Training provider

THE OLDHAM COLLEGE

UKPRN 10006770

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Training options for this course

This provider offers these training options for this course in -1. You can remove or change your location . This may change what options are available.

If there are multiple training options, the apprentice may do a combination of these. You'll need to contact the provider to confirm what training they offer.

Training option	Location
Block release Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.	0.0 miles to closest location: Rochdale Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6AA
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	0.0 miles to closest location: Rochdale Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL9 6AA

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

1

apprentice have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2023

Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.

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Training provider information

Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

Employers

Good

average review from 1 employer when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Apprentices

Good

average review from 16 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.

View reviews with feedback from the last 5 years

1 August 2024 to today

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.

Poor (7 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 3 employers)

  33%67%

• Communication with employers(selected by 5 employers)

  40%60%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• 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 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	33%	67%	3
Communication with employers	40%	60%	5
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	3
Improving apprentice skills	50%	50%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	6
Adapting to my needs	100%	0%	1
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.

Good (7 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 7 apprentices)

  57%43%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

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

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 7 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• 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 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	57%	43%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	86%	14%

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	86%	14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	86%	14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	86%	14%
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	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	86%	14%
Resolving any issues you have	86%	14%
Preparing you for success in your future career	86%	14%

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.

Good (1 review)

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 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

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	100%	0%	1
Communication with employers	0%	100%	1
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	1
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	1
Training facilities	0%	100%	1

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 (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)

  75%25%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 16 apprentices)

  88%12%

• 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)

  69%31%

• 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)

  88%12%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 16 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 16 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 16 apprentices)

  88%12%

• 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)

  88%12%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 16 apprentices)

  94%6%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 16 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 16 apprentices)

  81%19%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	75%	25%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	88%	12%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	69%	31%
Providing accessible training resources	88%	12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	88%	12%
Taking into account your previous learning	69%	31%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	75%	25%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	88%	12%

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	94%	6%
Resolving any issues you have	69%	31%
Preparing you for success in your future career	81%	19%

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.

Excellent (23 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 16 employers)

  94%6%

• Communication with employers(selected by 18 employers)

  61%39%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 9 employers)

  56%44%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 13 employers)

  77%23%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)

  67%33%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)

  25%75%

• Training facilities(selected by 8 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
Providing the right training at the right time	94%	6%	16
Communication with employers	61%	39%	18
Getting new apprentices started	56%	44%	9
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	13
Working with small numbers of apprentices	43%	57%	7
Initial assessment of apprentices	43%	57%	7
Reporting on progress of apprentices	67%	33%	9
Adapting to my needs	25%	75%	4
Training facilities	88%	12%	8

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 (25 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 25 apprentices)

  64%36%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 25 apprentices)

  72%28%

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

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 25 apprentices)

  68%32%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 25 apprentices)

  72%28%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 25 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 25 apprentices)

  64%36%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 25 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 25 apprentices)

  80%20%

• 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 25 apprentices)

  68%32%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 25 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 25 apprentices)

  72%28%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 25 apprentices)

  68%32%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	64%	36%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	72%	28%

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	72%	28%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	60%	40%
Taking into account your previous learning	64%	36%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	60%	40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	80%	20%

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	68%	32%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Resolving any issues you have	72%	28%
Preparing you for success in your future career	68%	32%

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.

Good (23 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)

  80%20%

• Communication with employers(selected by 14 employers)

  57%43%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 12 employers)

  83%17%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 6 employers)

  67%33%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)

  70%30%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)

  50%50%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)

  80%20%

• Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)

  100%0%

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	80%	20%	5
Communication with employers	57%	43%	14
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	12
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	6
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	70%	30%	10
Reporting on progress of apprentices	50%	50%	10
Adapting to my needs	80%	20%	5
Training facilities	100%	0%	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 (24 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)

  40%60%

• Communication with employers(selected by 15 employers)

  67%33%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 14 employers)

  93%7%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 11 employers)

  82%18%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)

  80%20%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)

  80%20%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)

  40%60%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 10 employers)

  80%20%

• Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)

  80%20%

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	40%	60%	5
Communication with employers	67%	33%	15
Getting new apprentices started	93%	7%	14
Improving apprentice skills	82%	18%	11
Working with small numbers of apprentices	80%	20%	5
Initial assessment of apprentices	80%	20%	5
Reporting on progress of apprentices	40%	60%	10
Adapting to my needs	80%	20%	10
Training facilities	80%	20%	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 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.

Good (78 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 30 employers)

  77%23%

• Communication with employers(selected by 53 employers)

  58%42%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 39 employers)

  82%18%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 33 employers)

  76%24%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)

  64%36%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 22 employers)

  64%36%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 35 employers)

  49%51%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 20 employers)

  70%30%

• Training facilities(selected by 22 employers)

  82%18%

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	77%	23%	30
Communication with employers	58%	42%	53
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	39
Improving apprentice skills	76%	24%	33
Working with small numbers of apprentices	64%	36%	14
Initial assessment of apprentices	64%	36%	22
Reporting on progress of apprentices	49%	51%	35
Adapting to my needs	70%	30%	20
Training facilities	82%	18%	22

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 (48 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 48 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 48 apprentices)

  79%21%

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

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 48 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 48 apprentices)

  79%21%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 48 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 48 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 48 apprentices)

  69%31%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 48 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 48 apprentices)

  77%23%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 48 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 48 apprentices)

  73%27%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 48 apprentices)

  75%25%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	67%	33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	79%	21%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	71%	29%
Providing accessible training resources	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	69%	31%
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	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	77%	23%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	73%	27%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Rochdale Road, Oldham, OL9 6AA
• Email: info@oldham.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01617854000
• Website: https://www.oldham.ac.uk/apprenticeships-traineeships/

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Oldham College is based in Greater Manchester and has a long established track record of delivering apprenticeships.

We offer a broad range of apprenticeships combining the high quality college training facilities with occupational specialist assessors, in priority sectors including: Construction, Health & Social Care, Business and Professional, Art and Design, Retail and Commercial.

In addition to the established apprenticeships, we are further developing our higher level offer in partnership with University Campus Oldham to extend the opportunities at Level 4 and above.

Our extended service to employers includes support with identifying company training needs and access to grants, and recruitment support via the college Job Shop.

For general information about this provider, such as the total participation and achievement rate for all courses they deliver, view our provider details page for THE OLDHAM COLLEGE .

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