Training provider

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Good (248 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	35%	65%	191
Reporting on progress of apprentices	18%	82%	150
Getting new apprentices started	68%	32%	96
Providing the right training at the right time	51%	49%	73
Training facilities	82%	18%	72
Improving apprentice skills	73%	27%	71
Working with small numbers of apprentices	93%	7%	70
Initial assessment of apprentices	53%	47%	51
Adapting to my needs	52%	48%	46

Apprentice reviews

Good (14 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%	43%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	50%	50%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	71%	29%
Providing accessible training resources	57%	43%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	50%	50%
Taking into account your previous learning	43%	57%
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	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	79%	21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	64%	36%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

Provider overview

South Thames Colleges Group (STCG) is a large general further education college, formed in August 2017 by the merger of Carshalton, Kingston and South Thames colleges. The college has sites in the boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth, all with excellent commuter links across London and Surrey. Apprentices are taught by teachers who are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and teach in an interesting and engaging way. STCG work with employers to ensure they understand the requirements of the programmes and contribute to the development of apprentices’ training. As a result, most apprentices remain in employment on completion of their programme. In February 2020 STCG was awarded a grade 2 (Good) by Ofsted.

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)

Building services engineering ductwork craftsperson (level 3)

Building services engineering ductwork installer (level 2)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Infrastructure technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Mammography associate (level 4)

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

Motorcycle technician (repair and maintenance) (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Paralegal (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Retail team leader (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software development technician (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Telecoms field operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

52% pass rate (out of 30 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.