
Greater Manchester Cohort Graduate
The vast majority of learners undertook more than one learning aim. 101 learners took a total of 318 qualifications with the most popular being the Level 2 Diploma in Personal Development for Employability. Learners who started the course and completed all the learning and assessment. The withdrawal rates are very low – the vast majority of learners who start a course also complete it. The overall achievement rate across all 302 qualifications completed is 98%. Within one month of finishing learning 10% of learners had found employment. Within 3 months of finishing learning 25% of learners had found employment or were working in these own business/community interest group. In general, the overall feedback was extremely positive. Examples of comments from students include: “Very good – I am so happy to do this studies.” “The tutors were very supportive.” “More confident.” “I really enjoyed this course and improving my confidence.” “All teachers are cooperative.” “Friendly atmosphere.” “My knowledge has increased, my tutors were very helpful, I made lots of friends.” “Enjoyed learning about safeguarding aspect the most. I gained a lot of confidence during the course as I met new people.” “I was happy with everything and didn’t feel anything needs to be improved.” Comments that suggested improvements were: “Maybe more courses and more help in job search if possible.” “Security course should not be sandwiched into other courses.”