Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

Employer reviews

Good (144 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%	102
Reporting on progress of apprentices	36%	64%	75
Getting new apprentices started	78%	22%	64
Improving apprentice skills	89%	11%	53
Providing the right training at the right time	88%	12%	42
Training facilities	90%	10%	41
Initial assessment of apprentices	57%	43%	37
Working with small numbers of apprentices	83%	17%	30
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	19

Apprentice reviews

Good (208 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	81%	19%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	82%	18%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	83%	17%
Providing accessible training resources	94%	6%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	84%	16%
Taking into account your previous learning	79%	21%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	85%	15%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	93%	7%

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	93%	7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	88%	12%
Resolving any issues you have	85%	15%
Preparing you for success in your future career	86%	14%

Provider overview

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is based in Preston, Lancashire and is one of the UK's largest universities. With a student and staff community approaching 38,000 it is the fifth largest employer in the North West of England. The University offers Higher and Degree apprenticeships, and is committed to vocation education, offering professional accreditation for its programmes. The apprenticeships combine work with part-time study up to Honours degree level and may include a work-based, academic or combined qualification or a professional qualification relevant to the industry. The University is working with a number of employers to develop new degree level apprenticeships and will engage with employers to achieve this.

Courses offered

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Advanced clinical practitioner (integrated degree) (level 7)

Aerospace software engineer (level 6)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Design and construction management (degree) (level 6)

Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

Digital marketer (integrated degree) (level 6)

District nurse (level 7)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Fire safety engineer (level 6)

Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Midwife (2019 NMC standards) (Integrated degree) (level 6)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Occupational therapist (level 6)

Operating department practitioner (level 6)

Orthodontic therapist (integrated) (level 4)

Physiotherapist (level 6)

Police constable (integrated degree) (level 6)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018) (level 6)

Senior leader (level 7)

Social worker (integrated degree) (level 6)

Solicitor (level 7)

Youth worker (level 6)

Apprenticeship training course

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

84% achievement rate (out of 380 apprentices)

52% 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.