Training provider

RIVERSIDE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (193 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	81%	19%	162
Reporting on progress of apprentices	67%	33%	94
Getting new apprentices started	91%	9%	77
Improving apprentice skills	95%	5%	61
Providing the right training at the right time	89%	11%	54
Initial assessment of apprentices	83%	17%	54
Adapting to my needs	90%	10%	49
Training facilities	80%	20%	35
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	21

Apprentice reviews

Excellent (15 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	87%	13%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	100%	0%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	80%	20%
Providing accessible training resources	100%	0%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	87%	13%
Taking into account your previous learning	93%	7%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	87%	13%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	80%	20%

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	100%	0%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	100%	0%
Preparing you for success in your future career	87%	13%

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)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Geospatial survey 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)

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations or departmental 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 or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

65% achievement rate (out of 20 apprentices)

54% 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.