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Training option
Location
Day release
One day a week at the provider's location.
Willerby Grove, Willerby Grove, PETERLEE, Durham, SR8 2RN
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
No data
There is not enough data to show the achievement rate for this course.
This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course,
or this is a new course for this provider.
Participation
13
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2023
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Excellent
average review from 16 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Excellent
average review from 58 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024).
Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Excellent(16 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 16 apprentices)
88%12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 16 apprentices)
81%19%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 16 apprentices)
88%12%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 16 apprentices)
88%12%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 16 apprentices)
94%6%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
94%
6%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
94%
6%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
94%
6%
Providing accessible training resources
88%
12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
81%
19%
Taking into account your previous learning
88%
12%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
94%
6%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
94%
6%
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
94%
6%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
94%
6%
Resolving any issues you have
88%
12%
Preparing you for success in your future career
94%
6%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(16 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 8 employers)
88%12%
Communication with employers(selected by 12 employers)
75%25%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 7 employers)
86%14%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 8 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
75%25%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
88%
12%
8
Communication with employers
75%
25%
12
Getting new apprentices started
86%
14%
7
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
8
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
3
Initial assessment of apprentices
67%
33%
3
Reporting on progress of apprentices
75%
25%
8
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
3
Training facilities
67%
33%
3
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Excellent(58 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 58 apprentices)
90%10%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 58 apprentices)
91%9%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 58 apprentices)
84%16%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 58 apprentices)
90%10%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 58 apprentices)
88%12%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 58 apprentices)
90%10%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 58 apprentices)
90%10%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 58 apprentices)
93%7%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 58 apprentices)
93%7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 58 apprentices)
91%9%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 58 apprentices)
91%9%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 58 apprentices)
93%7%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
90%
10%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
91%
9%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
84%
16%
Providing accessible training resources
90%
10%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
88%
12%
Taking into account your previous learning
90%
10%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
90%
10%
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
93%
7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
91%
9%
Resolving any issues you have
91%
9%
Preparing you for success in your future career
93%
7%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(9 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
Communication with employers(selected by 5 employers)
20%80%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
0%100%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
33%67%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
Training facilities(selected by 2 employers)
50%50%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
60%
40%
5
Communication with employers
20%
80%
5
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
1
Improving apprentice skills
83%
17%
6
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
2
Initial assessment of apprentices
0%
100%
3
Reporting on progress of apprentices
33%
67%
3
Adapting to my needs
0%
100%
1
Training facilities
50%
50%
2
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(24 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 24 apprentices)
96%4%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 24 apprentices)
92%8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
88%
12%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
83%
17%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
83%
17%
Providing accessible training resources
88%
12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
83%
17%
Taking into account your previous learning
96%
4%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
88%
12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
83%
17%
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
92%
8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
88%
12%
Resolving any issues you have
88%
12%
Preparing you for success in your future career
83%
17%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(20 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Communication with employers(selected by 10 employers)
70%30%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 7 employers)
86%14%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
40%60%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
83%
17%
6
Communication with employers
70%
30%
10
Getting new apprentices started
83%
17%
6
Improving apprentice skills
86%
14%
7
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
4
Reporting on progress of apprentices
40%
60%
5
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
3
Training facilities
60%
40%
5
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(15 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
Communication with employers(selected by 7 employers)
43%57%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 5 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 9 employers)
89%11%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)
33%67%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
60%
40%
5
Communication with employers
43%
57%
7
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
5
Improving apprentice skills
89%
11%
9
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
4
Initial assessment of apprentices
83%
17%
6
Reporting on progress of apprentices
33%
67%
6
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
1
Training facilities
83%
17%
6
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(60 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 24 employers)
75%25%
Communication with employers(selected by 34 employers)
59%41%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 19 employers)
89%11%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 30 employers)
90%10%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 16 employers)
69%31%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 22 employers)
50%50%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 8 employers)
88%12%
Training facilities(selected by 16 employers)
69%31%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
75%
25%
24
Communication with employers
59%
41%
34
Getting new apprentices started
89%
11%
19
Improving apprentice skills
90%
10%
30
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
10
Initial assessment of apprentices
69%
31%
16
Reporting on progress of apprentices
50%
50%
22
Adapting to my needs
88%
12%
8
Training facilities
69%
31%
16
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Excellent(98 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 98 apprentices)
90%10%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 98 apprentices)
90%10%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 98 apprentices)
86%14%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 98 apprentices)
89%11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 98 apprentices)
86%14%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 98 apprentices)
91%9%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 98 apprentices)
90%10%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 98 apprentices)
91%9%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 98 apprentices)
93%7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 98 apprentices)
91%9%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 98 apprentices)
90%10%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 98 apprentices)
91%9%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
90%
10%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
90%
10%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
86%
14%
Providing accessible training resources
89%
11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
86%
14%
Taking into account your previous learning
91%
9%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
90%
10%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
91%
9%
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
East Durham College operates across three campuses, two in Peterlee and one in Houghall, Durham. In Peterlee, the main college re-located in 2009 into a stunning £36 million new build and this September (2016) opened its new £12.75 million development at Houghall. The college is committed to offering an outstanding education. Providing individuals and local business every opportunity to succeed and prosper. The college is home to a genuine and supportive community of students and staff and that support leads to some great results. The percentage of students completing their qualification aims successfully with us has been consistently above the national average.