I’m delighted to announce that 4front Partners has commenced an exciting and groundbreaking Employer Engagement project with City Of York Council. The Ambitious About Employment Inclusive Recruitment pilot project will benefit York residents who are unemployed as well as around 100 businesses in their City.
So this announcement is a call to action if you are in York!
We are now actively looking for collaborators in York who wish to join us in the mission of the programme. We want to engage with two distinct groups of organisations.
Firstly, if you are a business operating in York and want to know more about how Inclusive Recruitment can benefit your business – get in touch today!
Secondly, if you are an organisation supporting unemployed people in York and would like to join a movement for change you need to get in touch. Together we will aim to increase the opportunities for York residents, enhance business engagement with your service, and develop a supportive York ecosystem of employment and skills providers.
Participating businesses will receive;
· expert inclusive recruitment advice,
· training, and
· support in finding and onboarding talent into their organisations
Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Ambitious About Employment’s aim is to create inclusive opportunities for York residents whilst providing the businesses with tools and templates to enable them to recruit from a wider, more diverse talent pool.
We are ambitious about this project and will measure success by:
· Increased employment opportunities for young people in York
· Enhanced relationships between York businesses and employment and skills providers
· Providing information, guidance and resources for York based businesses to help them attract hidden talent through inclusive recruitment practices
· Creation of an evidenced based pilot of how inclusive recruitment is good for business, good for communities and good for York’s economy.
This programme complements the activity and approach of City of York Council and the Combined Authority Growth Hub perfectly. In my view, this truly is the future of how business support services can be developed alongside employability and skills programmes seeking to create opportunities for those who may be overlooked in the job market.
Ambitious About Employment has huge potential to be replicated by both local and devolved authorities as we seek to evolve how employability services are designed and delivered across the UK. Policy makers, commissioners and businesses can consider how a project like this will support more of their community who are seeking employment, whilst simultaneously helping employers who are searching for more diverse talent.
So, in conclusion, my calls to action are:
✔️ If you are a service provider in York helping people find employment, we want to hear from you.
✔️ Are you a business operating in York who wants to learn more about inclusive recruitment practices? If so, then get in touch for more information. info@4frontpartners.co.uk
✔️ And if you are a local or devolved authority that would like to develop your own similar programme, then please do reach out to me!
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