Employer engagement
Dates: 24 July 2025
Times: 09:15 – 16:30 with regular breaks and an hour for lunch
Price: £210 + VAT per person (£252 total)
An interactive course delivered live-online via Zoom
About this course
Level-up your employer engagement with this course.
Are employers telling you to apply online? Are you making initial contact but things don’t progress? No problem, this course has you covered. We’ll show you how to navigate the common obstacles people face when out and about meeting local employers. We understand the challenges of employer engagement and we’re here to help you overcome them.
In this course, you’ll learn how to make the perfect introduction to help your interactions progress to a follow-up visit. We’ll teach you what to say, and what to hold back for later visits. We’ll explore how you develop your relationships by asking the right questions. By the end of the course you’ll be equipped to go out and build strong, lasting relationships with potential employers.
The training will cover:
The challenges of employer engagement and how to overcome them
Myth busting: the misconceptions of employer engagement
Making the perfect introduction
Progressing past the initial introduction
Managing employers’ concerns (and yours)
Building relationships that feel natural
How IPS benefits employers
Sharing personal information with employers (disclosure)
… and more
When to attend this training?
We recommend attending Employer engagement training 2+ months into your IPS role. By this point, you’ll have had the chance to engage with employers directly, allowing you to bring real-life experiences and any challenges you’ve encountered to the training for discussion.
Before attending this one-day course, we suggest completing our 2-day course Doing what works: Training for employment specialists, which introduces the topic. The Employer engagement course builds on that foundation, offering a deeper dive into building effective relationships with local employers.
