Inclusive Recruitment Webinars
Free online training for employers
- Build inclusive recruitment practices
- Strengthen retention
- Access untapped talent
Free employer training | Online delivery
Delivered by Chelmsford College, in partnership with Connect to Work (Fully funded by the Department for Work and Pensions)
About the webinars
These Inclusive Recruitment Webinars are a free, practical online course designed to support employers to recruit more inclusively, fairly, and effectively.
The programme helps hiring managers attract a broader range of candidates, reduce bias in recruitment, and build stronger, more representative teams — while meeting real business needs.
What you’ll gain
- Access to a more diverse, skilled and motivated talent pool
- Practical tools to design inclusive job roles and adverts
- Confidence in fair, legally compliant recruitment
- Bias aware shortlisting and interview techniques
- Improved retention, morale and productivity
- Alignment with social value, sustainability and procurement goals
Webinar programme
3 interactive online modules
Module 1 – Finding Candidates
- Defining roles with intention and inclusion
- Writing inclusive, accessible job adverts
- Reaching under represented talent pools
Module 2 – Meeting Candidates
- Fair screening and shortlisting
- Designing inclusive interview questions
- Running bias aware interviews
Module 3 – Hiring Candidates
- Making offers and managing rejections well
- Improving candidate experience
- Embedding inclusive recruitment by design
Course details
Delivery: Online
Start date: Tuesday 9 June
Sessions: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Places on course: Limited to 20 employers
Cost: Fully funded – free to attend
Why Connect to Work?
Through Connect to Work, employers across Greater Essex benefit from:
- Free end to end recruitment and retention support
- Job ready candidates at no cost
- Help with workplace adjustments and Access to Work funding
- Support shaping roles around business and employee needs
- Ongoing in work coaching to reduce turnover
Inclusive hiring isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s good business.
Who should attend
- Business owners
- Hiring managers
- HR professionals
- Anyone involved in recruitment or workforce planning
Delivered by Chelmsford College, on behalf of Connect to Work
Fully funded by the Department for Work and Pensions