Training provider

FURNESS COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Excellent (45 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	68%	32%	37
Getting new apprentices started	91%	9%	23
Improving apprentice skills	82%	18%	17
Reporting on progress of apprentices	29%	71%	17
Working with small numbers of apprentices	82%	18%	11
Adapting to my needs	80%	20%	10
Training facilities	80%	20%	10
Initial assessment of apprentices	86%	14%	7
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	5

Apprentice reviews

Good (31 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	61%	39%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	65%	35%

Organisation

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	55%	45%
Providing accessible training resources	71%	29%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	61%	39%
Taking into account your previous learning	55%	45%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	61%	39%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	74%	26%

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	68%	32%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	61%	39%
Resolving any issues you have	68%	32%
Preparing you for success in your future career	65%	35%

Provider overview

Furness College is a further education provider in Cumbria. Our vision is to be the apprenticeship training provider of choice for businesses large and small across South Cumbria and the Furness Peninsula. Quality is at the heart of everything we do and we are rated Good by Ofsted. Each year we train over 5000 students, work with over 500 employers and train over 900 apprentices. Our apprenticeship programmes provide young people and adults with the skills required to meet the needs of local businesses helping them to become skilled workers for the future. We deliver across 15 industry sectors from our new £47 million campus, providing industry specific training resources and facilities.

Courses offered

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Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Assistant practitioner (health) (level 5)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Barbering professional (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Business analyst (level 4)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Control systems engineer (degree) (level 6)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Data analyst (level 4)

Digital marketer (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Electrical or electronic technical support engineer (degree) (level 6)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Groundworker (level 2)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

Infrastructure technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Manufacturing engineer (degree) (level 6)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Multi-positional welder (arc processes) (level 3)

Network engineer (level 4)

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Plasterer (level 3)

Plasterer (level 2)

Plate welder (level 3)

Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Retail team leader (level 3)

Retailer (level 2)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Senior production chef (level 3)

Software developer (level 4)

Software development technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Commis chef (level 2)

Apprenticeship location

Solihull, West Midlands Remove location

FURNESS COLLEGE’s training options

Head office 131.5 miles away

Channelside, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 2PJ

• not available At apprentice’s workplace
• not available Day release
• available Block release: 131.5 miles away

Block release address

Furness College, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, Cumbria, LA14 2PJ

Contact this provider about this course

• Email: businesssupport@furness.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01229 844836
• Website: https://www.furness.ac.uk/16-18/apprenticeships/

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