Training provider

NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP

UKPRN 10004603

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Training options for this course

This provider offers these training options for this course in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. You can remove or change your location . This may change what options are available.

If there are multiple training options, the apprentice may do a combination of these. You'll need to contact the provider to confirm what training they offer.

Training option	Location
At apprentice's workplace Training at the employer's location.	0.0 miles to apprentice's work location
Day release One day a week at the provider's location.	40.8 miles to closest location: Victoria Square, Earl Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2QR View all day release locations 40.8 miles to Victoria Square, Earl Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2QR 44.2 miles to Knutton Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2GB

Course achievements and participation

Achievements

No data

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Participation

No data

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Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider

Employers

Excellent

average review from 1 employer when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.

Apprentices

Excellent

average review from 23 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 (2024 to 2025). Data collected by Department for Education.

View reviews with feedback from the last 5 years

1 August 2025 to today

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.

No results. Not enough employers have given feedback about this training provider.

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.

Excellent (5 reviews)

How apprentices found the training

We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.

1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025

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.

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

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

  100%0%

• Training facilities(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
Getting new apprentices started	100%	0%	1
Reporting on progress of apprentices	100%	0%	1
Training facilities	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.

Excellent (23 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 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 23 apprentices)

  91%9%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 23 apprentices)

  100%0%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 23 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 23 apprentices)

  100%0%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 23 apprentices)

  96%4%

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	96%	4%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	96%	4%

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	96%	4%
Providing accessible training resources	96%	4%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	96%	4%
Taking into account your previous learning	96%	4%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	91%	9%
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	96%	4%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	100%	0%
Resolving any issues you have	100%	0%
Preparing you for success in your future career	96%	4%

1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

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.

No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.

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 (41 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 41 apprentices)

  76%24%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 41 apprentices)

  83%17%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 41 apprentices)

  78%22%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 41 apprentices)

  88%12%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 41 apprentices)

  71%29%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 41 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 41 apprentices)

  80%20%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 41 apprentices)

  93%7%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 41 apprentices)

  85%15%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 41 apprentices)

  85%15%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 41 apprentices)

  78%22%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 41 apprentices)

  80%20%

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	76%	24%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	83%	17%

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	78%	22%
Providing accessible training resources	88%	12%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Taking into account your previous learning	83%	17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	80%	20%
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	85%	15%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	85%	15%
Resolving any issues you have	78%	22%
Preparing you for success in your future career	80%	20%

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.

Good (29 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 13 employers)

  85%15%

• Communication with employers(selected by 23 employers)

  52%48%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)

  67%33%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 2 employers)

  50%50%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 7 employers)

  43%57%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 15 employers)

  40%60%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 5 employers)

  40%60%

• Training facilities(selected by 13 employers)

  62%38%

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%	13
Communication with employers	52%	48%	23
Getting new apprentices started	43%	57%	7
Improving apprentice skills	67%	33%	12
Working with small numbers of apprentices	50%	50%	2
Initial assessment of apprentices	43%	57%	7
Reporting on progress of apprentices	40%	60%	15
Adapting to my needs	40%	60%	5
Training facilities	62%	38%	13

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.

Excellent (39 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 39 apprentices)

  85%15%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 39 apprentices)

  97%3%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 39 apprentices)

  85%15%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 39 apprentices)

  95%5%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 39 apprentices)

  87%13%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 39 apprentices)

  90%10%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 39 apprentices)

  90%10%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 39 apprentices)

  92%8%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 39 apprentices)

  92%8%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 39 apprentices)

  87%13%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 39 apprentices)

  87%13%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 39 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	85%	15%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	97%	3%

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	85%	15%
Providing accessible training resources	95%	5%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	87%	13%
Taking into account your previous learning	90%	10%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	90%	10%
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	92%	8%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	87%	13%
Resolving any issues you have	87%	13%
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 (67 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 47 employers)

  79%21%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 33 employers)

  82%18%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 21 employers)

  86%14%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)

  91%9%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)

  56%44%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 44 employers)

  43%57%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 21 employers)

  90%10%

• Training facilities(selected by 13 employers)

  85%15%

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	79%	21%	47
Getting new apprentices started	82%	18%	33
Improving apprentice skills	86%	14%	21
Working with small numbers of apprentices	91%	9%	11
Initial assessment of apprentices	56%	44%	9
Reporting on progress of apprentices	43%	57%	44
Adapting to my needs	90%	10%	21
Training facilities	85%	15%	13

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 2021 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 (97 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 33 employers)

  85%15%

• Communication with employers(selected by 70 employers)

  70%30%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 41 employers)

  76%24%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 33 employers)

  79%21%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 13 employers)

  85%15%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 16 employers)

  50%50%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 60 employers)

  43%57%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 26 employers)

  81%19%

• Training facilities(selected by 27 employers)

  74%26%

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%	33
Communication with employers	70%	30%	70
Getting new apprentices started	76%	24%	41
Improving apprentice skills	79%	21%	33
Working with small numbers of apprentices	85%	15%	13
Initial assessment of apprentices	50%	50%	16
Reporting on progress of apprentices	43%	57%	60
Adapting to my needs	81%	19%	26
Training facilities	74%	26%	27

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.

Excellent (108 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 103 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 103 apprentices)

  91%9%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training(selected by 103 apprentices)

  84%16%

• Providing accessible training resources(selected by 103 apprentices)

  92%8%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 103 apprentices)

  83%17%

• Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 103 apprentices)

  88%12%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 103 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 103 apprentices)

  94%6%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 103 apprentices)

  90%10%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 103 apprentices)

  89%11%

• Resolving any issues you have(selected by 103 apprentices)

  86%14%

• Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 103 apprentices)

  88%12%

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	83%	17%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	91%	9%

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	84%	16%
Providing accessible training resources	92%	8%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	83%	17%
Taking into account your previous learning	88%	12%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	86%	14%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	94%	6%

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	90%	10%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	89%	11%
Resolving any issues you have	86%	14%
Preparing you for success in your future career	88%	12%

Contact this training provider

• Registered address: Knutton Lane, Newcastle, ST5 2GB
• Email: jane.tunnicliff@nscg.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01782715111
• Website: http://www.nscg.ac.uk

Training provider overview and courses delivered

View 55 courses delivered by this training provider

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• Adult care worker (level 2)
• Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)
• Assistant accountant (level 3)
• Barbering professional (level 2)
• Bricklayer (level 2)
• Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
• Business administrator (level 3)
• Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
• Chef de partie (level 3)
• Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
• Commis chef (level 2)
• Construction equipment maintenance mechanic (level 2)
• Construction equipment maintenance technician (level 3)
• Construction quantity surveying technician (level 4)
• Craft bricklayer (level 3)
• Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)
• Customer service practitioner (level 2)
• Customer service specialist (level 3)
• Digital device repair technician (level 3)
• Early years educator (level 3)
• Early years practitioner (level 2)
• Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
• Engineering fitter (level 3)
• Engineering maintenance technician - single discipline (level 3)
• Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)
• Engineering operative (level 2)
• Engineering technician (level 3)
• Food and beverage team member (level 2)
• Hairdressing professional (level 2)
• Healthcare support worker (level 2)
• Hospitality supervisor (level 3)
• Information communications technician (level 3)
• Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
• IT solutions technician (level 3)
• Laboratory technician (level 3)
• Land-based service engineering technician (level 3)
• Lead adult care worker (level 3)
• Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)
• Lead practitioner in adult care (level 4)
• Leader in adult care (level 5)
• Learning and skills mentor (level 4)
• Machining technician (level 3)
• Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
• Multi-channel marketer (level 3)
• Network engineer (level 4)
• Operations manager (level 5)
• Production chef (level 2)
• Professional accounting technician (level 4)
• Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)
• Software developer (level 4)
• Specialist teaching assistant (level 5)
• Teaching assistant (level 3)
• Team leader (level 3)
• Welder (level 2)

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) are one of the region's leading provider of apprenticeships with a long and highly successful track record of delivery and over 2000 apprentices. NSCG operates from two state-of-the-art College campuses, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stafford, as well as Axia based in Stoke-on-Trent.

NSCG support employers with apprenticeship levy investment, navigating the Gov.uk apprenticeship service and recruiting and selecting candidates.

NSCG have apprentices in many of the regions blue chip companies as well as hundreds of SME's across the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and further afield.

Apprenticeships are available from level 2 to 5 with progression routes to degree depending upon the job role.

For general information about this provider, such as the total participation and achievement rate for all courses they deliver, view our provider details page for NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP .

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