Training provider

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (194 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	64%	36%	149
Reporting on progress of apprentices	40%	60%	110
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	93
Providing the right training at the right time	69%	31%	58
Improving apprentice skills	70%	30%	57
Training facilities	93%	7%	56
Adapting to my needs	67%	33%	42
Initial assessment of apprentices	77%	23%	39
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	36

Apprentice reviews

Good (54 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	70%	30%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	78%	22%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	74%	26%
Providing accessible training resources	91%	9%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	74%	26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	74%	26%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	87%	13%

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	74%	26%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	70%	30%

Provider overview

Here at the College, everything we do is built around your experience as a student and helping you make the most of your time with us. We have an unwavering passion for learning, and pride ourselves in delivering excellent programmes of study. We offer a wide range of apprenticeships in various sectors, including, childcare, management, hairdressing, marine and much more. It is important to remember that you must be employed for the period of the apprenticeship for 30 hours or more a week, aged 16 plus, and not in full-time education.

Courses offered

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Academic professional (level 7)

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Boatbuilder (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Composites technician (level 3)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Content creator (level 3)

Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Data analyst (level 4)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Fisher (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hearing aid dispenser (level 5)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Marina and boatyard operative (level 2)

Marine engineer (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Outdoor activity instructor (level 3)

Outdoor learning specialist (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Paralegal (level 3)

People professional (level 5)

Personal trainer (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Roofer (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Sports coach (level 4)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Youth justice practitioner (level 5)

Apprenticeship training course

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

87% achievement rate (out of 60 apprentices)

51% 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.