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SUMMARY:Business in the Community's Job Coaching Training
DESCRIPTION:Mandatory training session for employees of BITC member organisations\, volunteering on the Job Coaching programme.\n\n\nBusiness in the Community’s Job Coaching programme\nBusiness in the Community’s (BITC) job coaching programme aims to engage businesses across the UK to support jobseekers through a series of coaching sessions. \nOur ambition is to help build an inclusive workforce by supporting people who face barriers to employment across the UK. \n\n\nHow does it work?\nBITC comprehensively trains employee volunteers as coaches\, providing them with all the necessary tools and resources. \n\nCoaches are then matched with jobseekers to provide one-to-one support.\nCoaches and jobseekers meet virtually for up to six\, 60 minute sessions\, usually 2-3 weeks apart.\n\n\n\nCoaches and jobseekers benefit\nCoaches help improve the skills\, confidence and employment opportunities for the jobseeker while also enhancing their own skills and wellbeing. \n\n\nFacilitated training workshop\nIn preparation for your role as coach and before we match you with a jobseeker\, you will need to complete our three-hour online facilitated training workshop. Guidance and support are provided throughout the programme. \n\n\nOutline of the event\nOur training virtual sessions are designed to be interactive and engaging and are led by an experienced trainer. Please make sure you can access Teams for this session. \n“Great content\, good pace\, enthusiastic delivery\, good mix of content\, clear explanations and answered all our questions.” \nThe training will cover the following; \n\nStructure and content of the job coaching programme.\nUnderstanding jobseeker’s circumstances and the barriers they face.\nSafeguarding.\nCoaching tools including; active listening\, giving feedback\, the GROW model and more.\n\nPlease note: you need to attend the full three hours. Please don’t book a training if you are not able to attend the whole session. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to the training and supporting you soon. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact coaching@bitc.org.uk if you have any questions about the Job Coaching programme or the training session itself.\n\n\nFull joining instructions will be sent before the event.\n\n\nFind out more about BITC’s Job Coaching programme.
URL:https://www.bitc.org.uk/event/business-in-the-communitys-job-coaching-training-7-july-2026/
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SUMMARY:Peer Learning Forum: Sexual Harassment and the Worker Protection Act
DESCRIPTION:Join to examine employer responsibilities to prevent sexual harassment and how to respond proactively under the Worker Protection Act\n\n\nThis is an online event taking place on Microsoft Teams \n \nAudience\nBusiness in the Community (BITC) members\, as well as non-members who have an advisory package with us. 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.  \nThis event will be of particular value to HR\, legal\, and safeguarding leads responsible for policy\, compliance and workplace culture. \n\n\nBackground\nBITC’s supports employers to build safe\, respectful\, and inclusive workplaces where dignity at work is protected. Preventing harassment is closely linked to broader culture\, leadership behaviour\, and organisational trust—core themes across BITC’s responsible business framework. \nAbout the event\nThe Worker Protection Act signals a shift from reactive response toward preventative duty. Employers are now expected not only to address incidents but to demonstrate the steps they take to reduce risk and create safe working environments. \nThis session will explore: \n\nWhat “reasonable steps” look like in practice\n\n\nThe role of leadership\, culture\, and reporting mechanisms\n\n\nHow prevention connects to wider inclusion and psychological safety strategies\n\nThrough shared discussion\, we will identify practical actions organisations can take to strengthen prevention and accountability. \n\n\n\nAbout Business in the Community’s Peer Learning Forums\nBITC’s Peer Learning Forums provide a confidential environment to discuss common issues\, solutions\, and good practice. There will be an emphasis on discussion and sharing experiences. All contributions from businesses will be confidential within the group and won’t be shared externally by BITC. \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/peer-learning-forum-sexual-harassment-and-the-worker-protection-act/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Employment and Skills,Peer Learning Forums
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SUMMARY:Opening Doors Forum: Putting Skills First in Recruitment
DESCRIPTION:Join our next Opening Doors Forum to share challenges 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). The event will be designed for HR Managers\, Talent acquisition leads\, EDI and Responsible business leads. \n\n\nBackground\nOpening Doors is BITC’s flagship inclusive recruitment campaign. Free and open to all employers\, the campaign aims to make 2 million jobs more accessible by building a supported network of businesses committed to fair and inclusive hiring. So far\, 160+ employers are making 1.65m jobs more accessible. Join our campaign.  \n\n\nAbout the event\nIf the UK was made up of 100 employers\, 22 would close their doors to disabled people\, 35 would close their doors to school leavers and 55 would close their doors to ex-offenders. For employers\, opening their doors to diverse talent creates social and economic value. BITC’s Opening Doors 2025 Progress report highlights that 72% of signatories are making their workforce more diverse\, 64% are filling hard-to-fill vacancies and 53% are closing skills gaps – demonstrating the impact of employers sharing and learning together to improve outcomes. \nIn 2026\, the Opening Doors Forums focus on each of the ‘Five Keys to Inclusive Recruitment’. Following on from Forums on Keys 1 (Partnerships)\, 2 (Showing your commitment to inclusion)\, and 3 (Comprehensive job descriptions)\, our next forum will be on ‘Focusing on the essential skills needed for the job’ (Key 4). \nKey 4 actions: \n-Ask for skills over experience or qualifications (4a) \n-Ask only for skills really needed for each role (4b) \n-Recognise non-traditional work experience (4c) \n-Consider accepting non-UK qualifications (4d) \n-Ensure each application stage appropriately assesses skills (4e) \nA growing body of research highlights the importance of focusing recruitment on the specific skills needed to do the job\, rather than relying on qualifications or prior roles as proxies. The UK Employer Skills Survey shows that skills‑shortage vacancies continue to be a major challenge for employers\, driven by a mismatch between candidate capabilities and role requirements (UK Department for Education\, Employer Skills Survey 2024: Full UK Research Report\, 2025). \nAt the same time\, evidence from Skills Builder Partnership demonstrates that both essential transferable skills (such as communication and problem solving) and role‑specific technical skills are critical to productivity and economic performance — with low overall skill levels costing the UK economy an estimated £22bn a year (Skills Builder Partnership\, Essential Skills Tracker 2023). By clearly identifying and assessing only the skills genuinely required for a role — whether technical\, professional or transferable — employers can reduce unnecessary barriers\, access a broader and more diverse talent pool\, and better match candidates to roles where they can succeed and progress. \nJoin us for a practical session on how to: \n-Centre job requirements on the core skills and competencies needed. \n-Minimise reliance on formal qualifications or backgrounds. \n-Open opportunities to non-traditional or under-represented candidates through skills-based hiring. \n-Design fair assessment methods that test candidates on relevant abilities and potential. \n\n\nAbout Opening Doors\nOpening Doors is Business in the Community’s (BITC) flagship inclusive recruitment campaign. Open to all employers\, and free to join\, we have an ambition to make 2 million jobs more accessible to diverse talent by supporting employers to make changes to the way they recruit. \nBusiness in the Community has created a simple framework to guide businesses through their inclusive recruitment journey. It identifies 25 actions grouped into the 5 keys to inclusive recruitment. Businesses are asked to identify at least three actions that they will implement during the campaign. \n\n\nBooking and contact details and further information\n\nContact Jessica.hart@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-putting-skills-first-in-recruitment/
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