Training provider

SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

Employer reviews

Excellent (88 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	80%	20%	64
Reporting on progress of apprentices	44%	56%	48
Training facilities	66%	34%	41
Getting new apprentices started	89%	11%	36
Providing the right training at the right time	91%	9%	35
Improving apprentice skills	81%	19%	31
Adapting to my needs	84%	16%	19
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	16
Working with small numbers of apprentices	92%	8%	13

Apprentice reviews

Not yet reviewed

Provider overview

Set up as a Group Training Association in 1969 and registered as a charity. Delivery of EAL, Edexel, City & Guilds and ECITB qualifications.

Apprentices are recruited on behalf of employers.

Apprenticeships in engineering: electro-technical, instrumentation, machining, maintenance, welding, pipefitting, project control and CAD/engineering design.

All apprenticeships include off-the-job training in the first year of either 6 months block or, a series of 8 individual 3 week modules. Many employers extend this period to a full year.

BTec is delivered in-house on one day per week during the first two years of the apprenticeship.

Attendance is full time 5 days, 37 hours weekly, starting at 08.00 am.

Competency assessments and testing for installation apprentices and welder codings.

Courses offered

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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)

Installation electrician and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Science industry maintenance technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Metal fabricator (level 3)

71% pass rate (out of 50 apprentices)

76% national average pass rate

Explain pass rate

The percentage of apprentices who successfully passed a similar apprenticeship with this training provider in the 2018 to 2019 academic year.