Choosing an apprenticeship training provider - How to choose a training provider?

 Finding a partner who understands the needs of
employers in your sector is vital

 It’s important to have the confidence in your training
provider - knowing they have delivered before

 Having a business and staff local to you offers you
local knowledge and staff availability
Find out more about recruiting an apprentice–
www.apprenticeshiprecruitment.co.uk

After your initial research, verifying that your
impressions of the business are correct is key


 Is it college, centre or workplace based?
 Do they offer
understanding?

on knowledge and

 Do they have a

package?

– the more ways they have of delivering
the programme the easier it will be for your
organisation and the apprentices


 How are any

?

 How is
encouraged?

and

 Who has
provider?

for this at the training

– The training provider should have
clear and proven methods for tracking progress with
apprentices and a single point of contact


 How long on average do their learners take to
achieve the qualification?
 What are the key points in the process that need to
be achieved to ensure good progress?

– An effective programme will ensure the
learner qualifies quickly, but…
 Learners need to be given the time to
the required knowledge and skills

 Who are the tutors and what is their experience/
qualifications?

 Who are the assessors and what is their experience/
qualifications?

Ideally the tutors and assessors as
well as being
, have the
to understand your work environment and the kind of
work you want your learners to do


 What does the Apprenticeship training provider,
provide?
 What is expected from the employer?
 How much will

cost on top?

You need to know what your
and what you can expect from
your training provider.


 Do they use holistic assessment on vocational
qualifications? or

 Do they proceed on a unit by unit basis?
 How do they use observation?

Holistic methods of assessment, making good use of
observational evidence are proven to encourage
learner achievement.


 What are their own internal systems?
 Which external verifiers and inspectors do they use?
and…
 What kind of gradings do they get?

– It’s important that their own quality
procedures are backed up by the views of outside
experts


 Is it payable in stages or all up front?
 Is the price competitive?
Having to pay the full amount
upfront places the risk of learner non-completion with
the employer
 Training providers vary in how flexible they are with
regards to payments


 What is their track record of learner achievement?
 What percentage of their learners stay the course?
Of the training provider delivering a high
level of learner achievement throughout their
programmes

 Make sure this achievement is related to your sector


The more third party verification of a training
providers quality you can get the better


 Ask to speak to
to yourself
with staff on the programme you are interested in
 How well did the programme meet their needs?
 What (if any) issues arose and how were they
handled?
 How have the learners done in their business?
 Would they use


?

Being clear on what you need as a business will
improve the chances of the programme being a
success for you


 Send this across to the training provider you think best
suits you
 What they can offer?
 When they can offer it?
 What is expected from you and your business?
 What will it cost?
 What are the time commitments from your business?


Don’t settle for a programme or requirements that
don’t suit your business


 Stick to what
and the learners in your business
 Don’t have an unacceptable process pushed upon
you at the training provider’s insistence
 If they won’t negotiate – find a different provider


Getting the structure agreed for the whole process
will save time and ensure greater benefit


 Agree terms,
which are important to you

about all the details

 Ensure that you have an agreed structure for
with the training provider
 Define the
which need to
be kept on top of by the training provider


Promoting and encouraging
education and training and improving
and advancing employment
prospects for individuals and thereby
contributing to the success of small
and medium sized employers.
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