Training provider

ACORN TRAINING LTD

Employer reviews

Good (48 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	45%	55%	31
Reporting on progress of apprentices	43%	57%	30
Providing the right training at the right time	53%	47%	19
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	19
Working with small numbers of apprentices	73%	27%	15
Initial assessment of apprentices	77%	23%	13
Adapting to my needs	80%	20%	10
Improving apprentice skills	56%	44%	9
Training facilities	0%	100%	3

Apprentice reviews

Poor (25 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	32%	68%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	48%	52%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	44%	56%
Providing accessible training resources	48%	52%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	44%	56%
Taking into account your previous learning	60%	40%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	52%	48%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	52%	48%

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	48%	52%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	52%	48%
Resolving any issues you have	48%	52%
Preparing you for success in your future career	44%	56%

Provider overview

Acorn Training is a well established national provider of apprenticeships in Health and Social Care, Learning and Development, Employment Related Services, Business and Management.

Courses offered

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Associate project manager (level 4)

Business administrator (level 3)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Data analyst (level 4)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Playworker (level 2)

Policy officer (level 4)

Senior leader (level 7)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

20% achievement rate (out of 70 apprentices)

51% 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.