Training provider

NELSON AND COLNE COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (49 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	52%	48%	33
Getting new apprentices started	88%	12%	26
Reporting on progress of apprentices	22%	78%	23
Providing the right training at the right time	67%	33%	15
Training facilities	58%	42%	12
Initial assessment of apprentices	91%	9%	11
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	9
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	8
Adapting to my needs	75%	25%	8

Apprentice reviews

Good (35 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	60%	40%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	83%	17%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	60%	40%
Providing accessible training resources	74%	26%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	63%	37%
Taking into account your previous learning	77%	23%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	69%	31%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	80%	20%

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	74%	26%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	66%	34%
Resolving any issues you have	77%	23%
Preparing you for success in your future career	74%	26%

Provider overview

Why choose Nelson and Colne College for your Apprenticeship?

Our Apprenticeship success rates are amongst the best in the UK.

We work with many top employers from across East Lancashire who are seeking their company's next star.

Our apprentices are given the very best guidance and support throughout their Apprenticeship programme to help them to achieve their ambitions.

If you are not quite ready for an apprenticeship, we will work with you to help you develop these skills and your qualifications to progress.

We have an extremely high success rate for our apprentices being kept on into full-time employment - some of our students now even run their own businesses and take on their own apprentices.

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Children, young people and families manager (level 5)

Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)

Control systems engineer (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 technician (level 3)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Library, information and archive services assistant (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Production chef (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

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

53% achievement rate (out of 20 apprentices)

60% 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.