Training provider

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Good (249 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	34%	66%	192
Reporting on progress of apprentices	18%	82%	151
Getting new apprentices started	68%	32%	96
Providing the right training at the right time	51%	49%	74
Improving apprentice skills	74%	26%	72
Training facilities	82%	18%	72
Working with small numbers of apprentices	93%	7%	70
Initial assessment of apprentices	53%	47%	51
Adapting to my needs	52%	48%	46

Apprentice reviews

Good (17 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	59%	41%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	59%	41%

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	65%	35%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	53%	47%
Taking into account your previous learning	59%	41%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	71%	29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	82%	18%

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	76%	24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

Provider overview

South Thames Colleges Group (STCG) is a large general further education college, formed in August 2017 by the merger of Carshalton, Kingston and South Thames colleges. The college has sites in the boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth, all with excellent commuter links across London and Surrey. Apprentices are taught by teachers who are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and teach in an interesting and engaging way. STCG work with employers to ensure they understand the requirements of the programmes and contribute to the development of apprentices& training. As a result, most apprentices remain in employment on completion of their programme. In February 2020 STCG was awarded a grade 2 (Good) by Ofsted.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Building services engineering ductwork craftsperson (level 3)

Building services engineering ductwork installer (level 2)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Facilities management supervisor (level 3)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Infrastructure technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Mammography associate (level 4)

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Motorcycle technician (repair and maintenance) (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Paralegal (level 3)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Retail team leader (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software development technician (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Telecoms field operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Engineering operative (level 2)

60% achievement rate (out of 80 apprentices)

67% 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 2018 to 2019 academic year.