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Rehiring former employees could address recruitment challenges
Rehiring former employees could address recruitment challenges

Boomerang hiring is on the up and this can be good news for employers, if you can ensure you get the onboarding process right. Everyone loves a good comeback. Muhammad Ali in 1970, the Spice Girls at the Olympics, Lesley in finance, last week. While ‘Lesley’ might not return to a stadium of adoring fans, […]

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Becoming a data champion at Zurich

Portfolio Manager at Zurich Insurance Group Gavin Hill spoke to FE News about being part of Zurich’s data upskilling drive through Avado’s Data Analyst Apprenticeship.  The key to starting my apprenticeship at Zurich through Avado was recognising that my industry was becoming increasingly reliant on skills outside of my existing abilities. I decided I needed […]

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The value of Apprenticeships in tackling the ‘talent crisis’

It is often reported that the UK has a talent crisis and those in the younger age bracket are particularly affected.   The UK, however, has an abundance of talented young people, but it’s potential is yet to be truly unlocked.   Young people want to showcase their talent, expand their knowledge, and make a living […]

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Building the future requires diverse skills pathways

Mark Creighton speaks to Training Zone. Organisations today fear the talent crisis. But the issue is not a lack of talented people, it’s a lack of skills development opportunities and diverse career pathways offered by employers. Businesses should give more credence to apprenticeships as a route to building the future. This year’s National Apprenticeship Week […]

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Investment in learning and development the solution to the UK’s Great Resignation, recent research reveals

More than half of Gen Z are considering resignation in the next six months due to a lack of future-orientated skills LONDON, Feb. 7, 2022 — Research released today reveals that over one third (37%) of UK employees plan to resign in the next three months, amounting to an estimated 12 million people. This figure is […]

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Training Journal interviews: Avado’s Richard Haynes

National Apprenticeship Week is themed, for a second year, Build the Future. How do you think apprenticeships are integral to this theme? Many UK employers are struggling to fill employment gaps. This is slowing productivity and reducing the capabilities of businesses due to the lack of work-ready skills. Apprenticeships are an important and useful tool […]

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Shifting focus to capability development in 2022

Avado’s CEO, Mark Creighton, speaks to Training Zone. For too long the conversation surrounding skills has been static. Now we are faced with the immense challenge of training the UK workforce so that businesses can survive in today’s complex working landscape. As announced in the 2021 Autumn Budget, a ‘skills revolution’ is needed to help strengthen today’s workforce. Yet foundational […]

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Preparing your workforce for Plan B

With Covid cases on the rise again, many businesses are revisiting their remote working approach and a continued people-first approach will be crucial to approaching any change. People teams remain central to an organisation’s response to the pandemic. People/HR teams therefore have an ongoing opportunity to ensure that people’s needs, and expectations are at the […]

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Learning, coaching and data

Our Chief People Officer, Dean Corbett, spoke to Unleash about Avado’s hybrid working policies and plans. We all know that the issues around work-life balance don’t magically disappear after the UK’s National Work Life Week comes to a close, even if that much-publicized week in October is a good exercise in galvanizing decision–makers’ resolve for change, and raising awareness […]

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