Training provider

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Employer reviews

Good (270 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	43%	57%	197
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	151
Getting new apprentices started	83%	17%	109
Providing the right training at the right time	66%	34%	99
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	81
Improving apprentice skills	74%	26%	73
Training facilities	93%	7%	70
Initial assessment of apprentices	74%	26%	57
Adapting to my needs	45%	55%	47

Apprentice reviews

Good (110 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	79%	21%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	68%	32%
Providing accessible training resources	82%	18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	80%	20%
Taking into account your previous learning	72%	28%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	72%	28%
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	80%	20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	75%	25%
Resolving any issues you have	75%	25%
Preparing you for success in your future career	78%	22%

Provider overview

Dudley College has been at the heart of training and skills in the Black Country for over 150 years. We offer over 60 apprenticeships and broad range bespoke training to meet employer needs. We can meet your business need when it comes to recruiting new apprentices or training your existing workforce. With state of the-art facilities and a new £12 million centre for Construction Technologies opening soon, we provide a first class learning environment to meet your business needs.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community health and wellbeing worker (level 3)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Digital engineering technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Geospatial survey technician (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land referencer (level 4)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Outdoor activity instructor (level 3)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Scaffolder (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Sports coach (level 4)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)

44% achievement rate (out of 200 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.