Companies joining the club commit to raising the number of apprentices, sponsored students and graduates on formal programmes to 5% of their total workforce within five years.
Liz Phillips, SSP UK & I human resources director, commented: “SSP recognises the importance of developing its people as both a business and social imperative and aims to address the issues of youth unemployment and skills shortages.
“With the recovery of the business after the pandemic, it’s never been a better time to reinforce our commitment to developing our teams and future leaders. By joining The 5% Club, SSP UK is able to demonstrate our commitment towards the UK’s growth agenda and tackle the skills shortage, while executing our ongoing plan to create opportunities and careers for the future.
“Over the next few years, we aim to increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities for our colleagues currently working with us, and work towards creating future openings into the business where new colleagues can join us directly via formalised and recognised earn & learn programmes.”
Over the next year, SSP UK will be launching new apprenticeship programmes within the business, as part of its membership of ‘The 5% Club’.