Training provider

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (286 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	53%	47%	214
Reporting on progress of apprentices	32%	68%	146
Getting new apprentices started	84%	16%	121
Providing the right training at the right time	75%	25%	96
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	81
Adapting to my needs	68%	32%	81
Training facilities	83%	17%	76
Working with small numbers of apprentices	87%	13%	60
Initial assessment of apprentices	76%	24%	54

Apprentice reviews

Good (247 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	65%	35%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	58%	42%
Providing accessible training resources	81%	19%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	68%	32%
Taking into account your previous learning	67%	33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	66%	34%
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	79%	21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	69%	31%
Resolving any issues you have	67%	33%
Preparing you for success in your future career	71%	29%

Provider overview

Bridgwater & Taunton College is a tertiary college and a national provider of apprenticeships and technical education. Our vision is to be a world class college of further and higher education. We do this by working with employers, industry specialists, community organisations and awarding bodies to develop and deliver innovative, accredited and bespoke training programmes required by business. The College has led the way in this field, creating and developing an exemplary model of employer engagement. Its reputation for excellence has ensured that the College has recruited, selected and trained entire new workforces for major companies as well as supporting SMEs with their training needs.

Courses offered

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Accident repair technician (level 3)

Advanced sports turf technician (level 3)

Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Community activator coach (level 2)

Community sport and health officer (level 3)

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Countryside ranger (level 4)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Creative venue technician (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Cyber security technician (level 3)

Data analyst (level 4)

Data technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering construction pipefitter (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Food and drink maintenance engineer (level 3)

Food and drink process operator (level 2)

Food and drink technical operator (level 3)

Formworker (level 2)

General farm worker (level 2)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Groundworker (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or Landscaping Supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Improvement technician (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)

Leader in adult care (level 5)

Leather craftsperson (level 2)

Livestock unit technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Nuclear health physics monitor (level 2)

Nuclear operative (level 2)

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

Nuclear technician (level 5)

Nursing associate (NMC 2018) (level 5)

Operational firefighter (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Personal trainer (level 3)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Project controls technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Registered nurse degree (NMC 2018) (level 6)

Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Sewing machinist (level 2)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Sports coach (level 4)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Steel fixer (level 2)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Water environment worker (level 3)

Water network operative (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Machining technician (level 3)

63% achievement rate (out of 210 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.