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Training option
Location
At apprentice's workplace
Training at the employer's location.
Training is provided at apprentice's workplaces across England.
Block release
Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.
13 Pullman Business Park, Mallard Way, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8GX
Day release
One day a week at the provider's location.
13 Pullman Business Park, Mallard Way, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8GX
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
No data
There is not enough data to show the achievement rate for this course.
This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course,
or this is a new course for this provider.
Participation
No data
Not enough apprentices have completed a course with this provider to show participation
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Excellent
average review from 5 employers when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Excellent
average review from 78 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024).
Data collected by Department for Education.
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.
Excellent(3 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 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Adapting to my needs(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
100%
0%
1
Communication with employers
100%
0%
2
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
2
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Adapting to my needs
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.
Excellent(94 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 94 apprentices)
99%1%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 94 apprentices)
98%2%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 94 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 94 apprentices)
98%2%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 94 apprentices)
95%5%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 94 apprentices)
97%3%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 94 apprentices)
99%1%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 94 apprentices)
99%1%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 94 apprentices)
99%1%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 94 apprentices)
100%0%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 94 apprentices)
99%1%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 94 apprentices)
98%2%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
99%
1%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
98%
2%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
100%
0%
Providing accessible training resources
98%
2%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
95%
5%
Taking into account your previous learning
97%
3%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
99%
1%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
99%
1%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
99%
1%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
100%
0%
Resolving any issues you have
99%
1%
Preparing you for success in your future career
98%
2%
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.
Excellent(5 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)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 4 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
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%
3
Communication with employers
100%
0%
2
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
4
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
2
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
1
Training facilities
0%
100%
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.
Excellent(78 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 78 apprentices)
97%3%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 78 apprentices)
100%0%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 78 apprentices)
96%4%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 78 apprentices)
97%3%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 78 apprentices)
97%3%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 78 apprentices)
96%4%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 78 apprentices)
94%6%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 78 apprentices)
100%0%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 78 apprentices)
97%3%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 78 apprentices)
99%1%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 78 apprentices)
97%3%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 78 apprentices)
95%5%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
97%
3%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
100%
0%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
96%
4%
Providing accessible training resources
97%
3%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
97%
3%
Taking into account your previous learning
96%
4%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
94%
6%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
100%
0%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
97%
3%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
99%
1%
Resolving any issues you have
97%
3%
Preparing you for success in your future career
95%
5%
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(3 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 1 employer)
100%0%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 2 employers)
50%50%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Adapting to my needs(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
100%
0%
2
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Getting new apprentices started
50%
50%
2
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
2
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Adapting to my needs
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.
Excellent(15 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
100%
0%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
100%
0%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
100%
0%
Providing accessible training resources
100%
0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
93%
7%
Taking into account your previous learning
100%
0%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
100%
0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
100%
0%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
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
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(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 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 6 employers)
50%50%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
0%100%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 3 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%
1
Communication with employers
50%
50%
6
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
3
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
3
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
3
Reporting on progress of apprentices
0%
100%
2
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
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 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(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 1 employer)
100%0%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(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
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
1
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
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(21 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 7 employers)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 12 employers)
75%25%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 6 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 9 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 5 employers)
60%40%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 6 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
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%
7
Communication with employers
75%
25%
12
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
6
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
9
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
9
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
7
Reporting on progress of apprentices
60%
40%
5
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
6
Training facilities
0%
100%
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.
Excellent(187 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 187 apprentices)
98%2%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 187 apprentices)
99%1%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 187 apprentices)
98%2%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 187 apprentices)
98%2%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 187 apprentices)
96%4%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 187 apprentices)
97%3%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 187 apprentices)
97%3%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 187 apprentices)
99%1%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 187 apprentices)
98%2%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 187 apprentices)
99%1%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 187 apprentices)
98%2%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 187 apprentices)
97%3%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
98%
2%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
99%
1%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
98%
2%
Providing accessible training resources
98%
2%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
96%
4%
Taking into account your previous learning
97%
3%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
97%
3%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
99%
1%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
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