Inspection Report

The services and programmes Intec offer to its customers are, from time to time, subject to an OFSTED inspection. An inspection covers many aspects of the business. Essentially it reaches a judgement on how effective Intec is at meeting the needs of its customers, particularly learners.  Please find following a brief overview of our recent inspection.

OFSTED Main findings

Learners develop good vocational and personal skills such as confidence. They become more knowledgeable about the wider aspects of the roles they fulfil and are able to add value to business’ projects. Their standards of work are good and they are well motivated to progress their careers further.

Summary of the views of users as confirmed by inspectors

What learners like : 

-   the good support & help they receive from assessors 
-   the good opportunities available for progression 
-   their improved work performance 
-   being able to select an NVQ relevant to their job role 
-   the sense of achievement gained from obtaining their qualification

Summary of the views of employers as confirmed by inspectors

What employers like :

-  the way the provider works hard to resolve any problems 
-  the good communications with INTEC 
-  the professional and knowledgeable staff 
-  the lack of negative impact by INTEC on the employers’ operations 
-  how learners learn to look at the overall picture within their business 
-  the high quality of assessors which have ensured improved and consistent programme delivery

Outcomes for learners

Overall success rates for work-based learning programmes in the current year is 83%, which is so far 12 percentage points above the national average rate.

Overall success rates for Train to Gain programmes have continued to increase to 88%.

The quality of provision

INTEC builds and maintains very good relationships with a wide range of employers. It communicates well with them and it responds promptly to any issues raised. INTEC provides accurate and detailed monthly reports to employers on the progress of their learners. 

Inspection reports are in the public domain and to access these, please click here www.ofsted.gov.uk to reach the OFSTED site.