Graduate Workforce Bradford Project
Our aim
Led by the University of Bradford, the Graduate Workforce Bradford project (GWB) has been set up to help boost the job prospects of black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) graduates across the Bradford Metropolitan district.
GWB is working to address two challenges faced by the Bradford district:
- The underemployment and unemployment of BAME graduates
- The recruitment, skills gaps and workforce diversity needs of Bradford employers, particularly within the health and social care, manufacturing and engineering, and public service sectors
GWB is developing a sustainable approach to providing effective support to graduates and assisting employers to develop inclusive recruitment practices and workplace cultures.
Workstreams
We are delivering our work through four workstreams:
- Business Development
- Activities to support businesses to develop their graduate workforce and pipeline
- Supporting businesses to develop the diversity of their workforce
- Graduate Talent Pool
- Enhanced/targeted guidance, job and enterprise coaching support
- New opportunities, e.g. jobs, placements, mentoring
- Sector and Community Events
- Engaging with local BAME community members to explore local labour markets and graduate opportunities
- Building stronger partnerships between local BAME communities and businesses
- Action Research
- Develop a deep understanding of the extent of place and culture-based career decision making on BAME graduate career choices
- Identifying and testing new practice models to support BAME employability and employment
Find out more
If you would like more information regarding the project or are interested in participating in the workstreams please email Project Leader Urfan Faqir or phone Urfan on 01274 235804. You can also email our Research Assistant, Alex Fitzpatrick.
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