Training provider

THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP

Employer reviews

Good (80 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	40%	60%	62
Reporting on progress of apprentices	27%	73%	49
Getting new apprentices started	88%	12%	32
Training facilities	89%	11%	27
Providing the right training at the right time	68%	32%	25
Improving apprentice skills	60%	40%	25
Initial assessment of apprentices	74%	26%	23
Working with small numbers of apprentices	80%	20%	15
Adapting to my needs	70%	30%	10

Apprentice reviews

Good (15 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	60%	40%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	67%	33%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	60%	40%
Providing accessible training resources	73%	27%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	53%	47%
Taking into account your previous learning	73%	27%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	60%	40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	73%	27%

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	67%	33%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	60%	40%
Resolving any issues you have	60%	40%
Preparing you for success in your future career	73%	27%

Provider overview

At the Windsor Forest Colleges Group (formerly East Berkshire College), we support the employer as well as the apprentice, to help businesses maximise the benefits of their apprenticeship scheme.
We have over 40 years of experience in delivering high quality training to SMEs and multi-nationals in a wide range of industries, and even help organisations access funding and recruit apprentices.
Our free apprentice matching service will ensure you find the right individual for your business.
Through our dedicated Business Services team, we can help you develop a successful apprenticeship scheme that will meet your business needs, drive your company forward, increase productivity and help you get back more than you put in.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced golf greenkeeper (level 3)

Advanced sports turf technician (level 3)

Arborist (level 2)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Commis chef (level 2)

Content creator (level 3)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Cyber security technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Florist (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

General farm worker (level 2)

Golf course manager (level 5)

Golf greenkeeper (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Horticulture or landscaping supervisor (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Land-based service engineer (level 2)

Livestock unit technician (level 3)

Low carbon heating technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

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

Network engineer (level 4)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Production assistant - screen and audio (level 3)

Production chef (level 2)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Senior housing and property management (level 4)

Sports turf operative (level 2)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

49% achievement rate (out of 40 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 2021 to 2022 academic year.