Training provider

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (83 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	65%	35%	62
Reporting on progress of apprentices	44%	56%	45
Getting new apprentices started	77%	23%	39
Training facilities	93%	7%	27
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	23
Providing the right training at the right time	81%	19%	21
Improving apprentice skills	86%	14%	21
Adapting to my needs	60%	40%	15
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	7

Apprentice reviews

Good (81 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	78%	22%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	78%	22%
Providing accessible training resources	90%	10%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Taking into account your previous learning	77%	23%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	70%	30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	93%	7%

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	86%	14%
Resolving any issues you have	80%	20%
Preparing you for success in your future career	84%	16%

Provider overview

Abingdon & Witney College offer the best performing apprenticeship programmes in Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire LMI, Winter 2016, p33), with 15/16 timely success rates at 79%, much higher than the national average. We have also recently invested over £30 million in our campuses, creating realistic working environments.

Our apprenticeships are great employment preparation, combining work-based and classroom training, apprentices learn the ropes at college and build on this at work, receiving high levels of support throughout their programme.

We are currently working with a range of local employers to prepare for the Apprenticeship Levy, if you're not sure where to start then let us help!

Call our team now on 01235 216 216 to book a free consultation

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Content creator (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equine groom (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Recruitment resourcer (level 2)

Senior equine groom (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

93% achievement rate (out of 20 apprentices)

60% 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.