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Our employment services are designed to support companies to take on undergraduates or graduates with minimal additional responsibility or where they would otherwise be unable to.

Such as companies who:

need to build a graduate talent pipeline
require a graduate programme
have restrictions placed on headcount
need additional support to employ an undergraduate or graduate

Our Outsourced Employment Services Include:

A completely free recruitment service

All responsibility for the wages, tax, National Insurance of the employee

All responsibility for administration of holidays, sickness & absence

Issuing of contracts of employment and full requirements against the agency working regulations

A dedicated account manager to arrange training and ensure the employees progression in line with the companies requirements

Flexibility around duration of employment should host employer circumstances change

A skills output matrix designed around your companies requirements endorsed by Cogent Skills. This evidence based matrix ensures relevant skills are gained throughout the programme

We have been operating as an employment agency since 2012 and are quality assured by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). We have recruited & employed over 3,000 candidates for over 250 employers.

Outsourced employment is available for apprentices, under graduates, post graduates, industrial placements and interns. The distinctive feature of the service is that Cogent Skills employs the individual, taking all the HR and performance management responsibilities, on behalf of the host employer.

The host employer pays the individuals’ wage and a monthly employment fee (a percentage of the individuals’ annual salary) to Cogent Skills.

WHat our clients say

Boards should have at least one person who is accountable for process safety performance - who understands how the decisions made at board level, can impact upon safety both now and into the future. Process Safety Leadership training is an effective way of ensuring that these boards have the right level of competency.

2021 major hazard leadership interventions highlighted the links between poor performance on site and a lack of competency in the management of major hazards at senior leadership level.

Amanda Cockton

Chemicals, Explosives & Microbiological Hazards Division at Health and Safety Executive HM Inspector of Health and Safety

“HSE's analysis of recent major hazard leadership interventions has highlighted the links between poor performance on site and a lack of competency in the management of major hazards at senior leadership level.

Boards should have at least one person who is accountable for process safety performance and workforce competence, who understands how the decisions made at board level can impact upon safety, both now and into the future."

Matt Lea

H.M. Principal Inspector of Health & Safety at HSE, Chemical, Explosives and Microbiological Hazards Division

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