Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Employer reviews

Good (311 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	63%	37%	245
Reporting on progress of apprentices	38%	62%	164
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	149
Adapting to my needs	75%	25%	97
Improving apprentice skills	84%	16%	89
Providing the right training at the right time	71%	29%	86
Initial assessment of apprentices	76%	24%	78
Training facilities	97%	3%	77
Working with small numbers of apprentices	81%	19%	59

Apprentice reviews

Good (89 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	57%	43%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	69%	31%
Providing accessible training resources	80%	20%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Taking into account your previous learning	78%	22%
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	83%	17%

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	83%	17%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	78%	22%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Provider overview

Weston College is an Ofsted outstanding, multi-award winning, college based in the South West.

Our comprehensive apprenticeship service is provided by an in-house team of professionals, all with industry experience, who will ensure our service is tailored to meet the needs of your business.

We offer a free recruitment service to all employers seeking new staff and can also help to implement staff development programmes for your existing employees using the apprenticeship framework.

Weston College holds several award ceremonies each year to recognise the achievements of our business partners and apprentices. We also actively participate in national competitions and involve employers from all sectors.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Aerospace engineer (degree) (level 6)

Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Composites technician (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

Digital user experience (UX) professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

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

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Environmental health practitioner (integrated degree) (level 6)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Housing and property management (level 3)

Housing and property management assistant (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Junior estate agent (level 2)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

Live event technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Marketing assistant (level 3)

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

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Paralegal (level 3)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Recruitment resourcer (level 2)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Scaffolder (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior housing and property management (level 4)

Sports coach (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)