSTITUTE

Employer reviews

Good (340 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	56%	44%	254
Reporting on progress of apprentices	31%	69%	179
Getting new apprentices started	80%	20%	147
Providing the right training at the right time	65%	35%	100
Improving apprentice skills	79%	21%	94
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	90
Training facilities	79%	21%	90
Initial assessment of apprentices	64%	36%	80
Working with small numbers of apprentices	82%	18%	66

Apprentice reviews

Good (36 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	69%	31%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	61%	39%

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	81%	19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Taking into account your previous learning	69%	31%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	78%	22%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	69%	31%

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	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	72%	28%
Resolving any issues you have	81%	19%
Preparing you for success in your future career	72%	28%

Provider overview

Colchester Institute is a provider of high quality vocational education throughout North Essex and has been delivering apprenticeships for over 40 years. Recently added to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (ROATP) as one of the Government's selected providers of high quality apprenticeship training, Colchester Institute was rated Good by Ofsted in February 2016 and was ranked joint seventh across all Further Education colleges nationwide for employer satisfaction in 2015.

Apprenticeships are fast becoming an attractive path to a successful career. The opportunities available to apprentices are endless, including completing a degree through a higher apprenticeship at University Centre Colchester. FE Choices reported that 81% of Colchester Institute apprentices were satisfied with their apprenticeship experience.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) (level 4)

Commis chef (level 2)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Event assistant (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Manufacturing manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior leader (level 7)

Senior people professional (level 7)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

58% pass rate (out of 80 apprentices)

74% 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.