Training provider

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (134 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	42%	58%	100
Getting new apprentices started	67%	33%	81
Reporting on progress of apprentices	37%	63%	63
Improving apprentice skills	73%	27%	41
Providing the right training at the right time	65%	35%	37
Training facilities	81%	19%	31
Initial assessment of apprentices	68%	32%	28
Working with small numbers of apprentices	94%	6%	16
Adapting to my needs	62%	38%	13

Apprentice reviews

Good (26 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	62%	38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	58%	42%
Providing accessible training resources	77%	23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	65%	35%
Taking into account your previous learning	73%	27%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	62%	38%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	69%	31%

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	65%	35%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	81%	19%
Resolving any issues you have	81%	19%
Preparing you for success in your future career	62%	38%

Provider overview

Suffolk New College, based just outside Ipswich town centre, provides professional, industry-standard training to develop work-ready and motivated apprentices.

Receiving a 'Good' from our recent Ofsted inspection, our specialist team of industry experienced Assessors ensure that each Apprentice acquires the skills and knowledge they need to get started in the world of work and become the independent professionals of the future.

We tailor our Apprenticeship programmes to fit the needs of the employer and the Apprentice, providing a bespoke service that can suit any business, small or large. The majority of our Apprentices have gone on to apply their skills and knowledge in full-time roles after they have successfully completed their programme.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Crop technician (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General farm worker (level 2)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Veterinary nurse (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

44% 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.

Apprenticeship location

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