Secure the future of your business with a talent pipeline

Question: What does every business need to futureproof their success?

Answer: A talent pipeline.

Or, in other words, a process to identify what skills will be needed to ensure the development and success of your business in the years to come and have a pool of committed employees with the necessary skills and knowledge ready to step up to the mark.

Here are some key questions which every business should be asking when it comes to your talent pipeline:

• Who do you consider to be your key employees and what roles are they currently in?
• What attributes do these employees bring to your business and could these be applied to other crucial roles?
• What skills are most critical to your business?
• Where do you want to take your business in the next three years? Five years?
• What type of people will you need in your business for it to grow?

Many sectors are facing skills shortages. Demand keeps on growing. Industries are already struggling to find new talent to fill vacant roles and this issue is only going to worsen as demand grows further.

Skills demand in Lancashire demonstrates the need to attract and retain skills to enable businesses to function effectively

Burnley College is committed to engage with businesses to ensure we can support upskilling of your existing staff and that our curriculum provides the academic, technical and vocational skills required to meet current or future industry needs. This will mean businesses can continuously attract and recruit qualified and appropriately skilled individuals to fill roles through a defined partnership with Burnley College.

We’re committed to on-going discussions with industry leaders regarding business strategy and opportunities for growth to ensure Burnley College can provide an effective talent pipeline of learners across all of our brands - young people aged 16-18 on A Level, T Level and vocational courses; those on degree-level study programmes; Themis Apprentices and those returning to study as adults (aged 19+).

We’re passionate about creating effective and innovative talent pipelines - for our business and yours! Let’s talk about how we can help you futureproof your business - email me at [email protected]