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Disability Confidence in Recruitment

Approximately 6.8 million people of working age in the UK (1 in 5 of the working population) have a disability. With an emphasis on merit based recruiting, this course provides recruiters with an insight in how to spot talent and ability among a wide range of disabled people.

This course recognises that for many disabled people relevant skills and abilities may have been acquired via untraditional routes, and helps selectors to make the right decisions for the right reasons about whether or not to appoint disabled candidates.

This one day course explores in detail the law and best practice relating to employing disabled people and the concept of reasonable adjustment in recruitment. It also explores ways employers can promote and manage the effectiveness of their recruitment agencies to search and select the right person for the job, regardless of disability.        

Who should attend?

Line Managers, HR Consultants, Diversity Managers and anyone involved in recruiting employees or procuring recruitment agencies.  

Course Overview

• Recruiting disabled people - Why bother?
  Understanding the business case, how many talented disabled people are there? What does it mean for your organisation?
• Understanding the law
  Overview of the Equality Act and what it means in recruiting.
• Attracting disabled candidates
  Getting the message right, the look and feel of disability confident recruitment advertising, where to advertise and what to expect.
• Managing the process - the concept of reasonableness
  What are, and are not, reasonable adjustments when it comes to recruiting disabled people. Screening and testing, what you and your agents need to do and when.
• Managing the agencies
  Your liability, what to look for in an agency, getting the brief right, monitoring performance.
• Interviewing and working with disabled candidates
  Etiquette (what to say, what not to say; what to do, what not to do) with disabled candidates and the confidence to say 'yes', and 'no'.
• Spotting ability
  How to ensure that you can identify relevant skills and experiences and relate them to job descriptions.

What will I learn?

By the end of the course delegates will have:-

• An understanding of what disability is and the business case for recruiting disabled employees.
• An overview to the Equality Act and other legislation relating to employing disabled people.
• An understanding of the concept of 'reasonable adjustments' and what it means in recruiting.
• A greater knowledge of how to attract disabled candidates.
• Greater confidence in interviewing and spotting talent among disabled candidates.

Our training style

Our training is designed to inspire, encourage, motivate and support both personal and organisational development.

We pride ourselves on a training style that is highly interactive, engaging (where appropriate using humour and other techniques) and specific to an organisation's particular culture.

GCL training includes case studies and practical examples of relevant case law and provides ample opportunities for group discussion and questions.

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