Date: Wednesday 8th September 2027
Time: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: TBC, Rochdale
Cost:
£30 Non Member +VAT
The Skills Gap You Can See Coming – Building Your Future Workforce
Event:
The Skills Gap You Can See Coming – Building Your Future Workforce
Recruiting only when a vacancy appears can leave businesses competing for skills that are already in short supply. As technology, customer expectations and job roles change, workforce planning is becoming an important part of growth rather than simply an HR exercise.
Instead of waiting for vacancies to expose a skills problem, this discussion will help businesses think ahead about the capabilities they are likely to need. Recruitment, apprenticeships, training, education partnerships and the development of existing employees will all be considered, including how smaller firms can compete for talent.
The outcome should be a more practical way to identify future capability gaps, decide when to recruit or retrain and connect workforce planning to the direction of the business.
About The Speakers
Claire-Marie Boggiano
STRIDE Facilitator & Leadership Coach
Claire-Marie is a Chartered Engineer holding an MBA from Manchester Business School. Claire-Marie is a guest lecturer in Change Management and Entrepreneurship at Manchester Business School. She is the alumni lead for MBS Women Leading in Business group and regularly hosts the Institute of Directors Women’s Forum in the North West. Claire-Marie is a committee member of the IoD Manchester and has recently commenced working with EEF The Manufacturing Organisation to raise the profile of Women in Engineering. Claire-Marie is an expert in Change Management for many years and delivers the Day 3 workshop of the STRIDE programme – Oakridge’s 6 month leadership programme for female middle management development. Her workshop focuses on the managing business aspect. This is the final element of the programme and supports women attending to learn more about how they can impact their organisation, bring others with them and to become a role model for others. Claire-Marie is a member of the Manchester City Council International Women’s Day Steering Group. To any challenge Claire-Marie brings energy, focus and action. Her core skills include “breaking eggs”, “building gladiators” and “making connections”. Claire-Marie believes organisations and teams succeed by working with the imagination and talents of their people.