Training and consultancy
Find out how our training and consultancy can help you bring people with convictions into your workforce ethically and effectively.
Recruitment practices that prioritise diversity and foster an inclusive work environment have been shown to deliver huge benefits for employers. They help to attract the strongest applicants for a role, boost productivity and staff morale, and strengthen your external reputation through a commitment to corporate social responsibility. Our training and consultancy services are designed for forward-thinking organisations that want to bring people with convictions into their workforce fairly, safely and effectively.
How can Working Chance help?
We have over 15 years' experience supporting women with convictions into employment. We work with employers of all sizes from all sectors across England and Wales and we understand the sorts of hopes, aims and concerns organisations have when embarking on a shift in recruitment strategy.
Whether you're starting out on this journey, you need to get deeper buy-in from parts of your organisation, or you're already pro-actively hiring people with convictions but want to make sure you're doing it as well as possible, our affordable workshops and bespoke consultancy can help.
It's up to you which staff group you want to focus on: it could be HR and talent acquisition staff, EDI colleagues, hiring managers or your senior leadership team. For smaller organisations it could even be a full-team session to help you get buy-in and build understanding across your organisation.
The training was well facilitated and really challenged my thinking. I’ve come away with practical tools to help my organisation. Highly recommend to any organisation looking to become more inclusive.
Kristina Lastoweckyi Head of Children, Youth and Families, YMCA St. Paul's Group
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One-hour 'lunch and learn' online sessionsBronze
Our Bronze service brings our 'Hiring With Conviction' guide to life, revealing the most effective recruitment practices targeted at people with lived experience of the justice system. Delve into the criminal justice landscape, grasp the benefits of diverse hiring practices, and gain insights from employers who’ve been there and done it.
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Half a day of hands-on adviceSilver
In this half-day advisory session, our resident experts will analyse your recruitment journey for candidates with convictions. We'll examine what good practice is in place already and identify what else could be done. You'll then receive a summary report with some recommendations for next steps on how to make your inclusive recruitment practice best in class for people with convictions.
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Bespoke, ongoing supportGold
Finally, our Gold service provides the most customised level of support and will build your organisational knowledge for years to come. This could include policy writing, training, help setting up mentorship schemes, or tailored action plans and reviews.
Pricing and more information on all three tiers available on request.
We have come away from these Working Chance workshops with a real impetus to look beyond someone’s past and to recognise just how much we can benefit by having a diverse workforce.
Jamie Carpenter Talent Manager, Big Yellow Self Storage
Interested? Let's talk
If you'd like to discuss how we can help you, get in touch with Richard Rowley, our Head of Strategic Partnerships, at richard@workingchance.org
