Training provider

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (93 reviews)

Employer review details

Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

Communication with employers(selected by 61 employers)
51%49%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 52 employers)
19%81%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 33 employers)
82%18%
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 26 employers)
88%12%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 25 employers)
76%24%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 18 employers)
61%39%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 12 employers)
92%8%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 12 employers)
75%25%
Training facilities(selected by 12 employers)
83%17%

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	51%	49%	61
Reporting on progress of apprentices	19%	81%	52
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	33
Providing the right training at the right time	88%	12%	26
Improving apprentice skills	76%	24%	25
Initial assessment of apprentices	61%	39%	18
Working with small numbers of apprentices	92%	8%	12
Adapting to my needs	75%	25%	12
Training facilities	83%	17%	12

Apprentice reviews

Good (60 reviews)

Apprentice review details

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Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

Communicating clearly with you
70%30%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
80%20%

Organisation

Organising well-structured training
73%27%
Providing accessible training resources
85%15%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
75%25%
Taking into account your previous learning
68%32%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
82%18%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
92%8%

Support

Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
87%13%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
73%27%
Resolving any issues you have
70%30%
Preparing you for success in your future career
82%18%

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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	80%	20%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	73%	27%
Providing accessible training resources	85%	15%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Taking into account your previous learning	68%	32%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	82%	18%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	92%	8%

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	87%	13%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	73%	27%
Resolving any issues you have	70%	30%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

Provider overview

South Staffordshire College has four campuses across Staffordshire. We provide full-time & part-time courses and have a long history of collaborating with employers in the Midlands to introduce apprentices to the workplace in a flexible way that benefits your business and supports the growth of future talent. Apprenticeships contain:

Knowledge & Theory (Technical Certificate in some standards)
Skills development – both in College and the Workplace
Professional behaviors
Functional Skills development Please contact our Business Development Team who are on hand to answer any questions about training or recruitment, or to arrange a visit with one of our Advisers.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Powered pedestrian door installer and service engineer (level 2)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Veterinary nurse (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Early years educator (level 3)

71% achievement rate (out of 30 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.

Apprenticeship location

B31 Birmingham Remove location