Training provider

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ENGINEERING TRAINING LIMITED

Employer reviews

Excellent (56 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	78%	22%	46
Reporting on progress of apprentices	62%	38%	34
Training facilities	84%	16%	31
Improving apprentice skills	95%	5%	20
Providing the right training at the right time	63%	37%	19
Getting new apprentices started	93%	7%	15
Initial assessment of apprentices	93%	7%	15
Adapting to my needs	29%	71%	7
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	3

Apprentice reviews

Excellent (23 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	87%	13%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	87%	13%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	91%	9%
Providing accessible training resources	87%	13%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	87%	13%
Taking into account your previous learning	83%	17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	87%	13%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	96%	4%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	96%	4%
Resolving any issues you have	91%	9%
Preparing you for success in your future career	87%	13%

Provider overview

Gloucestershire Engineering Training has been providing work-based learning in engineering for 40 years. We train apprentices in Mechanical, Electrical, Maintenance, Welding & Fabrication and also offer a Dual Skill programme for those employers who require multi-skilled individuals.

As a Group Training Association (GTA) we are unique in that we are run by the Manufacturing & Engineering industry for the Engineering Industry. We currently provide training services to the biggest engineering and manufacturing organisations within Gloucestershire across a diverse range of engineering specialisms from aeronautical to intelligent communication systems; from the production of drill bits to credit cards.

Courses offered

View all 9 courses offered by this provider

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Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Machining technician (level 3)

72% achievement rate (out of 100 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

Reading, Berkshire Remove location