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SUMMARY:BITC Inclusive Recruitment Event - Wrexham
DESCRIPTION:Learn of the benefits to your business in adopting inclusive recruitment processes to tap into the talents of a diverse workforce.\n\n\nAudience\nThis event is open for members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). It is aimed mainly for HR Directors or Recruitment Managers or those who are responsible for recruiting and developing the workforce. \nAbout the event\n\nBe inspired by our speakers and gain unique insight into the employer actions that are making the most impact to improve social mobility through an intersectional lens.\nFind out how our network can help you tackle current challenges and provide the toolkits and factsheets to equip you to prioritise equality in your workplace.\nBe motivated to act faster\, braver and bolder in making changes and improvements within your organisation to attract\, recruit and retain a diverse workforce.\nEngage with and learn from our network of responsible businesses and take part in our interactive breakout discussions.\n\nBooking\, contact and further information\nFor any questions on the event please contact sarah.hunter@bitc.org.uk \nFind out how your organisation can become a member of Business in the Community.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/bitc-inclusive-recruitment-event-wrexham/
LOCATION:Wrexham University\, Mold Road\, Wrexham\, LL11 2AW
CATEGORIES:Employment and Skills
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Powering Business Support for NEET Youth
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore solutions for supporting young\, ethnically diverse NEET individuals in overcoming barriers to access and thrive at work.\n\n\nThis is an online event. \nAudience\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) members who have advisory in their membership package. Our Peer Learning Forums (PLF) are now open to all members who have advisory in their membership package – hosted by our issue experts\, there are 20 forums a year\, covering a range of responsible business areas and enabling our members to discuss challenges\, solutions and ideas. \n\n\nBackground\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) in partnership with Young Futures Foundation (YFF) is working to understand business experience on barriers and enablers that young NEET (Not in Employment\, Education\, or Training) people from ethnically diverse backgrounds face\, both in accessing and thriving in the workforce. We are presenting an opportunity for organisations to come together for a Peer Learning Forum to explore the nuance for this underserved group. This Peer Learning Forum can enable organisations to collaborate and develop strategies that address both entry barriers and the ongoing challenges young NEET people face in the workplace. \nAbout the event\nBarriers to entry: One of the primary barriers for ethnically diverse young NEET people is the systemic inequality in recruitment processes. BITC’s research has long-highlighted significant disparities\, such as a lower success rate for Black\, Asian\, and other minority ethnic candidates when applying for roles. This leads to candidates feeling less respected or not receive feedback\, which impacts their perception of fairness and limits their opportunities. Addressing these challenges requires systemic changes in recruitment practices to ensure transparency and fairness. We want to use this forum to explore businesses understanding of these challenges and enable change in organisations that is meaningful. \nBarriers to thriving: Once inside the workforce\, diverse employees often face challenges related to progression and retention. BITC’s Race at Work Charter calls on businesses to improve career progression for Black\, Asian\, and ethnically diverse employees. For instance\, 69% of ethnically diverse employees highlight the importance of career progression\, yet only 10% feel that they have the opportunities to progress within their organisations. This underlines the need for mentorship programs\, tailored development opportunities\, and policies that combat workplace discrimination. We want to use this forum to explore businesses internal cultures to see where we might be able to support organisations to make the biggest changes that will impact the most people. \nThinking of enablers: We want to use this forum to explore and build on the research that BITC and YFF have published\, putting business need and talent need together to understand how to turn barriers into enablers. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica Hart\, Event Coordinator\, BITC 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/peer-learning-forum-powering-business-support-for-neet-youth/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Employment and Skills
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SUMMARY:Opening Doors Forum: Careers Education
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 improve their outreach and careers education support to young people and has been designed for Opening Doors employers. \n\n\nBackground\nEmployer standards in careers education are crucial in bridging the gap between academic preparation and industry expectations. Encounters with the world of work have been found to boost future employment outcomes for young people. With nearly 900\,000 young people becoming NEET (Not in Education\, Employment or Training)*\, quality employer interventions in careers education have never been more needed to support young people in their next step. \n\n\nAbout the event\nJoin the next Opening Doors webinar\, which will focus on how employers can improve their approach to opening doors to young people through quality careers education. Following the publication of the Careers & Enterprise Company’s insights report on their Employer Standards Tool\, you will be hear from employers who are developing their approach in working with schools and young people: \n\nKey insights on the careers education landscape.\nLearn from leading businesses on how they are supporting young people.\nExchange ideas with your peers on how to remove barriers young people experience in recruitment.\n\n\n\nSpeaker\nHollie Crompton\, Social Mobility Lead from PwC \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact the Events Team with 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 \n\n\nReferences\n\nONS\, Young people not in education\, employment or training (NEET)\, UK: May 2024
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/opening-doors-forum-careers-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Employment and Skills
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SUMMARY:Opening Doors Forum: Beyond Ban the Box
DESCRIPTION:Join peers to share your challenges\, learnings\, experiences and best practice on inclusive recruitment.\n\n\nThis is a virtual event. \nAudience\nOpen to both members and non-members of Business in the Community (BITC). This event would be of interest to anyone who is willing to give people with convictions a fair chance to secure good work. \n\n\nBackground\nCreating meaningful employment is one of the most significant ways that businesses can contribute to the livelihoods of individuals and communities\, and is\, for many the only sustainable route out of poverty. \nOffering quality work experience\, adopting inclusive approaches to recruitment\, and breaking down barriers to entering work for people from disadvantaged groups can benefit businesses by helping them tackle skills shortages\, build new talent pipelines\, boost retention rates and achieve higher productivity. \nBITC is calling on employers to commit to making their jobs more accessible to diverse talent by committing to take action through our Opening Doors inclusive recruitment campaign. \n\n\nAbout the event\nJoin the next webinar in our Opening Doors series\, which will focus on how employers can support people with convictions into work. Hot on the heels of the launch of the Fair Chance Charter\, which requires signatories to commit to Ban the Box in order to reach Gold standard. We will be co-hosting the event with the Fair Chance Business Alliance to understand what some of the stumbling blocks are for employers when it comes to recruiting people with experience of the criminal justice system\, and – crucially – how they can overcome them. \n\nJoin to: \n\nHear directly from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system about the difference employment has made to their lives.\nLearn from leading businesses about how they’ve benefitted from opening their doors to ex-offenders.\nExchange ideas with your peers about how you make inclusive recruitment work for your business.\n\nUnderstand how employers are benefitting from intentional inclusion through the UKs first Employment Charter for recruiting and progressing people with criminal reco \n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Florence Hughes 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/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Employment and Skills
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SUMMARY:CEO Inspiration Event West Midlands: Fairer Recruitment
DESCRIPTION:Summary\n\n\n\nAn afternoon filled with inspiration and collaboration with leading businesses from across the West Midlands. \n\n\n\nAbout the event \n\n\n\nWe are inviting Chief Executive Officers and Chief People Officers to join Business in the Community (BITC) at the Fairer Recruitment event\, an afternoon filled with inspiration and collaboration with leading businesses from across the West Midlands. \n\n\n\nThis event will provide you with a unique opportunity to learn from other C-suite leaders who are working collaboratively to support those most in need and experiencing barriers to employment in our communities. \n\n\n\nThe session will share the experiences of organisations that\, through working in partnership to maximise social inclusion\, tackle social mobility and youth unemployment. While also creating sustainable and meaningful pathways to supporting people with complex needs to thrive. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, we will be sharing best practice of how by supporting social entrepreneurship\, you can create sustainable social impact through procurement practices. Our ambition for this event is to inspire you to take action on a personal level to support and grow a local initiative and demonstrate how you can use your influence\, experience and connections as a force for good. \n\n\n\nOur ambition for this event is to inspire you to take action on a personal level to support and grow a local initiative and demonstrate how you can use your influence\, experience and connections as a force for good. \n\n\n\nJoin us to:\n\n\n\n\nHear first-hand from major UK businesses who are leading the way in responsible business and supporting the most vulnerable in our communities.\n\n\n\nUnderstand what support our communities need from businesses.\n\n\n\nLearn how BITC and our network can help your business to tackle current challenges.\n\n\n\nBe inspired to act faster\, braver and bolder in making changes in your organisation.\n\n\n\nMeet and network with 100+ local businesses.\n\n\n\n\nGuest speakers \n\n\n\n\nSarah Windrum – Future Mobility Cluster Lead\, HORIBA MIRA\n\n\n\nPhil Ponsonby – Chief Executive Officer\, Midcounties Co-op (Intro) \n\n\n\nRosie Ginday MBE – CEO\, Miss Macaroon (Mad Mac’s Programme)\n\n\n\nTarra Simmons – Head of Community and Democratic Engagement\, Midcounties Co-op (Fairer Futures Programme)\n\n\n\nPeter Westall (Chair Bright Future) & Amy Bond (Bright Future Board)\, Bright Future Co-op \n\n\n\n\nRefreshments \n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be served.  \n\n\n\nBooking\, contact details and further information \n\n\n\n\nContact Andreea Tudor\, Regional Lead\, Westmidlands\, BITC\,  for any further questions. \n\n\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event. 
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/ceo-inspiration-event-west-midlands-fairer-recruitment/
LOCATION:Nuneaton\, CV10 0TU
CATEGORIES:Employment,Employment and Skills
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