Training provider

PRESTON COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (143 reviews)

Employer review details

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Communication with employers(selected by 96 employers)

  50%50%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 79 employers)

  28%72%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 74 employers)

  82%18%

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 52 employers)

  87%13%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 38 employers)

  84%16%

• Training facilities(selected by 31 employers)

  84%16%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 30 employers)

  60%40%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 23 employers)

  65%35%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 17 employers)

  88%12%

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	50%	50%	96
Reporting on progress of apprentices	28%	72%	79
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	74
Providing the right training at the right time	87%	13%	52
Improving apprentice skills	84%	16%	38
Training facilities	84%	16%	31
Initial assessment of apprentices	60%	40%	30
Adapting to my needs	65%	35%	23
Working with small numbers of apprentices	88%	12%	17

Apprentice reviews

Good (58 reviews)

Apprentice review details

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you

  62%38%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment

  76%24%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training

  66%34%

• Providing accessible training resources

  71%29%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship

  62%38%

• Taking into account your previous learning

  78%22%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better

  69%31%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time

  79%21%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones

  76%24%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship

  74%26%

• Resolving any issues you have

  79%21%

• Preparing you for success in your future career

  74%26%

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	76%	24%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	66%	34%
Providing accessible training resources	71%	29%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	62%	38%
Taking into account your previous learning	78%	22%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	69%	31%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	79%	21%

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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	74%	26%

Provider overview

Preston College is one of the largest apprenticeship providers in Lancashire. We are proud to offer a range of apprenticeships to suit the needs of your business, from Level 2 to 5. Our vision is to transform lives through education and our mission is to inspire, educate and support our diverse community to reach its potential. Our relationships with employers ensure that our apprenticeship provision is relevant, up to date and of a high quality. We work closely with over 1000 employers across the region from SMEs to large levy businesses, and we will support throughout the apprenticeship journey, including the recruitment process with potential candidates. We also offer a variety of delivery models from day release to full remote delivery.

Courses offered

View all 49 courses offered by this provider

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Payroll administrator (level 3)

Pharmacy services assistant (level 2)

Pharmacy technician (integrated) (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Roofer (level 2)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Team leader (level 3)

Transport and warehouse operations supervisor (level 3)

Wall and floor tiler (level 2)

Welder (level 2)

Wellbeing and holistic therapist (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

53% achievement rate (out of 160 apprentices)

53% 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

B31 Birmingham Remove location

PRESTON COLLEGE’s training options

Head office 99.8 miles away

Fulwood Campus, St Vincent’S Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8UR

• not available At apprentice’s workplace
• available Day release: 99.8 miles away
• not available Block release

Day release address

Fulwood Campus, St Vincents Road, PRESTON, Lancashire, PR2 8UR

Contact this provider about this course

• Email: employerenquiry@preston.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01772 225768
• Website: https://www.preston.ac.uk/courses/apprenticeships/construction/414

Shortlisted

PRESTON COLLEGE is 1 of 66 training providers for Painter and decorator (level 2) at the apprenticeship location.

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