IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Public Practice’s England-wide recruiting initiative.
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… difficulties in attracting appropriately qualified or skilled candidates…
Public Practice writes:
With support from DLUHC, Public Practice is now working with local authorities across England, including the South West, East and West Midlands, to recruit placemaking professionals for its next cohort starting in April 2024.
The 2023 Public Practice survey showed that the biggest barrier local authorities currently face is recruitment, with almost 80% of local authority officers saying they face difficulties in attracting appropriately qualified or skilled candidates.
The not-for-profit organisation works with local authorities to identify gaps in the capacity of planning and placemaking teams, then matches skilled candidates to year-long placements supported by learning, development and knowledge sharing activity; it offers a route for local authorities to recruit placemaking professionals from a wide range of built environment backgrounds.
Public Practice’s next recruitment round will open on Monday 16 October. Public sector organisations interested in hosting placements are invited to apply by 30 November 2023. For more information visit the Public Practice website.
For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC’s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk, as soon as possible.
Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with IHBC Jobs etc, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk
