Futures Academy Blog – 2019
Exciting news! We are ready to kick off our third Futures Academy!
Archive for year: 2019
£6.6m EU funding to support Gower College Swansea employability programme
A major £6.6m EU investment is set to expand and extend a Swansea employability programme through to 2021. Read more
From Client to Career Coach, say hello to Sarah!
Having been a Secondary School teacher for over 20 years, Sarah was looking for a career change. Not knowing what to do or how best to use her skills, Sarah was unsure of how to take the next steps to her new life, until she came to Better Jobs, Better Futures. Read more
How to implement a talent management strategy
If your company is having problems recruiting and retaining the right people a talent management strategy may be just what you need to strengthen your current and future workforce. Read on to find out where to start. Read more
Succession Planning: 4 reasons why your company needs to adopt it
Succession planning is essential for your business to be able to run effectively when key members of staff are promoted, retire or move on for other reasons.
Identifying which of your key employees will step into leadership, senior management and/or business critical roles is therefore essential for maintaining businesses continuity. But there are other benefits too. Read on to find out what they are. Read more
What employees really want from their employer (and how this knowledge could help you recruit and retain the right staff)
Most companies will have first-hand experience of how difficult it can be to find the right people with the right skills at the right time. Recruiting new staff can certainly be a minefield, but holding on to good employees can be equally challenging, particularly in a highly competitive labour market. So understanding what motivates employees (and, indeed, potential employees) could prove vital in gaining that all important competitive edge when it comes to recruiting and retaining staff. Read more
Recruitment Essentials
Effective recruitment is vital for every business, but it’s a process many companies struggle with. Here’s a short overview of the essential stages of the recruitment process to help you get started. Read more
Recruitment – the ever changing market
Knowing the ‘recruitment essentials’ is vital for any business looking to bring new talent into their organisation, but anticipating and preparing for future recruitment trends can give companies that all-important competitive edge. Our Workforce Adviser, Zoe Williams, has been looking into the changing recruitment landscape so read on to learn more and find out how Better Jobs, Better Futures can help you stay ahead of the game when recruiting new talent into your business. Read more
Employability Day 2019!
On Friday 28th June we held an open event at our Employment Hub as part of UK Employability Day 2019. Read more
Catching up with Katy – 1 year on!
Katy came to Better Jobs, Better Futures at an incredibly low point in her life after being made redundant from a tech start-up company. Read more
