Training provider

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

Employer reviews

Good (16 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	38%	62%	16
Improving apprentice skills	78%	22%	9
Getting new apprentices started	75%	25%	8
Reporting on progress of apprentices	38%	62%	8
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	4
Initial assessment of apprentices	75%	25%	4
Adapting to my needs	75%	25%	4
Training facilities	0%	100%	2
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	1

Apprentice reviews

Good (14 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	71%	29%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	86%	14%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	79%	21%
Providing accessible training resources	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	93%	7%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	79%	21%
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	79%	21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	86%	14%
Resolving any issues you have	93%	7%
Preparing you for success in your future career	79%	21%

Provider overview

Lifelong Learning and Skills provide a wide range of apprenticeships across its three training units, Red Tape Central, Construction Design Centre and Sheaf Training Centre.

Our team of tutor/assessors are industry professionals in their fields combined with having relevant teaching qualifications.

We offer apprenticeships in business administration, housing, customer services, hospitality and catering, food production, brick laying, carpentry, civils, painting and decorating, teaching and learning, childcare and health and social care.

We offer a bespoke service that can be tailored to meet your business need and our clients range from small to large businesses.

The service comprises of a dedicated account manager, tutor/assessor and assistance with recruitment where required.

Courses offered

View all 23 courses offered by this provider

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Housing and property management (level 3)

Housing and property management assistant (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Library, information and archive services assistant (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Playworker (level 2)

Roofer (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Early years educator (level 3)

69% achievement rate (out of 20 apprentices)

48% 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.