Training provider

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Employer reviews

Good (435 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	48%	52%	320
Reporting on progress of apprentices	28%	72%	249
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	180
Providing the right training at the right time	63%	37%	150
Training facilities	92%	8%	125
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	119
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	108
Initial assessment of apprentices	77%	23%	106
Adapting to my needs	54%	46%	85

Apprentice reviews

Good (47 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	72%	28%
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	68%	32%
Providing accessible training resources	85%	15%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	77%	23%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	87%	13%

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	85%	15%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	79%	21%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	79%	21%

Provider overview

Dudley College has been at the heart of training and skills in the Black Country for over 150 years. We offer over 60 apprenticeships and broad range bespoke training to meet employer needs. We can meet your business need when it comes to recruiting new apprentices or training your existing workforce. With state of the-art facilities and a new £12 million centre for Construction Technologies opening soon, we provide a first class learning environment to meet your business needs.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Community health and wellbeing worker (level 3)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

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)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Geospatial survey technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Metal casting, foundry and patternmaking technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Network cable installer (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Scaffolder (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Sports coach (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

62% pass rate (out of 80 apprentices)

61% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.