Training provider

BEDFORD COLLEGE

Employer reviews

Good (242 reviews)

Employer review details

• Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
• Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement

• Communication with employers(selected by 193 employers)

  38%62%

• Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 152 employers)

  30%70%

• Getting new apprentices started(selected by 100 employers)

  62%38%

• Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 83 employers)

  58%42%

• Improving apprentice skills(selected by 71 employers)

  75%25%

• Training facilities(selected by 64 employers)

  86%14%

• Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 44 employers)

  77%23%

• Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 41 employers)

  93%7%

• Adapting to my needs(selected by 35 employers)

  54%46%

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	38%	62%	193
Reporting on progress of apprentices	30%	70%	152
Getting new apprentices started	62%	38%	100
Providing the right training at the right time	58%	42%	83
Improving apprentice skills	75%	25%	71
Training facilities	86%	14%	64
Initial assessment of apprentices	77%	23%	44
Working with small numbers of apprentices	93%	7%	41
Adapting to my needs	54%	46%	35

Apprentice reviews

Good (67 reviews)

Apprentice review details

• Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement
• Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement

Communication

• Communicating clearly with you

  58%42%

• Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment

  78%22%

Organisation

• Organising well-structured training

  63%37%

• Providing accessible training resources

  79%21%

• Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship

  67%33%

• Taking into account your previous learning

  78%22%

• Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better

  69%31%

• Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time

  84%16%

Support

• Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones

  78%22%

• Supporting you and your apprenticeship

  73%27%

• Resolving any issues you have

  67%33%

• Preparing you for success in your future career

  75%25%

Communication

Statement	Percentage of apprentices that agreed with this statement	Percentage of apprentices that disagreed with this statement
Communicating clearly with you	58%	42%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment	78%	22%

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	79%	21%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship	67%	33%
Taking into account your previous learning	78%	22%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better	69%	31%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time	84%	16%

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	78%	22%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship	73%	27%
Resolving any issues you have	67%	33%
Preparing you for success in your future career	75%	25%

Provider overview

With a good reputation for work-focused training and industry-recognised qualifications, apprenticeships at Bedford College will provide you with highly skilled, loyal workers to help grow your business for years to come.

We work hard to make sure the whole process of hiring an apprentice goes as smoothly as possible, from helping you find the right candidate, to providing the perfect training programme for your business, to offering you regular feedback on your apprentice's progress. We can even help with advertising the vacancy, saving you time and reducing recruitment costs.

Courses offered

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Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Advanced and creative hair professional (level 3)

Assessor coach (level 4)

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Autocare technician (level 2)

Bricklayer (level 2)

Building services engineering ductwork installer (level 2)

Business administrator (level 3)

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Countryside worker (level 2)

Craft bricklayer (level 3)

Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)

Craft painter and decorator (level 3)

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Customer service specialist (level 3)

Early years educator (level 3)

Early years practitioner (level 2)

Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)

Engineering fitter (level 3)

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

Engineering operative (level 2)

Engineering technician (level 3)

Fitted interiors installer (level 2)

Furniture manufacturer (level 2)

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hairdressing professional (level 2)

Horticulture or landscape construction operative (level 2)

Hospitality supervisor (level 3)

Hospitality team member (level 2)

HR support (level 3)

Information communications technician (level 3)

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)

Learning and skills assessor (level 3)

Learning and skills mentor (level 4)

Lift and escalator electromechanic (level 3)

Machining technician (level 3)

Mechatronics Maintenance Technician (level 3)

Metal fabricator (level 3)

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

Operations manager (level 5)

Painter and decorator (level 2)

People professional (level 5)

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Sales executive (level 4)

Supply chain warehouse operative (level 2)

Surveying technician (level 3)

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Team leader (level 3)

Trade supplier (level 2)

Transport and warehouse operations supervisor (level 3)

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Apprenticeship training course

Hospitality team member (level 2)

67% achievement rate (out of 80 apprentices)

51% 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

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BEDFORD COLLEGE’s training options

Head office 126.6 miles away

Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AH

• available At apprentice’s workplace
• available Day release: 138.1 miles away
• not available Block release

Day release address

Kingsway, Dunstable, LU5 4HG

Contact this provider about this course

• Email: training@bedford.ac.uk
• Telephone: 01234291747
• Website: https://bedfordcollegegroup.ac.uk/study/apprenticeships/

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BEDFORD COLLEGE is 1 of 100 training providers for Hospitality team member (level 2) at the apprenticeship location.

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