Derwent Training Association

Gary Simm
5 Star
Derwent Training continues to deliver high quality training to all apprentices, the training staff are highly skilled in all aspects of engineering and teaching. Derwent Training continually achieves timely achievement much higher than the national average. Brilliant Training Provider who always put the apprentice first.
Tuesday 5th October 2021

Claire Gavaghan
5 Star
After a complete transformation of ethics and a sharpening of staff skills, Derwent Training performs above the national rate for Yorkshire & Humber. Financially strong with brilliant employment T&Cs, its focus is to deliver apprenticeships and commercial training on behalf of employers. It does so relentlessly by supporting not only the learner but through providing impartial information, advice & guidance to employers. There is no hard sell; just a desire to work in partnership to increase the skills base and productivity in the region.
Friday 1st October 2021

Carolyn Frank
5 Star
Seeing the transformation to lives that education via Derwent Training makes is inspirational. They are 100% focused on their students whether they are engineering or management trainees and that brings a great learning experience and develops opportunities for all ages and disciplines. At FSB we find their approach to employers is also efficient and helpful, answering real skills needs in local businesses.
Wednesday 6th October 2021

Pointy Shoes
1 Star
Absolutely appalling facilities: Lack of propper PPE. Always cold in winter or sweltering hot in summer. Lack of good up to date equipment. Slow Unreliable computer and Internet system. Smashed door, broken window sliders, car park lines difficult to see ,car park sign knocked over more than a year ago and still not rebuilt (rubble just sat there for months and months only recently cleaned up, not a very good first impression). Old machines, rarely maintained. Lack of space, equipment and consumables for electrical area. Welding area with old tacky PPE (Ruined welding gloves, dirty welding goggles and masks). Lack of staff for certain pathways and when they find someone good enough, they struggle to keep that person employed. CEO seen bringing their pet into the building. Smoking area dirty unkempt and right under a classroom window. Waste chemical/oil barrels seen thrown outside hidden behind the building. COVID-19 restrictions: Closing all but one toilet during the pandemic which wasn't cleaned down after every use, this just meant more people were touching one door handle and using one toilet making it more likely for more people to be exposed to covid and also causing backlogs of apprentices losing out on precious learning time waiting to use the toilet. Closing down almost every other week because of one case on one day of the week affecting apprentice training. Lack of staff to learner communication during lock downs. Positives: The only decent thing about this training centre is that some of the staff do genuinely care about the apprentices and will help throughout the apprenticeship.
Monday 31st January 2022

Ann Watson
5 Star
Specialist engineering and manufacturing training provider serving North Yorkshire. Passionate team of trainers who deliver high quality training and put the learner at the heart of everything they do.
Tuesday 5th October 2021