
London Councils introduce recruitment platform for children’s homes workforce
Jobs in Children’s Homes brings together vacancies, career pathways, qualification routes, and the voices of professionals working in children’s homes.

Jobs in Children’s Homes brings together vacancies, career pathways, qualification routes, and the voices of professionals working in children’s homes.

Members receive one to one support, digital tools and a written report to help them make sense of their pensions.

Nearly half of workers said recent redundancies made them feel less secure in their jobs.

The AI Skills Boost programme offers free basic AI training to help people build confidence with AI in daily roles.

Its New Generation Programme will give up to 60 emerging professionals the chance to build leadership skills and shape the sector.

The research found women make up 42% of the sector’s workforce but remain under-represented in senior leadership roles.

It recommended that every young person should have access to business skills before leaving education, better financial education, and improved access to digital tools.

48.0% said they left university with some skills but not enough to compete.

The roles will be in construction, health and social care and hospitality.

The partnership aims to provide work opportunities for 500 people from these backgrounds, with plans to roll out successful initiatives nationally.

The programme offered help to those facing redundancy, mental health challenges, digital exclusion, disability, language barriers and social isolation.

Owen Morgan discusses why businesses need a more strategic approach to workforce planning as the UK faces an ageing workforce and digital change.
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