Training provider

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (133 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	79%	21%	110
Reporting on progress of apprentices	67%	33%	70
Getting new apprentices started	94%	6%	50
Improving apprentice skills	93%	7%	44
Providing the right training at the right time	91%	9%	43
Initial assessment of apprentices	82%	18%	34
Adapting to my needs	89%	11%	28
Training facilities	75%	25%	24
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	14

Apprentice reviews

Excellent (22 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	86%	14%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	95%	5%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	82%	18%
Providing accessible training resources	95%	5%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Taking into account your previous learning	86%	14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	86%	14%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	82%	18%

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	95%	5%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	95%	5%
Resolving any issues you have	95%	5%
Preparing you for success in your future career	86%	14%

Provider overview

Riverside College is an Ofsted Outstanding Training Provider (March 2020) based in Widnes and supports businesses throughout the Liverpool City Region and the North West. The college works with approx. 700 employers and has over 20 years of experience delivering high quality apprenticeship programmes. Staff have current industry relevant experience to deliver training in the workplace or in our state of the art facilities. We put employers in the driving seat & work in partnership to develop bespoke apprenticeships for upskilling the existing workforce or to recruit new talent. We can support this with our pipeline of job ready College students looking to progress into apprenticeships.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Digital device repair technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Pipe welder (level 3)

70% achievement rate (out of 50 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.