Training provider

THE WEST MIDLANDS CREATIVE ALLIANCE LIMITED

Employer reviews

Good (29 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%	22
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	15
Getting new apprentices started	85%	15%	13
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	12
Initial assessment of apprentices	83%	17%	12
Adapting to my needs	64%	36%	11
Providing the right training at the right time	80%	20%	10
Working with small numbers of apprentices	67%	33%	6
Training facilities	100%	0%	2

Apprentice reviews

Good (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	72%	28%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	80%	20%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	76%	24%
Providing accessible training resources	76%	24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	64%	36%
Taking into account your previous learning	80%	20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	84%	16%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	92%	8%

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	84%	16%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	84%	16%

Provider overview

Creative Alliance is an independent learning provider within the creative and cultural sector. We enable talented young people to get into creative, digital or marketing roles regardless of background or previous education. We do this by:

Creative careers education and employability skills programmes
Creative apprenticeships and traineeships
Start-up support for creative businesses

Creative Alliance is a social enterprise founded in 2005. We have delivered apprenticeships in the Creative Sector since 2009. We are Matrix Accredited for the quality of advice and guidance and have been recognised for our training delivery including an award from the Social Enterprise UK award winners 2015 for education, training and jobs.

Courses offered

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Advertising and media executive (level 3)

Broadcast and media systems technician (level 5)

Business administrator (level 3)

Camera prep technician (level 3)

Content creator (level 3)

Creative industries production technician (level 3)

Creative venue technician (level 3)

Cultural learning and participation officer (level 3)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Data technician (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Event assistant (level 3)

Junior vfx artist (generalist) (level 4)

Live event technician (level 3)

Marketing executive (level 4)

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Production assistant - screen and audio (level 3)

Props technician (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

VFX artist or technical director (level 6)

Apprenticeship training course

Marketing executive (level 4)

92% achievement rate (out of 10 apprentices)

55% 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.