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Training option
Location
Block release
Training in blocks of a week or more at the provider's location.
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD
Day release
One day a week at the provider's location.
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Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 3JD
RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BB
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
55.6%
of apprentices (6 of 10) completed this course and passed their end-point assessment with this provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 44.4% did not pass or left the course before taking the assessment.
59.6% national achievement rate
Participation
8
apprentices have completed this course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2022
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Good
average review from 1 employer when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 110 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024).
Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(62 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 62 apprentices)
66%34%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 62 apprentices)
68%32%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 62 apprentices)
61%39%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 62 apprentices)
82%18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 62 apprentices)
69%31%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 62 apprentices)
69%31%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 62 apprentices)
73%27%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 62 apprentices)
89%11%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 62 apprentices)
81%19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 62 apprentices)
69%31%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 62 apprentices)
66%34%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 62 apprentices)
73%27%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
66%
34%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
68%
32%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
61%
39%
Providing accessible training resources
82%
18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
69%
31%
Taking into account your previous learning
69%
31%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
73%
27%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
89%
11%
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
81%
19%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
69%
31%
Resolving any issues you have
66%
34%
Preparing you for success in your future career
73%
27%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(1 review)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
1
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(110 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 110 apprentices)
62%38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 110 apprentices)
64%36%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 110 apprentices)
55%45%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 110 apprentices)
77%23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 110 apprentices)
55%45%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 110 apprentices)
61%39%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 110 apprentices)
71%29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 110 apprentices)
86%14%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 110 apprentices)
77%23%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 110 apprentices)
75%25%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 110 apprentices)
73%27%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 110 apprentices)
69%31%
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
64%
36%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
55%
45%
Providing accessible training resources
77%
23%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
55%
45%
Taking into account your previous learning
61%
39%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
71%
29%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
86%
14%
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
77%
23%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
75%
25%
Resolving any issues you have
73%
27%
Preparing you for success in your future career
69%
31%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(20 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 14 employers)
50%50%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 8 employers)
50%50%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 11 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)
67%33%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Training facilities(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
10
Communication with employers
50%
50%
14
Getting new apprentices started
50%
50%
8
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
11
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
2
Reporting on progress of apprentices
67%
33%
6
Adapting to my needs
50%
50%
4
Training facilities
100%
0%
2
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(105 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 105 apprentices)
63%37%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 105 apprentices)
52%48%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 105 apprentices)
61%39%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 105 apprentices)
84%16%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 105 apprentices)
69%31%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 105 apprentices)
68%32%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 105 apprentices)
75%25%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 105 apprentices)
81%19%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 105 apprentices)
76%24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 105 apprentices)
70%30%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 105 apprentices)
63%37%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 105 apprentices)
71%29%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
63%
37%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
52%
48%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
61%
39%
Providing accessible training resources
84%
16%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
69%
31%
Taking into account your previous learning
68%
32%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
75%
25%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
81%
19%
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
76%
24%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
70%
30%
Resolving any issues you have
63%
37%
Preparing you for success in your future career
71%
29%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(56 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 12 employers)
83%17%
Communication with employers(selected by 39 employers)
69%31%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 33 employers)
85%15%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 9 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 17 employers)
94%6%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 13 employers)
85%15%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 26 employers)
46%54%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 13 employers)
77%23%
Training facilities(selected by 5 employers)
40%60%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
83%
17%
12
Communication with employers
69%
31%
39
Getting new apprentices started
85%
15%
33
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
9
Working with small numbers of apprentices
94%
6%
17
Initial assessment of apprentices
85%
15%
13
Reporting on progress of apprentices
46%
54%
26
Adapting to my needs
77%
23%
13
Training facilities
40%
60%
5
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(9 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 9 apprentices)
67%33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 9 apprentices)
67%33%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 9 apprentices)
78%22%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 9 apprentices)
89%11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 9 apprentices)
89%11%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 9 apprentices)
56%44%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 9 apprentices)
78%22%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 9 apprentices)
100%0%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 9 apprentices)
89%11%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 9 apprentices)
67%33%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 9 apprentices)
67%33%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 9 apprentices)
89%11%
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
67%
33%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
78%
22%
Providing accessible training resources
89%
11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
89%
11%
Taking into account your previous learning
56%
44%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
78%
22%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
100%
0%
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
89%
11%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Resolving any issues you have
67%
33%
Preparing you for success in your future career
89%
11%
1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(38 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 6 employers)
83%17%
Communication with employers(selected by 29 employers)
66%34%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 22 employers)
82%18%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 9 employers)
89%11%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)
93%7%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
91%9%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 13 employers)
23%77%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 10 employers)
80%20%
Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
83%
17%
6
Communication with employers
66%
34%
29
Getting new apprentices started
82%
18%
22
Improving apprentice skills
89%
11%
9
Working with small numbers of apprentices
93%
7%
14
Initial assessment of apprentices
91%
9%
11
Reporting on progress of apprentices
23%
77%
13
Adapting to my needs
80%
20%
10
Training facilities
50%
50%
4
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(115 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 29 employers)
90%10%
Communication with employers(selected by 83 employers)
65%35%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 64 employers)
80%20%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 29 employers)
97%3%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 32 employers)
94%6%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 26 employers)
88%12%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 45 employers)
42%58%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 27 employers)
74%26%
Training facilities(selected by 11 employers)
55%45%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
90%
10%
29
Communication with employers
65%
35%
83
Getting new apprentices started
80%
20%
64
Improving apprentice skills
97%
3%
29
Working with small numbers of apprentices
94%
6%
32
Initial assessment of apprentices
88%
12%
26
Reporting on progress of apprentices
42%
58%
45
Adapting to my needs
74%
26%
27
Training facilities
55%
45%
11
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(286 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 286 apprentices)
63%37%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 286 apprentices)
60%40%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 286 apprentices)
59%41%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 286 apprentices)
81%19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 286 apprentices)
64%36%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 286 apprentices)
65%35%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 286 apprentices)
73%27%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 286 apprentices)
85%15%
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 286 apprentices)
78%22%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 286 apprentices)
71%29%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 286 apprentices)
67%33%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 286 apprentices)
71%29%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you
63%
37%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
60%
40%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training
59%
41%
Providing accessible training resources
81%
19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
64%
36%
Taking into account your previous learning
65%
35%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
73%
27%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
85%
15%
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
The University of Cumbria is a provider of higher education programmes and has a proven track record in the delivery of high quality education with a focus on industry-relevant, professional qualifications and skills through flexible work based learning delivery by highly qualified dedicated tutors.
Working closely with local business, and the public sector we provide the delivery of higher level skills training to meet business skills needs in professional and vocational areas. We successfully deliver work based learning provision in; healthcare, nursing disciplines, paramedic, radiography, policing, project management, leadership and management, business management and we hold accreditation by the relevant professional bodies.