Training provider

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (151 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	58%	42%	114
Reporting on progress of apprentices	43%	57%	84
Getting new apprentices started	71%	29%	66
Initial assessment of apprentices	96%	4%	52
Training facilities	85%	15%	48
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	36
Providing the right training at the right time	73%	27%	30
Adapting to my needs	62%	38%	29
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	11

Apprentice reviews

Good (42 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	69%	31%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	81%	19%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	76%	24%
Providing accessible training resources	88%	12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	76%	24%
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	98%	2%

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	86%	14%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	83%	17%
Preparing you for success in your future career	81%	19%

Provider overview

Abingdon & Witney College offer the best performing apprenticeship programmes in Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire LMI, Winter 2016, p33), with 15/16 timely success rates at 79%, much higher than the national average. We have also recently invested over £30 million in our campuses, creating realistic working environments.

Our apprenticeships are great employment preparation, combining work-based and classroom training, apprentices learn the ropes at college and build on this at work, receiving high levels of support throughout their programme.

We are currently working with a range of local employers to prepare for the Apprenticeship Levy, if you're not sure where to start then let us help!

Call our team now on 01235 216 216 to book a free consultation

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Equine groom (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Recruitment resourcer (level 2)

Senior equine groom (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)