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NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

Employer reviews

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Apprentice reviews

Good (51 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 71% 29%
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 67% 33%
Providing accessible training resources 76% 24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship 73% 27%
Taking into account your previous learning 80% 20%
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 80% 20%
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 88% 12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship 76% 24%
Resolving any issues you have 71% 29%
Preparing you for success in your future career 76% 24%

Provider overview

Northern Trains are a specialist provider of apprenticeships in the logistic sector. Covering the Passenger Transport Operative and Train Driver apprenticeships, Northern trains around 250 apprentices per year and are recognised as one of the largest providers of these apprenticeships in England. Covering the entire of the North, Northern is available to take on apprentices from other train operating companies across the country. Northern is due its first official OFSTED but received reasonable progress in its new provider monitoring visit.

Courses offered

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Passenger transport operative (level 2)
Train driver (level 3)
Apprenticeship training course

Train driver (level 3)

94% achievement rate (out of 70 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.

Apprenticeship location

Stafford, Staffordshire Remove location

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED’s training options

Head office 90.7 miles away

George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT

  • available At apprentice’s workplace (national)
  • not available Day release
  • available Block release: 47.1 miles away

Block release address

Boulton House 17-21, Chorlton Street, Manchester, M1 3HY

Contact this provider about this course

Email
SMB-ApprenticeshipTeam@northernrailway.co.uk
Telephone
01904568101
Website
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/about-us
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