Employer Engagement Training

Date: 4 July 2023


Timings: 09:30 – 16:30 with regular breaks and one hour for lunch


Delivered: Live online via Zoom


Price: £210 + VAT per person (£252 total)

If you don’t feel confident about approaching employers, then you are not alone! Employer engagement is considered the most daunting aspect of the role by many employment specialists.


This course teaches techniques and skills in how to approach employers and build relationships to enable you to develop jobs on behalf of your IPS clients.


This course is ideal for anyone supporting IPS clients into employment including: employment specialists, supervisors, occupational therapists and vocational support workers.


The training will cover:


  • What is employer engagement and why we do it

  • Planning your engagement

  • Developing your introduction to employers

  • How to use the “three cups of tea” method effectively

  • Role play activities to practice and develop your introductory statement

  • How to talk about the benefits of your IPS service to employers

  • How to progress meetings onto the next stage

  • Small vs large businesses

  • Job placement vs job development

  • Managing employers’ concerns via role play scenarios

  • Sharing personal information with employers (disclosure)

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