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Side By Side Training Centre

UKPRN 10030265
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Courses offered

View 6 courses delivered by this training provider

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Business administrator (level 3)
Children, young people and families manager (level 5)
Children, young people and families practitioner (level 4)
Early years educator (level 3)
Early years practitioner (level 2)
Teaching assistant (level 3)

Training provider achievements and participation

Achievements

50%

of apprentices (5 of 10) completed a course and passed the end-point assessment with this training provider in academic year 2023 to 2024. 50.0% did not pass or left the course before taking their assessment.

60.5% national achievement rate

Participation

20

apprentices have completed a course and taken their end-point assessment with this provider since 2022.

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

No reviews

Not enough apprentices have reviewed this provider.

Combined reviews for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year (2024 to 2025). Data collected by Department for Education.
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1 August 2025 to today

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No results. Not enough apprentices have given feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider in the last full academic year.

Employer reviews

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Apprentice reviews

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No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024

These reviews are for all courses delivered by this provider.

Employer reviews

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No results. Not enough employers gave feedback about this training provider.

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No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

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.

Excellent (1 review)

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 1 employer)

    100%0%

  • Communication with employers(selected by 1 employer)

    100%0%

  • Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)

    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 100% 0% 1
Communication with employers 100% 0% 1
Getting new apprentices started 100% 0% 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.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

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 (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 2 employers)

    100%0%

  • Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

    100%0%

  • Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

    100%0%

  • Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)

    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 100% 0% 2
Communication with employers 100% 0% 2
Initial assessment of apprentices 100% 0% 3
Reporting on progress of apprentices 100% 0% 1
Adapting to my needs 100% 0% 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.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

1 August 2021 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.

Excellent (4 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 3 employers)

    100%0%

  • Communication with employers(selected by 3 employers)

    100%0%

  • Getting new apprentices started(selected by 1 employer)

    100%0%

  • Initial assessment of apprentices(selected by 3 employers)

    100%0%

  • Reporting on progress of apprentices(selected by 1 employer)

    100%0%

  • Adapting to my needs(selected by 1 employer)

    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 100% 0% 3
Communication with employers 100% 0% 3
Getting new apprentices started 100% 0% 1
Initial assessment of apprentices 100% 0% 3
Reporting on progress of apprentices 100% 0% 1
Adapting to my needs 100% 0% 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.

No results. Not enough apprentices gave feedback about this training provider.

Contact this training provider

Registered address
Side By Side Training Centre, 14 Albany Road, Weymouth, DT4 9TH
Email
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Telephone
01305 787678
Website
http://www.sidebysidetraining.co.uk

Training provider overview

We are professionals in the Early Years, Care and Schools Sectors - we specialise in apprenticeships, training and qualifications to support a high quality workforce in: Early Years, Play Work, Supporting Teaching and Learning, Assessing and Verifying, Team Leading and Management, Business Administration, Residential Childcare. In addition, to support these qualifications, we deliver functional skills in English, Maths and ICT. We have delivered apprenticeships since 2009 and we know how to meet employers needs and ensure apprentice success - strong communication is absolutely vital - fundamentally, we listen as well as talk. We deliver apprenticeships across Dorset and in neighbouring counties.