{"id":16783,"date":"2024-03-02T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=16783"},"modified":"2024-03-02T10:37:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:37:55","slug":"the-opc-recognised-as-finalist-in-cipd-awards-for-hr-consulting-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=16783","title":{"rendered":"The OPC recognised as finalist in CIPD Awards for HR Consulting Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theopc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The OPC\u2019s<\/a> collaborative effort supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buseireann.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bus \u00c9ireann\u2019s (BE)<\/a> enhancements of its apprentice recruitment process gains recognition and a win at the recent CIPD awards, Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The OPC team, along with its client, Bus \u00c9ireann (BE), has been named one of the four finalists in the \u2018Excellence in HR Consulting and Strategic Partnerships\u2019 category at the recent CIPD awards in Ireland. It was for impactful consultancy work supporting BE to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and inclusivity of apprentice applicants for Heavy Vehicle Mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>Bus \u00c9ireann were also nominated for the same Apprenticeships recruitment redesign project under the \u2018Talent Management\u2019 category, focusing on inclusive recruitment in recognition of their work towards strategic workforce planning.<\/p>\n<p>Working closely alongside BE\u2019s team, the OPC supported them to overhaul their Heavy Vehicle Maintenance Apprentice (HVMA) selection process, with specific targets to:<\/p>\n<p> Increase the recruitment of under-represented applicants, particularly focusing on female candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Develop and implement a digital front-end selection process that was inclusive, efficient, effective, and fair.<\/p>\n<p>Design practical exercises allowing candidates to showcase their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the selection journey.<\/p>\n<p>Although the OPC didn\u2019t secure their category prize win, the team celebrated BE\u2019s success, for winning the \u2018Talent Management\u2019 award for inclusive recruitment in their HVM Apprenticeships selection process redesign.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Steve Fletcher, Occupational Psychologist and Director at the OPC said: \u201cWe were thrilled to have been named finalists at the recent CIPD awards in Ireland. It was an honour to contribute to this project and Bus \u00c9ireann\u2019s win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CIPD HR Awards in Ireland celebrate outstanding work and its impact on people development, reflecting both core areas of work and current trends in the profession.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Allen, Senior Manager Talent and Diversity, BE concluded: \u201cWinning this award is a testament to the whole team\u2019s commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion at Bus \u00c9ireann. The OPC played a pivotal role in our journey to revamp our recruitment processes, and we\u2019re grateful for their partnership. We\u2019ve opened doors to talent that might have previously been overlooked and we\u2019re committed to creating inclusive workplaces and providing opportunities where all can excel.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OPC\u2019s collaborative effort supporting Bus \u00c9ireann\u2019s (BE) enhancements of its apprentice recruitment process gains recognition and a win at the recent CIPD awards, Ireland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[7,11],"class_list":["post-16783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rail-news","tag-transport","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}