Access untapped talent: attracting and retaining women and people with disabilities

Join this practical employer workshop to explore how your business can attract, recruit and retain more women and people living with disabilities.

Invest Northern Ireland, in partnership with the Mid Ulster Labour Market Partnership, is hosting this event to help employers access wider talent pools and build workplaces where people can join, stay and thrive.

With ongoing labour and skills shortages and increased competition for talent, businesses need to think differently about recruitment and retention. At this session, employers and specialist organisations will share practical advice, real-life experiences and details of the support available.

What you’ll learn

This workshop will help your business:

• address recruitment and retention challenges
• access underused talent pools
• make recruitment processes more inclusive
• support employees with disabilities to thrive at work
• attract and retain more female employees
• introduce practical forms of workplace flexibility
• build a workforce that is ready for the future

Who you’ll hear from

• Invest NI, discussing the business case for inclusive employment and future workforce planning
• Mid Ulster Labour Market Partnership, outlining the support and toolkits available to employers
• Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment (NIUSE), sharing advice on disability inclusion and employer support
• Triangle Housing and The Range, sharing their experiences of inclusive employment in practice
• Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network (NIRWN), discussing how supportive and flexible working practices can help businesses attract and retain female talent

Turn ideas into action

The session will conclude with practical action planning. You’ll identify immediate steps your business can take to widen its talent pipeline and strengthen workforce resilience.

Whether you’re recruiting now, struggling to fill vacancies or planning for future workforce needs, this workshop will give you practical insights, useful connections and information about available support.