Any company director looking to expand or open a new facility will know that access to a supply of skilled and talented employees is every bit as important as finding the right commercial property, whether to lease or buy.
Beacon Business Park in Stafford, one of the most exciting commercial real estate developments in the West Midlands, is attracting innovative and ambitious companies due to a ready pool of skilled talent which has come into the area due to Project Borona – the Ministry of Defence’s project to relocate units from Germany back to the UK.
Companies seeking to expand can get help from two very effective organisations:
Mod Career Transition Partnership
Every year, around 10 per cent of the Armed Forces leave and are ready to enter the civilian workforce. Thousands of employers, from SMEs to large multi-nationals, recognise the many benefits of employing military leavers, including the wide range of vocational and transferrable skills they can offer – from project management, communication and leadership to health & safety, problem solving and team working.
As the MoD’s official provider of Armed Forces resettlement, the Career Transition Partnership has the unique position of being able to connect employers with this unrivalled pool of talent, and due to the fact that they are government funded their recruitment service is provided at no cost.
Visit www.ctp.org.uk/employers.
Recruit for Spouses
With almost 4,500 serving military based at Stafford, the wives and partners of serving personnel can bring a lot to local businesses. With backgrounds as secretaries, PA's, accountants and a whole range of jobs, many spouses are returning from Germany and looking for an opportunity to restart their career.
Because military families move around a lot they become very adaptable, very skilled and extremely resilient. These are all soft skills that most employers would give their right arm for.
Recruit for Spouses is a social enterprise that helps companies to find the right staff from amongst this talented pool.
Visit www.recruitforspouses.co.uk.
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Unit G Beacon Business Park
Weston Road
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0WL
t: 01785 256098
f: 01785 256116
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