Recruit, Retain and Develop Your Workforce

Headline Partner •  Winter 2022

Are you an employer or business looking to recruit, develop or upskill your workforce? If so, Hull College has a range of solutions to help you! 

We offer training programmes that can support your new staff, as well as continued professional development for your existing employees to improve and extend their skills and qualifications to meet new business needs. These include…

SECTOR-BASED WORK ACADEMY PROGRAMMES 
Sector-based Work Academy Programmes – also known as SWAPs – are designed to help employers fill vacancies with a skilled workforce. These are short 2-3-week intensive programmes for adults aged 19+ who are looking to upskill for work in specific jobs and industries. These work best for entry level job roles and are on offer across Hull, East Riding and North Lincolnshire.

We work in a variety of sectors, from construction to catering and call-centre to care. Programmes are designed to support short and longer term recruitment needs to help to recruit a workforce with the right skills to sustain and grow businesses. These programmes are FREE to the employer and participants.

INNOVATE
In Hull, we also do intensive upskilling training for new and technical growth sectors, such as Digital and Full Fibre, via Skills Bootcamps. These are intensive training courses, lasting 6-8 weeks, designed to build up essential sector-specific skills and knowledge based on local employer demand. They are developed and designed with employers to help fill specific recruitment shortages – there are guaranteed job interviews for those who are unemployed. Employers can work with us to commission something to upskill their staff or to help fill new vacancies. Where the programmes are for unemployed people, there is no charge and for employed staff the funding covers 70% of the cost.

FLEX  
Our online and distance Flex learning courses are ideal for adults aged 19+ who would like to gain a new qualification but do not have the time to attend college. These short courses – ranging from 8 -12 weeks – can be studied online from home, meaning your employees can start them at any time throughout the year and complete them in their own time. Visit www.hull-college.ac.uk to download our Adult Courses Mini Guide and view the full range of options available. For December and January, we are providing all these courses FREE to adults living in Hull, East Riding and North Lincolnshire.

MULTIPLY
Multiply helps your staff improve their Maths skills for FREE. There are no tests or exams, just tailored business and practical maths with our supportive Maths team. The courses are for adults only and focus on key business skills such as understanding value for money when purchasing; what inflation and rising prices mean for your budgets, and how to use maths to get the best deals.

WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU! 
If you would like to find out more about any of the opportunities mentioned in this article or would like further information on what support Hull College can offer your organisation, please contact Liz Ridley on 01482 329943 or send an email to liz.ridley@hull-college.ac.uk.

We look forward to working with you to build a brighter future for the city of Hull and surrounding areas.