Training provider

SOUTHAMPTON ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

Employer reviews

Excellent (57 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	77%	23%	43
Reporting on progress of apprentices	44%	56%	34
Training facilities	68%	32%	25
Providing the right training at the right time	100%	0%	23
Getting new apprentices started	81%	19%	21
Improving apprentice skills	83%	17%	18
Adapting to my needs	73%	27%	11
Working with small numbers of apprentices	100%	0%	10
Initial assessment of apprentices	100%	0%	9

Apprentice reviews

Good (17 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	29%	71%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	59%	41%

Organisation
Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Organising well-structured training	35%	65%
Providing accessible training resources	76%	24%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	65%	35%
Taking into account your previous learning	41%	59%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	76%	24%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	100%	0%

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	82%	18%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	71%	29%
Resolving any issues you have	47%	53%
Preparing you for success in your future career	82%	18%

Provider overview

Set up as a Group Training Association in 1969 and registered as a charity. Delivery of EAL, Edexel, City & Guilds and ECITB qualifications.

Apprentices are recruited on behalf of employers.

Apprenticeships in engineering: electro-technical, instrumentation, machining, maintenance, welding, pipefitting, project control and CAD/engineering design.

All apprenticeships include off-the-job training in the first year of either 6 months block or, a series of 8 individual 3 week modules. Many employers extend this period to a full year.

BTec is delivered in-house on one day per week during the first two years of the apprenticeship.

Attendance is full time 5 days, 37 hours weekly, starting at 08.00 am.

Competency assessments and testing for installation apprentices and welder codings.

Courses offered

View all 10 courses offered by this provider

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Engineering design and draughtsperson (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

Pipe welder (level 3)

Plate welder (level 3)

Science industry maintenance technician (level 3)

Welder (level 2)

Apprenticeship training course

Welder (level 2)

56% achievement rate (out of 50 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 2022 to 2023 academic year.

Apprenticeship location

Reading, Berkshire Remove location