Training provider

FASHION RETAIL ACADEMY

UKPRN 10009213

Fashion and textiles product technologist (level 4)

Training options for this course

This provider offers these training options for this course in L18 Liverpool. You can remove or change your location . This may change what options are available.

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Training option	Location
At apprentice's workplace Training at the employer's location.	0.0 miles to apprentice's work location
Block release Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.	175.4 miles to closest location: 84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SE
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	175.4 miles to closest location: 84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SE

Course achievements and participation

Achievements

No data

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Participation

No data

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Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.

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Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

Employers

No reviews

Not enough employers have reviewed this provider.

Apprentices

No reviews

Not enough apprentices have reviewed this provider.

Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024). Data collected by Department for Education.

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1 August 2024 to today

These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices have given feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (5 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 5 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 5 apprentices)

  60%40%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 5 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 5 apprentices)

  40%60%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 5 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 5 apprentices)

  80%20%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	100%	0%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	100%	0%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	60%	40%
Providing accessible training resources	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	60%	40%
Taking into account your previous learning	80%	20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	40%	60%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	100%	0%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Good (2 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

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	50%	50%	2
Getting new apprentices started	50%	50%	2
Improving apprentice skills	0%	100%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	50%	50%	2

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (7 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 7 apprentices)

  57%43%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 7 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 7 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 7 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 7 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 7 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 7 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 7 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 7 apprentices)

  100%0%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	57%	43%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	71%	29%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	71%	29%
Providing accessible training resources	86%	14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	86%	14%
Taking into account your previous learning	86%	14%
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	71%	29%

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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	86%	14%
Preparing you for success in your future career	100%	0%

1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (10 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Communication with employers(selected by 7 employers)

  71%29%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 7 employers)

  100%0%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Training facilities(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	50%	50%	2
Communication with employers	71%	29%	7
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	7
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	3
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	75%	25%	4
Adapting to my needs	75%	25%	4
Training facilities	100%	0%	2

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (4 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Communication with employers(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Training facilities(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	2
Communication with employers	100%	0%	3
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	1
Working with small numbers of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	50%	50%	2
Adapting to my needs	100%	0%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	2

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2020 to today

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.

Employer reviews

We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.

Excellent (16 reviews)

Areas of strength and improvement

Employers can select:

• up to 3 things they think are strengths
• up to 3 things they think need improvement

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Communication with employers(selected by 12 employers)

  75%25%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 9 employers)

  89%11%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)

  62%38%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 7 employers)

  86%14%

• Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)

  100%0%

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
Providing the right training at the right time	75%	25%	4
Communication with employers	75%	25%	12
Getting new apprentices started	89%	11%	9
Improving apprentice skills	50%	50%	2
Working with small numbers of apprentices	75%	25%	4
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	62%	38%	8
Adapting to my needs	86%	14%	7
Training facilities	100%	0%	4

Apprentice reviews

We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.

Good (12 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you(selected by 12 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 12 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 12 apprentices)

  67%33%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 12 apprentices)

  92%8%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 12 apprentices)

  75%25%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 12 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 12 apprentices)

  58%42%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 12 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 12 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 12 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 12 apprentices)

  92%8%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 12 apprentices)

  92%8%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	75%	25%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	83%	17%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	67%	33%
Providing accessible training resources	92%	8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Taking into account your previous learning	83%	17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	58%	42%
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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	92%	8%
Preparing you for success in your future career	92%	8%

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Electra House, 84 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SE
• Email: sara.harris@efitraining.co.uk
• Telephone: 07762 002199
• Website: https://www.efitraining.co.uk/apprenticeships

Training provider overview and courses delivered

View 20 courses delivered by this training provider

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• Data analyst (level 4)
• Retailer (level 2)
• Operations manager (level 5)
• Team leader (level 3)
• Travel consultant (level 3)
• Customer service practitioner (level 2)
• Retail manager (level 4)
• Content creator (level 3)
• Business administrator (level 3)
• Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
• Procurement and supply chain practitioner (level 4)
• Customer service specialist (level 3)
• Marketing executive (level 4)
• Fashion and textiles product technologist (level 4)
• Buying and merchandising assistant (level 4)
• Assistant buyer and assistant merchandiser (level 6)
• Coaching professional (level 5)
• Data technician (level 3)
• Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
• Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

The Fashion Retail Academy offers specialist fashion and retail courses with unparalleled industry involvement. We inspire future talent via curricula that is matched to current and future industry needs. We work with over 140 retailers and all apprentices receive industry-aligned projects and masterclasses. Since 2017, FRA has trained over 600 apprentices from levels 2-6.

We have now launched our bespoke apprenticeship arm, Education For Industry Training (EFIT), broadening our offer to include management, data science, travel, sustainability, and textile technology. EFIT works collaboratively across all sectors, not only fashion and retail, to enhance employers' apprenticeship offer for their staff and provide the best bespoke experience.

For general information about this provider, such as the total participation and achievement rate for all courses they deliver, view our provider details page for FASHION RETAIL ACADEMY .

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