Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Excellent (144 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	71%	29%	104
Reporting on progress of apprentices	42%	58%	81
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	57
Providing the right training at the right time	85%	15%	48
Improving apprentice skills	84%	16%	45
Adapting to my needs	85%	15%	40
Training facilities	77%	23%	35
Initial assessment of apprentices	67%	33%	24
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	19

Apprentice reviews

Good (92 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	82%	18%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	90%	10%

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	91%	9%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Taking into account your previous learning	88%	12%
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	93%	7%

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	90%	10%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	88%	12%
Resolving any issues you have	85%	15%
Preparing you for success in your future career	87%	13%

Provider overview

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) are one of the region's leading provider of apprenticeships with a long and highly successful track record of delivery and over 2000 apprentices. NSCG operates from two state-of-the-art College campuses, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford, as well as Axia based in Stoke-on-Trent.

NSCG support employers with apprenticeship levy investment, navigating the Gov.uk apprenticeship service and recruiting and selecting candidates.

NSCG have apprentices in many of the regions blue chip companies as well as hundreds of SME's across the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and further afield.

Apprenticeships are available from level 2 to 5 with progression routes to degree depending upon the job role.

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)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital device repair technician (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations manager (level 5)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Specialist teaching assistant (level 5)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

28% achievement rate (out of 40 apprentices)

43% 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.