Training provider

WIRRAL METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (91 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	61%	39%	72
Reporting on progress of apprentices	40%	60%	43
Getting new apprentices started	71%	29%	42
Providing the right training at the right time	75%	25%	32
Improving apprentice skills	93%	7%	27
Initial assessment of apprentices	81%	19%	27
Working with small numbers of apprentices	95%	5%	19
Training facilities	89%	11%	19
Adapting to my needs	83%	17%	18

Apprentice reviews

Good (19 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	74%	26%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	79%	21%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	63%	37%
Providing accessible training resources	84%	16%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	63%	37%
Taking into account your previous learning	84%	16%
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	95%	5%

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	79%	21%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	89%	11%
Resolving any issues you have	84%	16%
Preparing you for success in your future career	79%	21%

Provider overview

Wirral Met College is great place to study. Our new multi-million pound Wirral Waters Campus in Birkenhead opened in September 2015 and is dedicated to Construction and the Built Environment. Our specialist Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre and Logistics & Warehousing Centre at the Twelve Quays Campus opened in September 2016. We have also invested £6m in facilities across our Twelve Quays and Conway Park Campuses in Birkenhead, with a new campus at The Oval in Bebington.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Adult care worker (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Animal care and welfare assistant (level 2)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Associate project manager (level 4)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Beauty therapist (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Chef de partie (level 3)

Commis chef (level 2)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)

Digital support technician (level 3)

Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Healthcare science assistant (level 2)

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Healthcare support worker (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Infrastructure technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Lead adult care worker (level 3)

Learning and skills teacher (level 5)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operations or departmental manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plasterer (level 2)

Production chef (level 2)

Professional accounting or taxation technician (level 4)

Senior healthcare support worker (level 3)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Team leader or supervisor (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Commis chef (level 2)

54% achievement rate (out of 10 apprentices)

52% 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.