Training provider

DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (276 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	68%	32%	226
Reporting on progress of apprentices	36%	64%	127
Getting new apprentices started	91%	9%	116
Working with small numbers of apprentices	91%	9%	85
Providing the right training at the right time	74%	26%	84
Adapting to my needs	83%	17%	83
Improving apprentice skills	74%	26%	77
Initial assessment of apprentices	82%	18%	50
Training facilities	70%	30%	37

Apprentice reviews

Good (82 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	78%	22%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	85%	15%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	79%	21%
Providing accessible training resources	80%	20%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Taking into account your previous learning	80%	20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	79%	21%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	78%	22%

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	80%	20%
Resolving any issues you have	80%	20%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

Derwentside College is one of the largest apprenticeship providers in the region; currently delivering 50 apprenticeships, we continually ensure our apprenticeship offer meets the needs of employers and apprentices. With significant investment in our training and facilities, our apprentices benefit from the very best training. Working with some of the largest employers in the region we offer a bespoke service, which enables training to be contextualised to your business. Our extensive experience of developing and implementing large scale recruitment and upskilling campaigns, means your business is safe in our hands. Our helpful staff can advise on training offers resulting in meaningful programmes that impacts on your business and staff.

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Floorlayer (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Improvement practitioner (level 4)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and development practitioner (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Roofer (level 2)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)

71% pass rate (out of 30 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.