Training provider

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (121 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	50%	50%	94
Reporting on progress of apprentices	25%	75%	72
Getting new apprentices started	80%	20%	54
Providing the right training at the right time	76%	24%	41
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	36
Adapting to my needs	85%	15%	33
Initial assessment of apprentices	57%	43%	28
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	27
Training facilities	78%	22%	18

Apprentice reviews

Good (24 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	67%	33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	79%	21%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	67%	33%
Providing accessible training resources	75%	25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Taking into account your previous learning	79%	21%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	83%	17%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	83%	17%

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	75%	25%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	83%	17%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

Provider overview

Calderdale College is a further and higher education provider with campuses based in Halifax and Brighouse. The College has over 30 years’ experience of delivering high quality apprenticeships, working with over 400 local and national employers, ranging from micro businesses through to some of the region's largest employers.

As an OFSTED ‘Good’ provider, the College offers a wide range of apprenticeships, providing flexible training delivered by sector experts with a wealth of industry experience to meet apprentice and employer needs.

As part of our service to employers, we offer a free apprenticeship recruitment service, alongside supporting employers to use apprenticeships as a platform for career progression and to address skills gaps.

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)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Domestic electrician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Insurance practitioner (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

People professional (level 5)

Playworker (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

50% achievement rate (out of 20 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.