Jobless learn warehousing skills at Euro Car Parts academy: Financially attractive, low-risk way to get right people into the business

The purpose of this paper is to observe how the Euro Car Parts (ECP) academy is helping the expanding business to recruit trained and willing employees.

Examines the reasons for the academy, the form it takes and the results it is achieving.

Explains that, by giving unemployed people the skills and attitudes needed for successful careers at ECP, the academy is providing a financially attractive, low-risk way to get the right people into the business.

Reveals that every person successfully graduating from the first intake has been offered employment by ECP and new intakes are currently being trained to meet the company’s demanding recruitment plan.

Describes a scheme that is successfully offering new hope to the unemployed.

Details how a training initiative is helping the unemployed into work, while helping to solve a growing company’s recruitment problems into the bargain.