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SUPPORTING EMPLOYERS WITH THEIR WORKFORCE

ICC/Symphony Hall Library of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery Snow Hill Station Birmingham City Centre New Street Station 01 02 04 03 05 06 2 3 SUMMER ROW THE LINK CAMDEN HOUSE MCINTYRE HOUSE MOSS HOUSE : HIRED 06 JAMES COND : OPENING 2023 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM CAMPUS University College Birmingham is only a few minutes’ walk from all the city’s major rail terminals New Street Station: 10 mins Moor Street Station: 20 mins Snow Hill Station: 6 mins Digbeth Coach Station: 20 mins GETTING HERE For further information on the courses within our departments, please use the following link to our website: www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/schools/ SKILLS, TALENT AND RECRUITMENT Your business can’t stand still. With fresh ideas and talent, you can respond to market opportunities and stay ahead of the competition. University College Birmingham works with hundreds of employers across the full range of industries we serve. Understanding and meeting employer needs is at the heart of everything we do. OUR DEPARTMENTS ALIGN TO A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES: Business and Finance Engineering, Digital and Sustainable Construction Hospitality and Tourism Creative Services Education Social Care Food Sport and Nutrition Health

4 5 WAYS TO CONNECT WITH US FOR CAREERS, EMPLOYABILITY, PLACEMENTS AND APPRENTICESHIPS We support students and alumni to build a successful future by bringing them together with employers to create shared success. WORK EXPERIENCE AND PLACEMENTS Access fresh ideas and talent – build the skills you need in your future workforce. RAISE YOUR BRAND Raise your corporate profile – be the employer that attracts the best candidates. APPRENTICESHIPS A great way to develop a well-trained workforce. UNITEMPS RECRUITMENT SERVICE Find well-qualified staff for full-time, part-time, permanent and temporary vacancies.

6 7 GET IN TOUCH Visit us on the ground floor at Moss House hired@ucb.ac.uk 0121 232 4322 CONNECT WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF EMPLOYEES WORK EXPERIENCE AND PLACEMENTS BENEFITING YOU Discover the brightest talent within the next generation. Tap into the skills and enthusiasm of our students and graduates. Influence the quality and improve the work-readiness of students hoping to work in your industry. Gather first-hand experience of how the latest educational ideas are shaping the future of your industry. Develop vital management and mentoring skills within your own team. Raise the profile of your organisation among the next generation of graduate employees Showcase the wide range of careers within your organisation or industry. Input into curriculum development. BENEFITING STUDENTS Work experience broadens their education and enables them to put theory into practice. Gives students a better understanding of how their skills, knowledge and behaviours apply to the real world. Improves job readiness and employability skills. From 2 weeks to 1 year, we can match the right students to the opportunity you have on offer.

8 9 EMPLOYER IN THE FOYER We regularly invite employers to meet students and promote vacancies. We generate interest by promoting your visit across campus. EMPLOYER PRESENTATIONS We can provide regular opportunities for employers to be guest speakers within lecturers or to address wider student groups. CAREERS FAIRS We hold an annual careers fair for graduate level jobs. For attending employers, it’s a chance to talk directly to students about graduate jobs and schemes. LIVE PROJECTS Why not set our students a real business challenge? You will be surprised by what they come up with. Their thoughts, their approach and their solutions could set you on a completely different path. At the very least, it will raise your profile among the students you want to attract. ELEVATE YOUR BRAND The more our students know about you, the more likely they are to choose you as an employer. RAISE YOUR PROFILE AMONG FUTURE EMPLOYEES

11 10 GET IN TOUCH Visit us on the ground floor at Moss House apprenticeships@ucb.ac.uk 0121 232 4091 APPRENTICESHIPS An apprenticeship is a paid job with a contract of employment, learning agreement and commitment statement. An apprentice gets first-class training that’s practical, up-to-date, businessoriented, and matches your day-to-day needs. An apprenticeship is for any organisation of any size that wants to invest in its future and is committed to developing employees. IT WILL HELP TO: Nurture the skills your business needs. Bring in new ideas, skills and energy to your business. Improve your competitiveness. Improve staff retention – investing in apprentices creates loyalty and long-term commitment. Promotes you as a business that invests for the future and welcomes new opportunities. With an apprenticeship you can develop your own in-house talent in partnership with a leading educational institution. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CLINICAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL COOKERY AND HOSPITALITY ENGINEERING, DIGITAL AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION DEVELOP THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED APPRENTICESHIPS WITH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM We have outstanding partnerships with employers and we offer apprenticeships in the specialist areas in which we excel: Throughout the apprenticeship, you will have your own dedicated Learning and Skills Development Coach who will guide you through the process and answer any questions you may have.

13 12 GET IN TOUCH Visit us on the ground floor at Moss House unitemps@ucb.ac.uk 0121 232 4337 Continuity of workers as our students are with us 3-4 years, this provides a stable temporary workforce and reduces your need to continually retrain. Candidates have an excellent standard of education and IT skills. Access to a unique & motivated candidate pool with vocational skills tailored towards your short- or long-term staffing needs. Monthly invoices. Over 12,000 available candidates in Birmingham – with a wide variety of skills and experience. Online time sheets and management reports. Fully legislatively compliant service. With competitive and flexible prices, tailored to suit your budget we would be keen to help you fill your positions. BENEFITS TO THE YOU: FILL VACANCIES WITH TALENT YOU CAN TRUST UNITEMPS RECRUITMENT SERVICE Unitemps provides a variety of recruitment solutions from targeted advertising to temporary and permanent recruitment services. OUR AVAILABLE SERVICES ARE: Temporary recruitment. Temp to perm (12 weeks of continuous employment and candidate can be employed directly to business at no additional cost). Permanent recruitment. Managed advert (lasting 4 weeks – on internal and external job boards, social media and Unitemps database – CVs filtered for suitability). Advert only (lasting 4 weeks – on internal unitemps database and job board, CVs not filtered for suitability but instead are sent directly to client for screening). Unitemps is our own in-house recruitment agency offering opportunities to our students, recent graduates and experienced candidates from the local community.

14 15 POST YOUR VACANCIES TO 7,500 STUDENTS AND ALUMNI In addition to Unitemps, businesses can use Hired Connect to advertise vacancies to students. If you have a post to fill, a temporary vacancy, a work placement, or volunteering opportunity – you can post it across the entire UCB campus via our careers portal and digital screens. Reach an eager and talented audience of 7,500 students. Direct access to our student vacancy website – add, edit, and view all your own vacancies. Free service. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM WORKS WITH HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYERS ACROSS THE FULL RANGE OF SECTORS WE SERVE. UNDERSTANDING AND MEETING EMPLOYER NEEDS IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO.

Summer Row, Birmingham B3 1JB 0121 604 1000 www.ucb.ac.uk FOR CAREERS, EMPLOYABILITY, PLACEMENTS AND APPRENTICESHIPS Email: apprenticeships@ucb.ac.uk Tel: 0121 232 4091 Email: hired@ucb.ac.uk Tel: 0121 232 4322 Email: unitemps@ucb.ac.uk Tel: 0121 232 4337 HIRED, University College Birmingham, Moss House, Holland Street, B3 1QH

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