A Staffordshire-based apprenticeship provider has been slammed by Ofsted for “rarely” contacting apprentices and a rapid decline in the quality of education.
Yellow Tree Workforce Development Limited was hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating in its first full Ofsted report published today which said apprentices feel “unsupported in their learning” and that “most” learners leave their programme without completing it.
Some apprentices have received “very little support” over the past nine months while for others, leaders have “not ensured that the principles and requirements of an apprenticeship are being met”.
Apprentices work from home with “minimal contact” with the employer and are “not supported in developing their new knowledge and skills in the workplace”, Ofsted said.
