Training provider

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Employer reviews

Good (76 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	54%	46%	63
Reporting on progress of apprentices	33%	67%	46
Providing the right training at the right time	56%	44%	27
Getting new apprentices started	74%	26%	27
Improving apprentice skills	81%	19%	26
Training facilities	71%	29%	21
Working with small numbers of apprentices	89%	11%	18
Initial assessment of apprentices	88%	12%	16
Adapting to my needs	50%	50%	10

Apprentice reviews

Good (66 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	53%	47%
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	61%	39%
Providing accessible training resources	64%	36%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	74%	26%
Taking into account your previous learning	56%	44%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	65%	35%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	85%	15%

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	71%	29%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	62%	38%
Resolving any issues you have	71%	29%
Preparing you for success in your future career	68%	32%

Provider overview

New College Swindon is an established provider of apprenticeships across a range of sectors from L2 up to L6, as well as online and distance learning courses. The Swindon & Wiltshire Institute of Technology, based at New College Swindon, is the first-choice training facility for many local employers, offering HTQs, apprenticeships and degree-level courses in STEM subjects.
Although based in Swindon, we employ tutors and assessors who can deliver across the South West. Our expert team of apprenticeship delivery professionals have extensive industry experience in their chosen field. We build sustainable working relationships with employers of all sizes to offer our learners a range of apprenticeship and training opportunities.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Data analyst (level 4)

Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Software developer (level 4)

Software tester (level 4)

Sports coach (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Technician scientist (level 5)

Apprenticeship training course

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

54% achievement rate (out of 80 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.

Apprenticeship location

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