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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.
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
62.5%
of apprentices (12 of 20) completed this course and passed their end-point assessment with this provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 37.5% did not pass or left the course before taking the assessment.
65.2% national achievement rate
Participation
27
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2021
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 1 employer when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 11 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.
No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.
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.
Good(6 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 6 apprentices)
67%33%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 6 apprentices)
83%17%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
83%
17%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
83%
17%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
83%
17%
Providing accessible training resources
83%
17%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Taking into account your previous learning
83%
17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
83%
17%
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
83%
17%
Resolving any issues you have
83%
17%
Preparing you for success in your future career
83%
17%
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(1 review)
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%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(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
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
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.
Good(11 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 11 apprentices)
73%27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 11 apprentices)
64%36%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 11 apprentices)
36%64%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 11 apprentices)
55%45%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
55%45%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 11 apprentices)
55%45%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 11 apprentices)
55%45%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 11 apprentices)
64%36%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 11 apprentices)
73%27%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 11 apprentices)
73%27%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 11 apprentices)
64%36%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 11 apprentices)
55%45%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
73%
27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
64%
36%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
36%
64%
Providing accessible training resources
55%
45%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
55%
45%
Taking into account your previous learning
55%
45%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
55%
45%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
64%
36%
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
73%
27%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
73%
27%
Resolving any issues you have
64%
36%
Preparing you for success in your future career
55%
45%
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(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 4 employers)
75%25%
Communication with employers(selected by 6 employers)
67%33%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 7 employers)
86%14%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
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
75%
25%
4
Communication with employers
67%
33%
6
Getting new apprentices started
86%
14%
7
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
3
Reporting on progress of apprentices
67%
33%
3
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.
Good(10 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 10 apprentices)
50%50%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 10 apprentices)
50%50%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 10 apprentices)
50%50%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 10 apprentices)
80%20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 10 apprentices)
70%30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 10 apprentices)
70%30%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 10 apprentices)
60%40%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
50%
50%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
60%
40%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
60%
40%
Providing accessible training resources
50%
50%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
50%
50%
Taking into account your previous learning
80%
20%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
70%
30%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
60%
40%
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
70%
30%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
60%
40%
Resolving any issues you have
60%
40%
Preparing you for success in your future career
60%
40%
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(31 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)
86%14%
Communication with employers(selected by 21 employers)
81%19%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 8 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 10 employers)
90%10%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 19 employers)
84%16%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)
80%20%
Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
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
86%
14%
7
Communication with employers
81%
19%
21
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
8
Improving apprentice skills
90%
10%
10
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
10
Initial assessment of apprentices
50%
50%
4
Reporting on progress of apprentices
84%
16%
19
Adapting to my needs
80%
20%
5
Training facilities
67%
33%
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(31 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 6 employers)
67%33%
Communication with employers(selected by 26 employers)
81%19%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 12 employers)
50%50%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 11 employers)
91%9%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
75%25%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 22 employers)
77%23%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 9 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
67%
33%
6
Communication with employers
81%
19%
26
Getting new apprentices started
50%
50%
12
Improving apprentice skills
91%
9%
11
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
9
Initial assessment of apprentices
75%
25%
4
Reporting on progress of apprentices
77%
23%
22
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
9
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.
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(71 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 17 employers)
76%24%
Communication with employers(selected by 54 employers)
80%20%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 27 employers)
74%26%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 23 employers)
91%9%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 22 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
62%38%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 45 employers)
80%20%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 14 employers)
93%7%
Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)
40%60%
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
76%
24%
17
Communication with employers
80%
20%
54
Getting new apprentices started
74%
26%
27
Improving apprentice skills
91%
9%
23
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
22
Initial assessment of apprentices
62%
38%
8
Reporting on progress of apprentices
80%
20%
45
Adapting to my needs
93%
7%
14
Training facilities
40%
60%
5
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.
Good(27 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 27 apprentices)
67%33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 27 apprentices)
67%33%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 27 apprentices)
56%44%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 27 apprentices)
59%41%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 27 apprentices)
56%44%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 27 apprentices)
70%30%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 27 apprentices)
67%33%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 27 apprentices)
67%33%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 27 apprentices)
74%26%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 27 apprentices)
70%30%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 27 apprentices)
67%33%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 27 apprentices)
63%37%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
67%
33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
67%
33%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
56%
44%
Providing accessible training resources
59%
41%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
56%
44%
Taking into account your previous learning
70%
30%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
67%
33%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
67%
33%
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
Grey Seal Academy is a Matrix accredited organisation that works with all sizes of organisation to provide training. We can help you recruit and train an apprentice as well as train existing staff.
We are an experienced provider of apprenticeships in the workplace, our team has many years of experience and will work hard to adapt programmes to your specific business and staff development needs
We have developed a flexible approach to learning that can easily work with your business functions through individual or group sessions. Using tools such as Skype, face to face, webinars etc. as well as using an online portfolio and quality learning resources
Just ask us for details and we'll be happy to talk through the options.