Workforce Development & Recruitment

Job Shops

The Job Shops offer a free recruitment service to local businesses. The service has over 3,000 registered job seekers, all of whom have voluntarily signed up for support are actively looking for work. Businesses can get assistance with:

• Preparing job descriptions

• Pre-screening of applicants to ensure right to work in the UK

• Shortlisting, assessments and interviews

• A matching service that only puts forwards qualified candidates

• The opportunity to develop pre-employment training that meets business needs.

Visit the council web site for more information: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

Recruitment

Employer Direct online is a Jobcentre Plus service that allows you to notify your job vacancies online.

Vacancies posted using Employer Direct online will be added to the Jobcentre Plus database, which is available for jobseekers to search on the Directgov site.

Visit the Business Link web site for more information about advertising jobs.

Apprenticeships

There are real business benefits to taking on apprentices. Apprenticeships are the proven way to train your workforce. Apprenticeships can make your organisation more effective, productive and competitive by addressing your skills gaps directly, even in uncertain economic times.

The Apprenticeship programme has been designed to help your employees reach a high level of competency and performance and with over 180 different types of Apprenticeships, there’s bound to be a place for an apprentice in your organisation.

Visit the Barking & Dagenham Apprenticeships web site for more information.

Work Experience Scheme

Young people are the workforce of the future. Barking & Dagenham Trident works with local employers to arrange short, unpaid work experience placements for students.

For more information contact:
David Daines – work experience coordinator
Tel: 020 8724 8334
Email: david.daines@lbbd.gov.uk

Train to Gain

Training could give you that vital competitive edge that will help you whether the storm. Train to Gain is a free training programme for you and your staff.

For more information contact:
Mel Robinson on 020 8270 4739 or email mel.robinson@lbbd.gov.uk

Investors in People

Investors in People is all about business improvement. Their new approach can transform your organisation’s performance by targeting your chosen business priorities.

Investors in People has grown to be the UK’s leading people management business improvement standard because it delivers improved performance to thousands of organisations. Currently almost seven million employees in over 35,000 organisations have achieved Investors in People recognition. And an amazing 3,000 of these have been recognised for ten or more years!

For more information visit: www.investorsinpeople.co.uk

Barking & Dagenham Council

Paid work is a key instrument in tackling social exclusion. The types of jobs that Barking and Dagenham residents can access, the wages they pay and the job security they provide are crucially dependent on skill levels.

We are working with our partners to ensure that residents are equipped with the skills that enable them to compete effectively for jobs.

For more information visit: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

Training Providers

Barking & Dagenham College
Offers further education to HND level.

Rush Green Campus
Dagenham Road
Romford
Essex
RM7 0XU

Tel: 020 8090 3020
Website: www.barkingcollege.ac.uk

Adult College of Barking & Dagenham
The Adult College provides a wide range of full time and part time, day and evening courses for adults at venues throughout Barking and Dagenham.

Adult College
Fanshawe Crescent
Dagenham RM9 5QA

Tel: 020 8270 4722
Minicom: 020 8724 1167
Fax: 020 8270 4733
E-mail: adultcollegeenquiries@lbbd.gov.uk
Website: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/adultcollege