Plus+ for Employers
PLUS+ was developed in response to a need within the Northern Ireland food sector for management talent. We have designed the programme to complement business needs and work very closely with you to ensure you find the very best talent for your workforce.
The PLUS+ programme gives you the opportunity to:
- Attract a dynamic, skilled Graduate with drive and enthusiasm
- Reduce costs, improve efficiencies and grow your business
- Have you business needs aligned with the skills of a talented Graduate, with Food Industry and Management Training
- Benefit from a dedicated resource to deliver tangible outcome
- Test drive an individual for 17 weeks, assessing their long term potential within your business
- Reduce the costs and risks of recruiting graduate talent.
Costs and Available funding
The Department for Agriculture and Rural Development support the PLUS+ Programme and provide funding for:
- 13 weeks Food Industry and Management Training
- An accredited CMI Diploma
- Graduate sourcing, recruitment and selection costs
- A dedicated consultant from Parity to help facilitate your project
All you pay is the graduate wage for the 17 week Business Improvement Project (Recommended not less than £7.50 per hour=£4,500)
Over the years Parity’s consultancy team have developed close working relationships within the Agri-Food sector - we know the key issues and challenges you face and understand your business needs. This allows us to match the most suitable graduate to your Project.
Mike Mullan, Group HR Director for Dale Farm highly recommends the programme:
"We are looking for talented people to keep us at the forefront of our industry. Dale Farm’s close working relationship with Parity has allowed us to recruit a number of graduates into the company through their PLUS+ programme. Parity’s support, help and understanding of our business means that the right candidates were matched with our specific needs. A number of these placements have resulted in full time positions with the graduates making a valuable contribution to our business."
Julie Aiken, Sales and Marketing Manager, Salad Fayre an SME in the food sector commented:
“The PLUS+ Programme has worked very well for us. As we are a growth business it was great that our PLUS+ Graduate was able to hit the ground running and make an impact quickly. The support from Parity was beyond our expectations.”
To listen to a Podcast by Fintan McCann of Cafre College on the benefit sof the programme please click here
If you would like to find out more or to arrange a consultation meeting with no commitment required contact Roisin McNamara on r.mcnamara@parity.net or call 0845 873 9684