Training provider

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Employer reviews

Good (413 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	47%	53%	323
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	242
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	188
Providing the right training at the right time	79%	21%	145
Training facilities	94%	6%	127
Improving apprentice skills	89%	11%	108
Initial assessment of apprentices	68%	32%	85
Adapting to my needs	69%	31%	68
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	66

Apprentice reviews

Good (66 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	71%	29%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	76%	24%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	83%	17%
Providing accessible training resources	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Taking into account your previous learning	77%	23%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	85%	15%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	91%	9%

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	94%	6%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	86%	14%
Resolving any issues you have	82%	18%
Preparing you for success in your future career	83%	17%

Provider overview

'Inspiring lives and building futures'

We are a specialist further and higher education construction college based in Leeds. Established in the 1960's we have built up an enviable reputation both regionally and nationally.

We deliver a comprehensive range of courses related to construction and the built environment, across Leeds and nationally, including apprenticeships, further and higher education and business training.

Building and construction apprenticeships are available at all levels and range from practical, work related programmes designed to prepare apprentices for work in a variety of trades, to technician apprenticeships.

Courses offered

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Bespoke furniture maker (level 3)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering site management (degree) (level 6)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)

Construction quantity surveyor (degree) (level 6)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Construction support technician (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General welder (arc processes) (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Roofer (level 2)

Transport planning technician (level 3)

Wall and floor tiler (level 2)

Wood product manufacturing operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Plasterer (level 2)

58% achievement rate (out of 240 apprentices)

51% 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.