Employer Engagement

Our region has seen huge transformation in recent years and the labour market has at times struggled to keep up.

We play a vital role between our customers and local employers to make sure that they both get what they are looking for. Our local employers are the backbone of the region and the opportunities they provide are priceless as they really can change lives.

We are proud to work with so many socially conscious employers in the region who offer the chance to build a better future for our customers.

We have worked hard with employers to understand their needs and tailor our services to suit.

[ CASE STUDY ]

In February 2018 energy company Engie was going through a period of redundancies and contacted Steps to Work seeking support in providing their staff with employability training.

Many of Engie’s staff members had been working at the same organisation for a number of years and did not feel confident at the prospect of searching for jobs at the end of their employment.

Recognising that this was having a negative impact on staff morale and mental health, Engie approached Steps to Work to plan and deliver an employability course at their premises in Telford to those facing redundancy.

Steps to Work’s commercial training co-ordinator worked in partnership with Starting Point Recruitment to develop a session covering CV writing, interview techniques and confidence and motivation with Starting Point Recruitment on-hand during the sessions to register individuals interested in finding work through the agency.

This provided well-rounded employability training that left the individuals feeling more confident and positive about finding work after redundancy.

Commercial Manager David Yates said:

“I would like to say thank you to Steps to Work for the training they provided members of our team.

Due to contract changes a number of staff were unfortunately being made redundant. At short notice the team at Steps to Work put together a programme to assist them in finding new jobs.

Kerry and Lea really helped the team improve their confidence in interview techniques, produce professional C.V’s. and understand what prospective employers are looking for from applicants.

Feedback from the team was very positive, they felt it gave them the confidence for interviews and they particularly thought the session on identifying their skills was very helpful.

Once again, I would like to say thank you for arranging everything at such short notice and so efficiently. I will certainly call the team again to assist us if needed.”