Training provider

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Employer reviews

Good (281 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 225 employers)
46%54%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 161 employers)
26%74%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 139 employers)
83%17%
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 95 employers)
83%17%
Training facilities(selected by 90 employers)
94%6%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 77 employers)
86%14%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 66 employers)
65%35%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 43 employers)
77%23%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 41 employers)
85%15%

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	46%	54%	225
Reporting on progress of apprentices	26%	74%	161
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	139
Providing the right training at the right time	83%	17%	95
Training facilities	94%	6%	90
Improving apprentice skills	86%	14%	77
Initial assessment of apprentices	65%	35%	66
Adapting to my needs	77%	23%	43
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	41

Apprentice reviews

Good (140 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
66%34%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
76%24%

Organisation

Organising well-structured training
74%26%
Providing accessible training resources
86%14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
76%24%
Taking into account your previous learning
76%24%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
81%19%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
85%15%

Support

Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
91%9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
84%16%
Resolving any issues you have
79%21%
Preparing you for success in your future career
80%20%

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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	66%	34%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

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	86%	14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	76%	24%
Taking into account your previous learning	76%	24%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	81%	19%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	85%	15%

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	91%	9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	84%	16%
Resolving any issues you have	79%	21%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

'Inspiring lives and building futures'. LCB is a specialist further and higher education construction college. LCB has built an excellent reputation regionally and nationally by delivering a comprehensive range of apprenticeships covering the construction and the built environment sector. Our apprenticeships are available at all levels from Level Two through to Degree apprenticeships. The programmes range from practical, work-related training designed to prepare apprentices for roles in a variety of highly skilled construction trades, to technician and management level apprenticeships, equipping apprentices with the modern skills needed to thrive in the construction industry.

Courses offered

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Bespoke furniture maker (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineer (level 6)

Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Construction site management (degree) (level 6)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Craft painter and decorator (level 3)

Furniture making operative (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Groundworker (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Roofer (level 2)

Transport planning technician (level 3)

Wall and floor tiler (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

74% achievement rate (out of 260 apprentices)

53% 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.