SKILLS ACADEMIES

PostPro have a network of 10'000+ school leavers, graduates and released/retiring professional athletes, 250 of whom are identified and invited into the Skills Academy each year.

 

The program includes training, coaching and mentoring on:

• Career Guidance

• Employability Skills

• Work-Readiness Experiences

• Interpersonal Skill Development

• Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness

 

The PostPro Skills Academies have two purposes:

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1: Make the participants more employable & 'work-ready' by developing heightened interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.

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2: Connect businesses with a bright, diverse and aspirational talent pool and work with them to nurture, develop and retain the people within their organisation.

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Recruitment & Selection

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PostPro connect Skills Academy participants to businesses from a multitude of sectors. How participants are connected and recruited is specified by the partnering business and in- keeping with their usual recruitment processes.

Once hired participants follow either a business or sports pathway.

The cost of hiring is defined by the qualification that the participant will undertake. For the business route, the cost is £1000 per successful hire, for sport the cost is £500 per successful hire.

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Qualification & Training

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Participants will either complete an L4 Business Analysis or L4 Sports Coaching qualification upon joining the business. Both qualifications are funded via the Apprenticeship Levy and delivered with a blended-learning, 'on-the-job' approach.

The formal training provides professional development opportunities, improves work- performance and is proven to aid in employee retention.