Training provider

UNIVERSAL SKILLS CENTRE LIMITED

Employer reviews

Excellent (12 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
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	5
Communication with employers	100%	0%	4
Providing the right training at the right time	67%	33%	3
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	3
Initial assessment of apprentices	67%	33%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	3

Apprentice reviews

Excellent (12 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	92%	8%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	100%	0%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	92%	8%
Providing accessible training resources	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	92%	8%
Taking into account your previous learning	75%	25%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	100%	0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	92%	8%
Preparing you for success in your future career	100%	0%

Provider overview

Universal Skills Centre are an established independent training provider based in Wakefield trading for over 27 years we specialise in providing a suite of apprenticeship qualifications designed to support the Utilities , Gas and Engineering sectors.

By working alongside our clients in a true partnership we ensure that we address their technical training needs by tailoring training to meet each individual employers requirements.

Our team of assessors and trainers are technical experts in their field resulting in a rewarding and engaging learning experience where apprentices can learn the right skills and overcome the most difficult of situations safely, each pod is equipped with working dual fuel gas and power meters and are set out to reflect a real working environment.

Apprenticeship training course

Dual fuel smart meter installer (level 2)

61% achievement rate (out of 110 apprentices)

56% 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.