Training provider

Make UK

Employer reviews

Good (107 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	50%	50%	74
Training facilities	97%	3%	62
Reporting on progress of apprentices	22%	78%	45
Getting new apprentices started	88%	12%	32
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	30
Adapting to my needs	71%	29%	24
Providing the right training at the right time	50%	50%	22
Initial assessment of apprentices	68%	32%	22
Working with small numbers of apprentices	73%	27%	15

Apprentice reviews

Poor (76 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	29%	71%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	51%	49%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	33%	67%
Providing accessible training resources	72%	28%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	50%	50%
Taking into account your previous learning	39%	61%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	55%	45%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	89%	11%

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	72%	28%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	66%	34%
Resolving any issues you have	46%	54%
Preparing you for success in your future career	57%	43%

Provider overview

EEF provide opportunity for the modern apprentice to gain essential knowledge and technical skill across 31 different manufacturing/engineering disciplines including robotics, PLC, CNC, CAD, electrical, welding, milling, turning, hydraulics and pneumatics. The training your apprentice receives from EEF will enable them to become first class engineers. Based in the West Midlands and operating from our technology centres boasting 125,000 sq. ft. of interactive learning space, EEF offer a safe and realistic working environment which provides access to a range of modern workshop spaces and classrooms allowing your apprentice to achieve the highest levels of success in their journey to become professional engineers.

Courses offered

View all 18 courses offered by this provider

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Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Improvement specialist (level 5)

Machining technician (level 3)

Machinist (advanced manufacturing engineering) (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metrology technician (level 3)

Operations manager (level 5)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Utilities engineering technician (level 3)

Water process technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Machining technician (level 3)

66% achievement rate (out of 400 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

Make UK’s training options

Head office 36.8 miles away

Broadway House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ

• available At apprentice’s workplace (national)
• not available Day release
• available Block release: 83.3 miles away

Block release address

Technology Hub, Unit 6 Noble Way, Nobel Way, Birmingham, B6 7EU

Contact this provider about this course

• Email: asrecruitment@makeuk.org
• Telephone: 01213447900
• Website: https://www.makeuk.org/future-makers/apprentices

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Make UK is 1 of 116 training providers for Machining technician (level 3) at the apprenticeship location.

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