Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Employer reviews

Good (202 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	61%	39%	145
Reporting on progress of apprentices	28%	72%	100
Getting new apprentices started	74%	26%	88
Providing the right training at the right time	89%	11%	70
Improving apprentice skills	91%	9%	65
Training facilities	92%	8%	48
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	46
Initial assessment of apprentices	63%	37%	38
Working with small numbers of apprentices	93%	7%	28

Apprentice reviews

Good (65 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	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	74%	26%
Providing accessible training resources	85%	15%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	69%	31%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	72%	28%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

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	91%	9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Resolving any issues you have	75%	25%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

Buxton & Leek College is part of the University of Derby. We offer a wide range of apprenticeship programmes at Intermediate, Advanced and Higher Levels. We specialise in Hospitality & Catering, Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy, Motor Vehicle Engineering, Child Care, Health & Social Care and Customer Service. Our campuses are located in Leek, Buxton and Derby. All of our campuses have an excellent range of facilities which allow us to offer exceptional off-the-job training by expert tutors who are themselves highly qualified and experienced.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Advanced clinical practitioner (integrated degree) (level 7)

Aerospace engineer (degree) (level 6)

Aerospace software development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Baker (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Materials science technologist (degree) (level 6)

Mineral products technician (level 5)

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nursing associate (level 5)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operating department practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Police constable ( integrated degree) (level 6)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Prosthetic and orthotic technician (level 3)

Prosthetist and orthotist (integrated degree) (level 6)

Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018) (level 6)

Senior leader (level 7)

Teacher (level 6)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Wellbeing and holistic therapist (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)