RelyOn Nutec UK Limited

RelyOn Nutec (UK) Limited Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Glenise Burrell, His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection dates: 12 and 13 February 2025

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address: Haverton Hill Industrial Estate Billingham TS23 1PZ Monitoring visit: RelyOn Nutec (UK) Limited, 12 and 13 February 2025

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Context and focus of visit

Ofsted undertakes to carry out monitoring visits to all newly directly funded providers of adult learning provision where the provision offered is in scope for inspection. This monitoring visit was undertaken as part of those arrangements and as outlined in the ‘Further education and skills inspection handbook’, especially the sections entitled ‘Monitoring visits’ and ‘Monitoring visits to providers that are newly directly publicly funded’. The focus of these visits is on the themes set out below.

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Context and focus of visit

RelyOn Nutec UK Limited provides specialist Skills Bootcamp training in safety critical industries. At the time of inspection there were 40 adult learners enrolled on courses, 26 were on wind technician (offshore) courses at the Teesside site and 14 learners were on the offshore marine course in Liverpool.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have a clear rationale for their Skills Bootcamps. They offer training that meets the needs of the local skills improvement plans (LSIPs) in the areas in which they provide training. For example, the Tees Valley LSIP identifies green energy production as a priority, and in response leaders have designed Skills Bootcamps in wind technology with various pathways to meet the training needs of the sector. The specialist pathways leaders offer include enhanced first aid, advanced rescue training, rope access, slinger signaller and lifting and rigging. Leaders have designed their courses to support the upskilling of existing employees as well as to contribute towards the recruitment and training of new entrants to the industry.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have structured their bootcamp curriculum sensibly. For example, they ensure that learners studying wind technician courses learn the mandatory components required for all the roles within the industry. Instructors start by teaching basic technical training and safety training before moving on to teach the content of the specialist pathway.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have made significant investment in learning resources to ensure they replicate those found in industry. These include a survival training pool to simulate the sea environment with ‘at height’ facilities to simulate drops from helicopters to allow learners to experience realistic rescue scenarios. Externally there are facilities for learners to experience working at height as well as working in confined spaces, Monitoring visit: RelyOn Nutec (UK) Limited, 12 and 13 February 2025 including a wind turbine training tower and open water boat-to-turbine transfer facility.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders recruit instructors who have relevant sector experience and subject expertise. Instructors bring with them a wealth of knowledge and use examples from their own practice to link learning and make it relevant for learners. Instructors remain up to date with their subject knowledge but the provision of ongoing training in the craft of teaching is more limited and less frequent.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have put in place effective quality assurance processes and policies. They carry out internal audits to check the processes are followed accurately by instructors; observe lessons to ensure learners receive a good standard of teaching; and review learners’ feedback to allow them to act upon any areas for improvement.

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Reasonable progress

Instructors make good use of learners’ starting points to plan their teaching. They use initial checks to clarify learners’ knowledge and to establish their starting points in terms of skills, confidence and experience. They use this information well to plan sessions that build on learners’ current levels of knowledge and understanding. However, staff do not routinely carry out initial assessments of learners’ English and mathematics skills, and as a result the skills and knowledge that learners have in these subjects are not taken into account when instructors plan their teaching.

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Reasonable progress

Staff use a variety of effective teaching methods to introduce learners to new concepts and skills. Instructors use probing questions to explore learners’ understanding of sector-specific terminology and practices. Instructors ensure that learners develop a secure understanding of the knowledge and skills they need by frequently revisiting topics to reinforce learning. Instructors use practical activities to help learners to understand how to work safely using ropes. For example, learners are encouraged to work in pairs to raise and lower each other up and down a rig. As a result, learners increase their confidence in working safely and collaboratively.

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Reasonable progress

Staff use a variety of useful assessment methods to check learners’ understanding. These include questioning, completing worksheets, and independent and group activities. Instructors use these assessments to identify any gaps in learners’ knowledge. Instructors ensure that any such gaps are filled, and misconceptions addressed before they move on to teach new topics.

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Reasonable progress

Instructors develop learners’ English and mathematics skills well. They build learners’ confidence in using a range of contextually relevant calculations, such as approved person calculations and how to calculate the conversion of electrical current from AC Monitoring visit: RelyOn Nutec (UK) Limited, 12 and 13 February 2025 to DC. Instructors encourage learners to use technical language and terminology accurately, such as ‘spreader beam lift’ and ‘ferrul’.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have in place qualified designated safeguarding leads. They ensure that the safeguarding leads’ knowledge remains current by providing useful professional development training, including in preventing radicalisation.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have in place effective policies and procedures to support learners and to ensure that they are safe. This includes a safeguarding policy, preventing radicalisation policy and a ‘Prevent’ duty risk assessment and action plan.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders recruit staff who are safe to work with vulnerable adults. They have in place appropriate processes to recruit staff safely. These includes Disclosure and Barring Service checks and checks on the right to work in the United Kingdom. Monitoring visit: RelyOn Nutec (UK) Limited, 12 and 13 February 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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