Develop your workforce

Sign up to our H&F Upstream Pathway Bond

Our H&F Upstream Pathway Bond provide opportunities to help you play a meaningful role in nurturing the talent of the future. From work experience to workplace visits, you can help influence our students' future career direction and develop a local talent pipeline into the future.

The bond support our Industrial Strategy which focusses on inclusive growth with a clear emphasis on promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Medicine, Media (STEM3) as a driving force for employment.

Find out more about H&F Upstream Pathway Bond.

How we can help you recruit locally

We offer a dedicated recruitment service who can source, screen and shortlist candidates from the local area.

Read our case study of how H&F Works helped a resident into work:

Read about Hosam's experience with H&F Works

Hosam came to the UK in 2021. He graduated from Cairo University with a diploma in Civil Engineering.

After he arrived in the UK, he was determined to pursue a career according to his passion, interest and studies. After confirming his settlement status, he struggled to find work during COVID and through his lack of experience in the construction field in the UK.

The H&F Works team supported him to understand the jobs market in his sector, familiarised him with the job application process and secured him a guaranteed interview with a top construction company.

Following the interview, he received a job offer and has also now enrolled himself for a master's degree in quantity surveying at the Metropolitan University.

Shape your future workforce with apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way to mould local talent to the needs of your business. Eighty-six per cent of employers (GOV.UK) have said that apprenticeships have helped them develop skills relevant to their organisation.

Find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships.

Our strategic lead apprenticeships and employment pathways can help you to identify your skills needs, recommend quality-assessed training providers and source local candidates. Please email thomas.paul@lbhf.gov.uk

Read our apprenticeships case studies.

Offer work experience placements

Work experience offers young people a valuable opportunity to gain experience of the workplace and decide on their future career path.

Care leavers and long-term unemployed adults often face increased difficulties in accessing work experience.

By providing this vital link, you can help open the doors to future employment opportunities.

Contact: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk

Upskill your workforce

Our adult education team can support you to upskill your workforce by providing free, accredited training courses from ESOL to digital literacy.

Diversify your workforce with supported internships

People with disabilities account for 23% of the UK population but only 53% are employed. Supported internships are a great way to offer vital work experience as a route into permanent employment. It will also help you diversify your workforce while learning about the needs of Disabled people.

Action on Disability (AoD) and West London College (WLC) deliver the Supported Internship Programme for young adults (aged 16-24).

Contact: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk

Read a testimonial from Will Smith, Graduate 2020 Employed as a Catering Assistant at Charing Cross Hospital since 2020:

Read about Will's Supported Internship experience

The DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship helped me to get new skills and I loved that when I got a little bit stuck, I got help and after that I could do it independently.

Co-deliver Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Medicine, Media (STEM3) training

We have opportunities to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver adult skills STEM3 programmes to help support the aspirations of more marginalised H&F adult residents.

Contact: eamon.scanlon@lbhf.gov.uk

Be part of our Reveal events

Our education team hold regular Reveal events that bring together schools and businesses with the aim of raising aspirations and widening career pathways. These events require only a couple of hours of staff time at no cost to your company and would be ideal for any staff members who are reluctant volunteers.

Find out more about our Reveal event series.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

We offer a range of diversity events including Pride, Black History Month and International Day of the Girl. You can work with us by providing external speakers and/or co-producing events with us. As part of our EDI offer, we can also provide presentations in your office on hate crime and modern-day slavery.

Contact: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk

Read a testimonial from Alberta Mason, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager at L'Oreal:

Read about L’Oreal's employability experience work with H&F Council

Just last month I worked with Hammersmith & Fulham Council to create an employability experience for 120 students from 4 local schools to mark International Day of the Girl!

We started the day with energizing breakfast intros and then dove into employability seminars to help build confidence and resilience.

Then came the best part – Q&A time and selfies with our surprise panel!

L'Oréal for Youth is our global employability initiative and I'm delighted to be leading the strategy for the UK – it means l get to make a difference where it matters most! This has been my absolute favourite L'Oréal moment to date.

Useful resources for supporting people with disabilities in the workplace:

Wellbeing – help your staff to thrive

We can help you support the wellbeing of your workforce through our close ties with the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) team.

  • Free bespoke NHS IAPT workshops – tailored to the needs of your business.
  • Free on-line or in-person one-hour workshops on: managing stress, mindfulness, Improving your sleep, managing worries, staying motivated and Winter wellbeing.

For more information, please watch this video (YouTube).

To book any of these sessions, contact: c.galvandelacruz@nhs.net

We recognise that cycling is great for health and also helps to reduce crowding on public transport.

To encourage more cycling, we offer free group bike training, bike marking, repairs and maintenance for employees who want to adopt a healthier lifestyle by cycling to work.

Read our bike training testimonials.

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