Training provider

DARLINGTON COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (177 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	64%	36%	119
Reporting on progress of apprentices	41%	59%	78
Getting new apprentices started	86%	14%	71
Providing the right training at the right time	78%	22%	58
Working with small numbers of apprentices	88%	12%	49
Adapting to my needs	66%	34%	44
Training facilities	88%	12%	41
Improving apprentice skills	64%	36%	36
Initial assessment of apprentices	70%	30%	33

Apprentice reviews

Good (22 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	68%	32%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	73%	27%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	73%	27%
Providing accessible training resources	86%	14%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	86%	14%
Taking into account your previous learning	82%	18%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	77%	23%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	82%	18%

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	91%	9%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	82%	18%
Resolving any issues you have	77%	23%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

Provider overview

Darlington College is a General FE provider committed to offering mainstream and specialist apprenticeship provision across a wide range. As one of the region's leading providers of business training, our dedicated team has a proven track record of working in partnership with large and small organisations across North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington, and Tees Valley.

If you are looking to recruit an apprentice, Darlington College will be on hand to offer you a dedicated Business Development Advisor who will undertake a training needs analysis to ensure we can tailor the apprenticeships to your organisations.

We pride ourselves on flexibility and choice and are keen to offer bespoke training solutions which adds value to your business.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Coaching professional (level 5)

Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) (level 4)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Content creator (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Event assistant (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Journalist (level 5)

Junior journalist (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

People professional (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior journalist (level 7)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Travel consultant (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Coaching professional (level 5)

54% achievement rate (out of 50 apprentices)

52% 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.