Training provider

NEW COLLEGE DURHAM

Employer reviews

Excellent (113 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	66%	34%	86
Reporting on progress of apprentices	42%	58%	55
Providing the right training at the right time	72%	28%	50
Getting new apprentices started	87%	13%	47
Improving apprentice skills	77%	23%	35
Initial assessment of apprentices	81%	19%	32
Training facilities	93%	7%	27
Adapting to my needs	74%	26%	19
Working with small numbers of apprentices	78%	22%	18

Apprentice reviews

Good (60 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	52%	48%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	58%	42%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	52%	48%
Providing accessible training resources	75%	25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	53%	47%
Taking into account your previous learning	62%	38%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	60%	40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	73%	27%

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	72%	28%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	55%	45%
Resolving any issues you have	57%	43%
Preparing you for success in your future career	62%	38%

Provider overview

As a leading provider of further and higher education in the North East, New College Durham has extensive experience of successfully providing high quality apprenticeship programmes.

We offer a wide range of apprenticeships covering over 70 different career pathways and work successfully with over 350 employers.

Our provision includes:

Success rates for apprenticeships which are consistently well above the national average.

Expert teaching staff with industry experience.

Top class facilities and outstanding educational resources.

Our new £8 million STEM centre provides state of the art facilities and cutting-edge equipment for Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing allowing the college to deliver industry focused training.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Community safety advisor (level 3)

Construction assembly and installation operative (level 2)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Cyber security technologist (level 4)

Cyber security technologist (2021) (level 4)

Data analyst (level 4)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Emergency contact handler (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Fire safety advisor (level 3)

Furniture making operative (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Housing and property management (level 3)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Nail services technician (level 2)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Oral health practitioner (level 4)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior housing and property management (level 4)

Senior leader (level 7)

Senior people professional (level 7)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Plate welder (level 3)

69% achievement rate (out of 30 apprentices)

60% 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.