Training provider

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (111 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	63%	37%	83
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	61
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	57
Improving apprentice skills	61%	39%	36
Providing the right training at the right time	72%	28%	29
Training facilities	97%	3%	29
Initial assessment of apprentices	82%	18%	22
Working with small numbers of apprentices	95%	5%	21
Adapting to my needs	55%	45%	20

Apprentice reviews

Good (128 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	70%	30%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

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	91%	9%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	78%	22%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	77%	23%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	86%	14%

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	81%	19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	80%	20%
Preparing you for success in your future career	78%	22%

Provider overview

Here at the College, everything we do is built around your experience as a student and helping you make the most of your time with us. We have an unwavering passion for learning, and pride ourselves in delivering excellent programmes of study. We offer a wide range of apprenticeships in various sectors, including, childcare, management, hairdressing, marine and much more. It is important to remember that you must be employed for the period of the apprenticeship for 30 hours or more a week, aged 16 plus, and not in full-time education.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Boatbuilder (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Content creator (level 3)

Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

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

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Fisher (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Healthcare science practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

Hearing aid dispenser (level 5)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Leisure team member (level 2)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Marina and boatyard operative (level 2)

Marine engineer (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operations manager (level 5)

Outdoor activity instructor (level 3)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Roofer (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Sports coach (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Youth justice practitioner (level 5)

Apprenticeship training course

Marina and boatyard operative (level 2)

83% achievement rate (out of 10 apprentices)

60% 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.

Apprenticeship location

Tonbridge, Kent Remove location