Working at Derwent Training Association

Derwent Training Association was established in 1988 and is based in Malton, North Yorkshire. The current vision is delivering skills training to improve engineering and leadership in North Yorkshire. Its mission is to provide excellent training for the benefit of employers.

Derwent Training delivers apprenticeship training in leadership & management and engineering.  It is successful with achievement rates above the national average.   The key strengths are

• Timely achievement rates are above the national rate 
• Safeguarding and Prevent strategies are effective
• Learner’s access to information, advice and guidance is outstanding and effective in supporting learners in their decision making and whilst on-programme to ensure their success
• Partnership working is good
• Leaders accurately identified the position of Derwent Training in terms of performance and tackle issues quickly
• Embedded trainer-learner caseloads support the pace of progress made by apprentices
• Trainers use skills and knowledge well and plan a curriculum which is ambitious and well reflects the needs of learners
• Recruitment of experienced industrial workers to deliver and support learning ensures that apprentices benefit from up-to-date and relevant skills and knowledge
• Apprentices feel safe in their workplace and training centre.? They display good knowledge of safeguarding, Prevent Duty and British Values and know how to report concerns
• Leaders & managers have good oversight of subcontracted provision, focused on outcomes, teaching, learning and assessment and compliance
• The capacity to improve further remains strong

 

 

 

Derwent Training has a strong work ethic that places its learners at the centre of what it does. Staff are supportive of each other in their professional and personal efforts. 

A recent external national audit report from Matrix Standard stated that "the CEO involves staff and constantly makes them think how they can improve. This more learner-centred approach has impacted on the positive, friendly atmosphere and organisational culture."

Staff work hard but are supported very well by the senior team and are rewarded not only through remuneration, but by care packages and additional leave days as appropriate.