Training provider

DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION

UKPRN 10009389

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Training options for this course

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

If there are multiple training options, the apprentice may do a combination of these. You'll need to contact the provider to confirm what training they offer.

Training option	Location
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	212.7 miles to closest location: Hertford Way, York Road Industrial Park, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6YG

Course achievements and participation

Achievements

84.6%

of apprentices (25 of 30) completed this course and passed their end-point assessment with this provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 15.4% did not pass or left the course before taking the assessment.

52.7% national achievement rate

Participation

30

apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2023

Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.

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Training provider information

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.

Poor (1 review)

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 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)

  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	0%	100%	1
Communication with employers	0%	100%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	0%	100%	1
Training facilities	100%	0%	1

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.

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

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.

Excellent (8 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 5 employers)

  100%0%

• Communication with employers(selected by 4 employers)

  75%25%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)

  33%67%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 5 employers)

  80%20%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

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

  100%0%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)

  67%33%

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%	5
Communication with employers	75%	25%	4
Getting new apprentices started	33%	67%	3
Improving apprentice skills	80%	20%	5
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	2
Adapting to my needs	50%	50%	2
Training facilities	67%	33%	3

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 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.

Good (7 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 3 employers)

  67%33%

• Communication with employers(selected by 6 employers)

  50%50%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 3 employers)

  33%67%

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

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)

  50%50%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)

  0%100%

• Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)

  60%40%

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	67%	33%	3
Communication with employers	50%	50%	6
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	2
Improving apprentice skills	33%	67%	3
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	4
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	3
Reporting on progress of apprentices	50%	50%	6
Adapting to my needs	0%	100%	1
Training facilities	60%	40%	5

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.

Good (7 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 3 employers)

  0%100%

• Communication with employers(selected by 7 employers)

  57%43%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  57%43%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 employers)

  33%67%

• Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)

  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	0%	100%	3
Communication with employers	57%	43%	7
Improving apprentice skills	100%	0%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	57%	43%	7
Adapting to my needs	33%	67%	3
Training facilities	100%	0%	1

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.

Good (23 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 12 employers)

  58%42%

• Communication with employers(selected by 18 employers)

  56%44%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 5 employers)

  60%40%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 10 employers)

  70%30%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)

  100%0%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 16 employers)

  56%44%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 6 employers)

  33%67%

• Training facilities(selected by 10 employers)

  70%30%

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	58%	42%	12
Communication with employers	56%	44%	18
Getting new apprentices started	60%	40%	5
Improving apprentice skills	70%	30%	10
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	6
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	6
Reporting on progress of apprentices	56%	44%	16
Adapting to my needs	33%	67%	6
Training facilities	70%	30%	10

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.

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Hertford Way, York Road Business Park, Malton, YO17 6YG
• Email: info@derwenttraining.co.uk
• Telephone: 01653697698
• Website: https://derwenttraining.co.uk/contact/

Training provider overview and courses delivered

View 8 courses delivered by this training provider

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• Welder (level 2)
• Operations manager (level 5)
• Team leader (level 3)
• Metal fabricator (level 3)
• Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)
• Machining technician (level 3)
• Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
• Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)

Derwent Training Association exists for the sole purpose of delivering engineering training. Initially founded in 1988 by employers, it has fulfilled that objective for over 30 years.

We specialise in Engineering and Manufacturing apprenticeships and deliver apprenticeships in Mechatronics Maintenance, Machinist, Technical Support Technician & Fabrication & Welding which are delivered over 48 months. Our facilities have been tailored to meet the needs of the businesses.

Our mission is to prove first class training for the benefit of our employers and their apprentices.

We are accredited by IET & IMechE, EAL, C&G & Pearson.

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 DERWENT TRAINING ASSOCIATION .

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