DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE
- UKPRN:
- 10001934
About this provider
Derwentside College is based in Consett, County Durham and is relentless in its focus to develop its apprentices as well as its service to employers.
We have an innovative approach to employer engagement which has helped to make us one of the largest and most successful apprenticeship providers in the country.
In 2015-16 we worked with around 1,100 employers to deliver training to 5,800 apprentices, and we were in the top 10% nationally for our volume of higher apprenticeships.
Derwentside College has been at the forefront in promoting the Apprenticeship Reforms to employers, well in advance of Levy Implementation, working extremely hard to promote the Government's 2020 vision to a huge range of public and private sector employers.
What employers are saying
Overall rating from October 2018 to now
- Excellent 15 out of 25 reviews
- Good 9 out of 25 reviews
- Poor 1 out of 25 reviews
- Very poor 0 out of 25 reviews
Strengths
- Communication with employers (16)
- Adapting to my needs (9)
- Working with small numbers of apprentices (9)
- Getting new apprentices started (7)
- Providing the right training at the right time (7)
- Reporting on progress of apprentices (7)
- Improving apprentice skills (5)
- Initial assessment of apprentices (3)
- Training facilities (3)
Things to improve
- Reporting on progress of apprentices (7)
- Communication with employers (4)
- Improving apprentice skills (4)
- Adapting to my needs (3)
- Initial assessment of apprentices (2)
- Getting new apprentices started (1)
- Providing the right training at the right time (1)
- Training facilities (1)
103 Apprenticeships offered
| Apprenticeship | Type | Level | View details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessing and Rigging | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Adult care worker | Standard | 2 | Details |
| Adult social care | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Adult social care | Framework | 3 | Details |
| Assistant accountant | Standard | 3 | Details |
| Associate project manager | Standard | 4 | Details |
| Beauty Therapy General | Framework | 2 | Details |
| Beauty Therapy General | Framework | 3 | Details |
| Beauty Therapy Massage | Framework | 3 | 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 |
| Business-Improvement Techniques | Framework | 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 |
Contact details
- Website:
- DERWENTSIDE COLLEGE website
- Phone number:
- 01207 585900
- 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)