Training provider

ACACIA TRAINING LIMITED

Employer reviews

Good (80 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%	60
Reporting on progress of apprentices	52%	48%	52
Getting new apprentices started	68%	32%	50
Providing the right training at the right time	55%	45%	31
Initial assessment of apprentices	85%	15%	26
Adapting to my needs	62%	38%	21
Improving apprentice skills	80%	20%	15
Working with small numbers of apprentices	73%	27%	11
Training facilities	0%	100%	1

Apprentice reviews

Good (26 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	58%	42%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	58%	42%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	65%	35%
Providing accessible training resources	69%	31%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	69%	31%
Taking into account your previous learning	81%	19%
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	73%	27%

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	69%	31%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	62%	38%
Resolving any issues you have	58%	42%
Preparing you for success in your future career	65%	35%

Provider overview

Acacia Training is a specialist training provider for apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships, mandatory training and work-based learning. We specialise in the health and social care, early years and childcare sectors.

Acacia Training provides in-house or off-site training for nurseries, pre-schools, care homes, hospitals, and domiciliary care providers including short courses such as dementia awareness, autism awareness, diabetes awareness and many more. We also provide e-learning through our Virtual College.

Our Ofsted rating is 'Good' and we hold Skills for Care accreditation for the quality of our training.

Our headquarters are in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire - but our team of experienced WBL assessors provides training nationwide.

Courses offered

View all 19 courses offered by this provider

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Early years practitioner (level 2)

81% achievement rate (out of 40 apprentices)

72% 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 2018 to 2019 academic year.