Training provider

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Employer reviews

Good (436 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	47%	53%	321
Reporting on progress of apprentices	28%	72%	249
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	181
Providing the right training at the right time	63%	37%	150
Training facilities	92%	8%	126
Working with small numbers of apprentices	84%	16%	120
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	108
Initial assessment of apprentices	77%	23%	106
Adapting to my needs	54%	46%	85

Apprentice reviews

Good (64 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	69%	31%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	75%	25%

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	77%	23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Taking into account your previous learning	70%	30%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	70%	30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

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	78%	22%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	72%	28%
Resolving any issues you have	73%	27%
Preparing you for success in your future career	77%	23%

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 and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Barbering professional (level 2)

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 activator coach (level 2)

Community health and wellbeing worker (level 3)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (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)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land referencer (level 4)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Machining technician (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% achievement rate (out of 80 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.