DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE
- UKPRN:
- 10001934
About this provider
Derwentside College has an innovative approach to employer engagement, which has led to significant growth in our apprenticeship provision.
Based in Consett, County Durham, we are a large and successful apprenticeship provider with learners located in the North East and Tees Valley, Yorkshire and Humberside, the East Midlands, the North West and Greater London.
The 2017-18 FE Choices Learner Satisfaction Survey confirms us as the NUMBER ONE Further Education College in the North East for learner satisfaction and in that year, we worked with over 1,000 employers and 5,000 apprentices, delivering across 81 different apprenticeships. The College's apprenticeship offer continues to grow in-line with client demand.
What employers are saying
Overall rating from October 2018 to now
- Excellent 46 out of 104 reviews
- Good 53 out of 104 reviews
- Poor 5 out of 104 reviews
- Very poor 0 out of 104 reviews
Strengths
- Communication with employers (59)
- Getting new apprentices started (41)
- Adapting to my needs (36)
- Working with small numbers of apprentices (31)
- Improving apprentice skills (23)
- Providing the right training at the right time (20)
- Reporting on progress of apprentices (19)
- Initial assessment of apprentices (17)
- Training facilities (14)
Things to improve
- Reporting on progress of apprentices (40)
- Communication with employers (28)
- Improving apprentice skills (10)
- Adapting to my needs (6)
- Initial assessment of apprentices (6)
- Providing the right training at the right time (6)
- Training facilities (6)
- Getting new apprentices started (2)
- Working with small numbers of apprentices (1)
74 Apprenticeships offered
| Apprenticeship | Type | Level | View details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts / Finance Assistant | Standard | 2 | Details |
| Adult care worker | Standard | 2 | Details |
| Advanced Carpentry and Joinery | Standard | 3 | Details |
| Assistant accountant | Standard | 3 | Details |
| Beauty Therapy General | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Beauty Therapy Massage | Framework | 3 | Details |
| Bricklayer | Standard | 2 | Details |
| Business Administrator | Standard | 3 | Details |
| Business and Administration | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Business and Administration | Framework | 3 | Details |
| Business and Professional Administration | Framework | 4 | Details |
| Business-Improvement Techniques | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Carpentry and Joinery | Standard | 2 | Details |
| Chef De Partie | Standard | 3 | Details |
| Children and Young People's Social Care | Framework | 3 | Details |
| Children and Young People's Workforce | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Children,Young People and Families Manager | Standard | 5 | Details |
| Children,Young People and Families Practitioner | Standard | 4 | Details |
| Cleaning and Support Services | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Cleaning Supervision | Framework | 3 | Details |
Contact details
- Website:
- DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE website
- Phone number:
- 01207 585 900
- Email:
- applications@derwentside.ac.uk
Annual survey results
- Employer satisfaction:
- Learner satisfaction:
- Source: FE Choices
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Explain levels
Apprenticeships are set at different levels of difficulty from the equivalent of GCSE (level 2) up to postgraduate (level 7)