Ep 24: Solving Skill Shortages With Apprenticeships
In this episode\xa0Matt Alder talks to\xa0Melanie Hayes Head of Organisational Development at Compass\n\nOver the last few years an increasing number of employers have been developing apprenticeship programmes to address long term skill shortages in their industries. One company who are doing this very successfully are\xa0Compass who have offered over 3000 Apprenticeships in the last five years and have achieved a Grade 2 Ofsted rating for their programme.My guest for this episode is Melanie Hayes Head of Organisational development at Compass and it was very interesting to hear more about the programme and the value it brings to her organisation.In the interview we discuss:\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Why Compass have an apprentice strategy\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 The different types of value it brings to the business\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 How apprentices are recruited \xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Differing candidate expectations\xa0\xa0\xa0 \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 The number one reason why every employer should invest in apprenticeshipsMel also talks about the changing landscape in experience hire recruitment and shares her thoughts on the futureSubscribe to this podcast in iTunes