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Connect to Work for employers

Connect to Work can help you find dedicated employees who are motivated to succeed in work.

Thanks to our grant funding, this support is tailored to participants, employers and businesses we work with at no extra cost. We have helped companies to improve their accessibility, inclusivity and diversity awareness to help get people into work.

We will support you to help you find the right employee for the right role, for free.

Business benefits

Inclusive companies see improvements in:

  • Companies who have used the Connect to Work service have seen improvements in their:
    • Performance
    • Innovation
    • Customer loyalty
    • Employee engagement
  • Improved productivity in roles requiring attention to detail and pattern recognition
  • Proven reduced turnover, especially in technology and finance
  • Access to a wider selection of candidates
  • Better team outcomes and performance driven by diverse thinking.
  • Helping your business achieve its corporate responsibilities
  • High rate of job retention
  • Tailored package to suit your needs, no ‘one size fits all’ approach

HR and recruitment

We will help you to employ the right people for your business, with:

  • CV shortlisting and pre-interview screening
  • Vocational profiling ensures the right match for you
  • Always ensuring you get the right applicants
  • Long term in-work support for your new employee, to smooth the transition into work and help with adjustments, routines, and support employees with HR queries

Free training for employers

A variety of training packages are available to suit your needs including:

  • Inclusivity awareness and recruitment support
  • Autism awareness
  • Understanding neurodiversity
  • Non-visible disabilities
  • Bespoke training created to your needs

Disability Confident Scheme

We can aid you to join the Government’s scheme to enable your company to enhance the offer for disabled employees:

  • Free support for businesses to sign up
  • Guidance through all levels of the scheme
  • Validation of Level 3 certification
  • 77% of the public prefer companies who make  an extra effort to employ someone with a disability

For Kent and Medway people

Connect to Work will:

  • Help real, paid work for underrepresented groups
  • Break down barriers and reduce stigma in the workplace
  • Promote greater equity and enhancing lives
  • Empower people towards independence
  • Improve health outcomes, and help relieve pressure on NHS services

To find out more and start your journey with us, contact your local Connect to Work delivery partner.