About this Event
Join Pathway Group and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for an engaging employer breakfast networking event focused on workforce development, employment support, and regional opportunities across the West Midlands.
This event will bring together employers, partners, and stakeholders to explore the latest DWP initiatives and employer support programmes designed to help businesses recruit, develop skills, and build inclusive workplaces.
Hear directly from DWP representatives about:
• Get Britain Working
• Employer recruitment support
• Sector-based work academy programmes (SWAPs)
• Youth Guarantee initiatives
• Apprenticeships and skills opportunities
• Workforce support available across the West Midlands
The morning will provide an excellent opportunity to network with fellow employers and gain insight into how organisations can engage with regional employment and skills initiatives.
Breakfast refreshments will be available from 7:45am, with presentations commencing at 8:00am.
The breakfast session will conclude ahead of the Adult Skills Conference taking place later that morning. Guests are welcome to attend the conference separately should they wish to continue networking and learning throughout the day.
Agenda
Local labour market insight
Info: DWP to share key trends across Birmingham and the Black Country, including priority sectors, claimant trends and employer demand.
Pathway Group employer-led offer
Info: Overview of how Pathway designs programmes around employer need, including Path 2 Apprenticeships, DPS7, Skills Bootcamps, work experience, pre-employment training and bespoke sector pathways.
DWP employer support offer
Info: DWP to outline support available to employers, including candidate pipelines, SWAPs, work experience, recruitment support, incentives and jobcentre engagement.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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