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Community nurse specialist practitioner (NMC 2022) (level 7)
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Training option
Location
Day release
One day a week at the provider's location.
Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
Course achievements and participation
Achievements
No data
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This may be because a small number of apprentices completed this course,
or this is a new course for this provider.
Participation
No data
Not enough apprentices have completed a course with this provider to show participation
Course-level data collected by the Department for Education.
Training provider information
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
Good
average review from 1 employer when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 62 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024).
Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(1 review)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
1
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(28 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 28 apprentices)
82%18%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 28 apprentices)
93%7%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 28 apprentices)
79%21%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 28 apprentices)
96%4%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 28 apprentices)
86%14%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 28 apprentices)
86%14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 28 apprentices)
89%11%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 28 apprentices)
93%7%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 28 apprentices)
93%7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 28 apprentices)
82%18%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 28 apprentices)
86%14%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 28 apprentices)
89%11%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
82%
18%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
93%
7%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
79%
21%
Providing accessible training resources
96%
4%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
86%
14%
Taking into account your previous learning
86%
14%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
89%
11%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
93%
7%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
93%
7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
82%
18%
Resolving any issues you have
86%
14%
Preparing you for success in your future career
89%
11%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(1 review)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
1
Communication with employers
100%
0%
1
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(62 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 62 apprentices)
68%32%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 62 apprentices)
79%21%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 62 apprentices)
73%27%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 62 apprentices)
82%18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 62 apprentices)
77%23%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 62 apprentices)
71%29%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 62 apprentices)
79%21%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 62 apprentices)
92%8%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 62 apprentices)
85%15%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 62 apprentices)
79%21%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 62 apprentices)
76%24%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 62 apprentices)
77%23%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
68%
32%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
79%
21%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
73%
27%
Providing accessible training resources
82%
18%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
77%
23%
Taking into account your previous learning
71%
29%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
79%
21%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
92%
8%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
85%
15%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
79%
21%
Resolving any issues you have
76%
24%
Preparing you for success in your future career
77%
23%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(13 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Communication with employers(selected by 11 employers)
73%27%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 6 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 6 employers)
67%33%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
67%
33%
3
Communication with employers
73%
27%
11
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
6
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
50%
50%
4
Reporting on progress of apprentices
67%
33%
6
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
2
Training facilities
100%
0%
2
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(50 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 50 apprentices)
74%26%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 50 apprentices)
78%22%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 50 apprentices)
88%12%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 50 apprentices)
92%8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 50 apprentices)
86%14%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 50 apprentices)
74%26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 50 apprentices)
88%12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 50 apprentices)
100%0%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 50 apprentices)
92%8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 50 apprentices)
90%10%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 50 apprentices)
86%14%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 50 apprentices)
92%8%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
74%
26%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
78%
22%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
88%
12%
Providing accessible training resources
92%
8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
86%
14%
Taking into account your previous learning
74%
26%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
88%
12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
100%
0%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
92%
8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
90%
10%
Resolving any issues you have
86%
14%
Preparing you for success in your future career
92%
8%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(32 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 6 employers)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 25 employers)
84%16%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 14 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 7 employers)
100%0%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 8 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 12 employers)
92%8%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)
70%30%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)
80%20%
Training facilities(selected by 3 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
6
Communication with employers
84%
16%
25
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
14
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
7
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
8
Initial assessment of apprentices
92%
8%
12
Reporting on progress of apprentices
70%
30%
10
Adapting to my needs
80%
20%
5
Training facilities
100%
0%
3
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(37 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 9 employers)
78%22%
Communication with employers(selected by 33 employers)
45%55%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 11 employers)
55%45%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 10 employers)
80%20%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
55%45%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 21 employers)
33%67%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 11 employers)
64%36%
Training facilities(selected by 12 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
78%
22%
9
Communication with employers
45%
55%
33
Getting new apprentices started
55%
45%
11
Improving apprentice skills
80%
20%
10
Working with small numbers of apprentices
55%
45%
11
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
10
Reporting on progress of apprentices
33%
67%
21
Adapting to my needs
64%
36%
11
Training facilities
100%
0%
12
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(84 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 20 employers)
85%15%
Communication with employers(selected by 71 employers)
65%35%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 32 employers)
78%22%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 19 employers)
89%11%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 20 employers)
75%25%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 26 employers)
88%12%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 37 employers)
49%51%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 18 employers)
72%28%
Training facilities(selected by 17 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
85%
15%
20
Communication with employers
65%
35%
71
Getting new apprentices started
78%
22%
32
Improving apprentice skills
89%
11%
19
Working with small numbers of apprentices
75%
25%
20
Initial assessment of apprentices
88%
12%
26
Reporting on progress of apprentices
49%
51%
37
Adapting to my needs
72%
28%
18
Training facilities
100%
0%
17
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(140 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 140 apprentices)
73%27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 140 apprentices)
81%19%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 140 apprentices)
79%21%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 140 apprentices)
89%11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 140 apprentices)
82%18%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 140 apprentices)
75%25%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 140 apprentices)
84%16%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 140 apprentices)
95%5%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 140 apprentices)
89%11%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 140 apprentices)
84%16%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 140 apprentices)
81%19%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 140 apprentices)
85%15%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
73%
27%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
81%
19%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
79%
21%
Providing accessible training resources
89%
11%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
82%
18%
Taking into account your previous learning
75%
25%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
84%
16%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
95%
5%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
Plymouth University has many years of experience of working with employers, making us the perfect partner for working with you to provide higher apprenticeships.
We offer future apprentices the chance to complete a degree that is tailored to national standards, their current job and future career aspirations.
Our new degree and higher apprenticeship offer is designed by working in collaboration with business to shape and influence a model that meets their skills development needs, giving the business the competitive advantage they need to be successful in the future.
At Plymouth University, we believe that engaging employers into the design and development of the apprenticeship model make this offer uniquely focussed on your business need.