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of apprentices (209 of 310) completed a course and passed the end-point assessment with this training provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 32.7% did not pass or left the course before taking their assessment.
60.5% national achievement rate
Participation
875
apprentices have completed a course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2018.
Data for all courses delivered by this provider, collected by the Department for Education.
Employer and apprentice reviews for this training provider
Employers
No reviews
Not enough employers have reviewed this provider.
Apprentices
Good
average review from 24 apprentices when asked to rate this provider as 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'.
Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2023 to 2024). Data collected by Department for Education.
These are the most recent reviews for this training provider. We update the main star rating on this page when we have reviews from a full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(3 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Communication with employers(selected by 3 employers)
67%33%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 2 employers)
100%0%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
0%100%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
100%
0%
2
Communication with employers
67%
33%
3
Getting new apprentices started
100%
0%
2
Improving apprentice skills
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Reporting on progress of apprentices
0%
100%
1
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(15 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 15 apprentices)
87%13%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 15 apprentices)
73%27%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
87%13%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 15 apprentices)
100%0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 15 apprentices)
73%27%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
87%13%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 15 apprentices)
93%7%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
87%
13%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
73%
27%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
93%
7%
Providing accessible training resources
93%
7%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
87%
13%
Taking into account your previous learning
93%
7%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
100%
0%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
73%
27%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
93%
7%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
87%
13%
Resolving any issues you have
93%
7%
Preparing you for success in your future career
93%
7%
1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(24 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 24 apprentices)
62%38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 24 apprentices)
75%25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
67%33%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 24 apprentices)
79%21%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 24 apprentices)
88%12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 24 apprentices)
92%8%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 24 apprentices)
83%17%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 24 apprentices)
67%33%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
62%
38%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
79%
21%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
83%
17%
Providing accessible training resources
75%
25%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Taking into account your previous learning
83%
17%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
88%
12%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
79%
21%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
88%
12%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
92%
8%
Resolving any issues you have
83%
17%
Preparing you for success in your future career
67%
33%
1 August 2022 to 31 July 2023
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(24 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 13 employers)
69%31%
Communication with employers(selected by 18 employers)
67%33%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 12 employers)
58%42%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 12 employers)
58%42%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 9 employers)
67%33%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
45%55%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 4 employers)
50%50%
Training facilities(selected by 4 employers)
75%25%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
69%
31%
13
Communication with employers
67%
33%
18
Getting new apprentices started
58%
42%
12
Improving apprentice skills
58%
42%
12
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
1
Initial assessment of apprentices
67%
33%
9
Reporting on progress of apprentices
45%
55%
11
Adapting to my needs
50%
50%
4
Training facilities
75%
25%
4
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(15 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 15 apprentices)
53%47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 15 apprentices)
47%53%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
47%53%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 15 apprentices)
80%20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 15 apprentices)
67%33%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 15 apprentices)
60%40%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
53%
47%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
67%
33%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
67%
33%
Providing accessible training resources
47%
53%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
47%
53%
Taking into account your previous learning
67%
33%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
60%
40%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
67%
33%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
80%
20%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
60%
40%
Resolving any issues you have
67%
33%
Preparing you for success in your future career
60%
40%
1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Excellent(54 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 16 employers)
88%12%
Communication with employers(selected by 37 employers)
62%38%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 27 employers)
67%33%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 18 employers)
89%11%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)
93%7%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 11 employers)
73%27%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 23 employers)
39%61%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 14 employers)
71%29%
Training facilities(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
88%
12%
16
Communication with employers
62%
38%
37
Getting new apprentices started
67%
33%
27
Improving apprentice skills
89%
11%
18
Working with small numbers of apprentices
93%
7%
14
Initial assessment of apprentices
73%
27%
11
Reporting on progress of apprentices
39%
61%
23
Adapting to my needs
71%
29%
14
Training facilities
100%
0%
10
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(41 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 13 employers)
69%31%
Communication with employers(selected by 29 employers)
55%45%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 23 employers)
91%9%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 8 employers)
88%12%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 14 employers)
100%0%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 10 employers)
100%0%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 26 employers)
19%81%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 7 employers)
100%0%
Training facilities(selected by 8 employers)
88%12%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
69%
31%
13
Communication with employers
55%
45%
29
Getting new apprentices started
91%
9%
23
Improving apprentice skills
88%
12%
8
Working with small numbers of apprentices
100%
0%
14
Initial assessment of apprentices
100%
0%
10
Reporting on progress of apprentices
19%
81%
26
Adapting to my needs
100%
0%
7
Training facilities
88%
12%
8
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.
1 August 2020 to today
These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last 5 academic years.
Employer reviews
We regularly ask employers to review providers they're working with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about areas of strength and improvement.
Good(122 reviews)
Areas of strength and improvement
Employers can select:
up to 3 things they think are strengths
up to 3 things they think need improvement
Percentage of employers that selected this as a strength
Percentage of employers that selected this as needs improvement
Providing the right training at the right time(selected by 44 employers)
77%23%
Communication with employers(selected by 87 employers)
61%39%
Getting new apprentices started(selected by 64 employers)
75%25%
Improving apprentice skills(selected by 39 employers)
79%21%
Working with small numbers of apprentices(selected by 29 employers)
97%3%
Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 31 employers)
81%19%
Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 61 employers)
31%69%
Adapting to my needs(selected by 25 employers)
76%24%
Training facilities(selected by 22 employers)
91%9%
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
Providing the right training at the right time
77%
23%
44
Communication with employers
61%
39%
87
Getting new apprentices started
75%
25%
64
Improving apprentice skills
79%
21%
39
Working with small numbers of apprentices
97%
3%
29
Initial assessment of apprentices
81%
19%
31
Reporting on progress of apprentices
31%
69%
61
Adapting to my needs
76%
24%
25
Training facilities
91%
9%
22
Apprentice reviews
We regularly ask apprentices to review providers they're training with. They give a rating of 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Poor' or 'Very poor'. They also give feedback about how they found the training.
Good(54 reviews)
How apprentices found the training
We asked apprentices what was to a reasonable standard.
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communication
Communicating clearly with you(selected by 54 apprentices)
67%33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment(selected by 54 apprentices)
74%26%
Organisation
Organising well-structured training(selected by 54 apprentices)
81%19%
Providing accessible training resources(selected by 54 apprentices)
72%28%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship(selected by 54 apprentices)
67%33%
Taking into account your previous learning(selected by 54 apprentices)
81%19%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better(selected by 54 apprentices)
83%17%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time(selected by 54 apprentices)
74%26%
Support
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones(selected by 54 apprentices)
87%13%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship(selected by 54 apprentices)
81%19%
Resolving any issues you have(selected by 54 apprentices)
81%19%
Preparing you for success in your future career(selected by 54 apprentices)
72%28%
Communication
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Communicating clearly with you
67%
33%
Ensuring you understand the requirements of your end-point assessment
74%
26%
Organisation
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Organising well-structured training
81%
19%
Providing accessible training resources
72%
28%
Balancing online learning with classroom-based training to suit your apprenticeship
67%
33%
Taking into account your previous learning
81%
19%
Giving you relevant training that helps you perform your job better
83%
17%
Providing Off The Job training that takes up at least 20% of your total apprenticeship time
74%
26%
Support
Statement
Percentage of apprentices who said this was to a reasonable standard
Percentage of apprentices who said this was not to a reasonable standard
Helping you learn new skills and develop existing ones
87%
13%
Supporting you and your apprenticeship
81%
19%
Resolving any issues you have
81%
19%
Preparing you for success in your future career
72%
28%
Contact this training provider
Registered address
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE, Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 8LF
Macclesfield College is a specialist further education provider delivering vocational and apprenticeship programmes. Maxim Business Training is the college's dedicated employer engagement unit, providing businesses with apprenticeship solutions to meet their training and business needs. Apprenticeship programmes include; Accounting; Business & Administration; Children & Young People; Customer Service; Electrical & Mechanical Engineering; Fashion & Textiles; Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy; Health & Social Care; Hospitality; Information Technology; Marketing; Sales; Teaching; to name a few. Our team of industry specialists provide a high standard of expertise and commitment, with a proven track record of working with a broad range of companies, demonstrating that we can deliver the apprenticeship training to help your business succeed.