Training provider

SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Good (136 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	49%	51%	93
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	75
Getting new apprentices started	74%	26%	50
Providing the right training at the right time	73%	27%	49
Improving apprentice skills	80%	20%	46
Training facilities	97%	3%	37
Working with small numbers of apprentices	93%	7%	30
Initial assessment of apprentices	86%	14%	29
Adapting to my needs	76%	24%	25

Apprentice reviews

Good (17 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	53%	47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	59%	41%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	76%	24%
Providing accessible training resources	65%	35%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Taking into account your previous learning	76%	24%
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	82%	18%

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	65%	35%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

Provider overview

Whether you are looking to recruit an apprentice, or upskill your existing workforce, our dedicated team at Business Solutions are here to advise and guide you in the various choices you have available. We do this by crucially listening in the first instance and then, through discussion, identify where your business is now and where you would like it to be. The next steps are to look at how training, through apprenticeship funding, could be the answer to bridging your skills gaps, adapting some of your ways of working, helping with your succession planning, whatever the issue, ultimately helping to improve your bottom line.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Improvement practitioner (level 4)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Learning mentor (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Outdoor activity instructor (level 3)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Trade union official (level 4)

Apprenticeship training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

59% achievement rate (out of 60 apprentices)

61% 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 2018 to 2019 academic year.