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SUMMARY:Opening Doors Forum: Making Apprenticeships More Inclusive
DESCRIPTION:Join other Opening Doors signatories to share challenges\, learnings\, experience and best practice on opening doors to diverse talent.\n\n\nThis is an online event. \nAudience\nOpen to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). This event would be of interest to employers seeking to understand how their apprenticeships can contribute to their inclusive recruitment strategy. \n\n\nBackground\nBusinesses in BITC places consistently identify skill shortages as a primary hiring challenge. A 2021 government report showed that nearly half of UK businesses (48%) were recruiting for roles requiring hard data skills with a similar number (46%) struggling to recruit for these roles over the 2 previous years. \nApprenticeships play a key role in preparing people for the roles a business needs. In this session\, United Utilities and Irwin Mitchell will respectively speak about their impactful initiatives in Blackpool\, Sheffield and beyond\, highlighting apprenticeships as an essential component of their place work by focusing on recruiting individuals facing employment barriers. \n\n\nAbout the event\nThe session will provide the chance to share challenges\, learnings\, and best practices on broadening access to apprenticeships\, upskilling new employees\, and ensuring they are accessible to individuals from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. \nWhy attend? \n\nGain insights into strategies for making your apprenticeship recruitment more inclusive\, while supporting community development.\nLearn from other businesses how they navigate constraints and access diverse talent pools to meet their specific needs locally.\nEngage in discussions on the challenges and opportunities around apprenticeship processes.\n\n\n\nGuest speakersGareth Ellis-Roberts\, Talent Attraction & Outreach Advisor\, United Utilities \nLorcan Seery\, Apprentice Manager\, Irwin Mitchell LLP \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact events@bitc.org.uk for any further questions.\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/opening-doors-forum-making-apprenticeships-more-inclusive/
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