Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Employer reviews

Good (134 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	66%	34%	97
Reporting on progress of apprentices	31%	69%	68
Getting new apprentices started	79%	21%	58
Providing the right training at the right time	88%	12%	49
Improving apprentice skills	94%	6%	47
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	28
Training facilities	92%	8%	24
Initial assessment of apprentices	83%	17%	23
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	19

Apprentice reviews

Good (224 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	74%	26%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	75%	25%
Providing accessible training resources	88%	12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	77%	23%
Taking into account your previous learning	75%	25%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	80%	20%
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	88%	12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Resolving any issues you have	76%	24%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

Provider overview

Buxton & Leek College is part of the University of Derby. We offer a wide range of apprenticeship programmes at Intermediate, Advanced and Higher Levels. We specialise in Hospitality & Catering, Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy, Motor Vehicle Engineering, Child Care, Health & Social Care and Customer Service. Our campuses are located in Leek, Buxton and Derby. All of our campuses have an excellent range of facilities which allow us to offer exceptional off-the-job training by expert tutors who are themselves highly qualified and experienced.

Courses offered

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Academic professional (level 7)

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

Advanced clinical practitioner (integrated degree) (level 7)

Aerospace engineer (level 6)

Aerospace software engineer (level 6)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Baker (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)

Commis chef (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Diagnostic radiographer (level 6)

Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

District nurse (level 7)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years lead practitioner (level 5)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Enhanced clinical practitioner (level 6)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Hospitality manager (level 4)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Materials science technologist (degree) (level 6)

Mineral products technician (level 5)

Nuclear scientist and nuclear engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

Nursing associate (level 5)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operating department practitioner (level 6)

Operations manager (level 5)

Paramedic (level 6)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Police constable (integrated degree) (level 6)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Prosthetic and orthotic technician (level 3)

Prosthetist and orthotist (level 6)

Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018) (level 6)

Senior leader (level 7)

Social worker (integrated degree) (level 6)

Teacher (level 6)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Wellbeing and holistic therapist (level 3)

Youth worker (level 6)

Apprenticeship training course

Advanced beauty therapist (level 3)

50% achievement rate (out of 30 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.