Training provider

LAKES COLLEGE WEST CUMBRIA

Employer reviews

Good (134 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	60%	40%	95
Reporting on progress of apprentices	39%	61%	57
Getting new apprentices started	75%	25%	55
Training facilities	95%	5%	42
Improving apprentice skills	72%	28%	39
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	35
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	33
Providing the right training at the right time	86%	14%	29
Initial assessment of apprentices	57%	43%	23

Apprentice reviews

Good (30 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	73%	27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	87%	13%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	70%	30%
Providing accessible training resources	83%	17%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Taking into account your previous learning	70%	30%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	70%	30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	83%	17%

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	80%	20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Resolving any issues you have	77%	23%
Preparing you for success in your future career	87%	13%

Provider overview

Lakes College serves the local community of West Cumbria. The college provides a wide range of vocational provision from level 1 to level 7. Employers can recruit apprenticeships from our large pool of applicants who have applied directly to the college or from our student pool. The College delivers over 50 apprenticeship pathways predominantly in Business.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR consultant partner (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nuclear technician (level 5)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Quality practitioner (level 4)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Water treatment technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Engineering operative (level 2)