Business Bolton

What's on offer?

In Bolton, local partners have a long track-record of working together to support new and existing employers to find the staff they need and find their feet in a new location.

This free support provided will, of course, be driven primarily by the needs of your business but the following summarises the types of service we have offered in similar circumstances.  

A single point of contact with public agencies...
Business Bolton can offer an 'account manager' who will respond directly to your requirements, sourcing what you need from partners including Bolton Council, Town Centre Leadership Board, Jobcentreplus, Learning and Skills Council, Bolton Community College and Connexions.  In addition to meeting your requirements, this should also prevent local managers being inundated with requests from individual agencies. 

Recruitment support...
Given a profile of your employment needs, Business Bolton can screen and pre-train staff to your specifications to ensure that those who come forward for interview or assessment are more likely to meet with your requirements.  This should reduce your recruitment costs and deliver a committed workforce. Within such a package, typical components might include:

• Pre-recruitment training in sector specific disciplines including, customer service, team working, health and safety
• Jobs benchmarking to ensure candidates fit with a company's culture as well as having required skills and aptitudes
• In work support to ensure high levels of staff retention

The work shop
Located in Bolton town centre, Business Bolton operates a job shop as a practical location for connecting local residents with new employment opportunities.  This can provide an ideal base for businesses to: 

• Advertise vacancies - The work shop has a footfall of over 1,000 people seeking work per month attracting an additional demographic to Jobcentreplus and local media ads
• Customised jobs fairs - Venue and co-ordination of business or development specific jobs fairs (average attendance 800+)
• Conduct interviews - The work shop has a range of meeting and training rooms ideal for recruitment and selection activities
• Conduct induction training - Business Bolton can provide both locations for training and introductions to training providers who may already be resourced to deliver the training you need

A skilled and developing workforce...
Business Bolton is also keen to support your business and its staff into the future by ensuing that you take full advantage of local skills provision to continue the development of those you have recruited.  We can tailor a mix of provision which meets your own corporate development programmes including apprenticeship programmes, NVQ's or short course options.

Ways to get in touch

For further information, contact The Workshop on 01204 526040 or email theworkshop@bolton.gov.uk