Cotswold Doors become a member in the The 5% Club

Cotswold Doors become a member in the The 5% Club

Cotswold Doors, a leading internal fire door manufacture has showcased its commitment to developing its people by joining The 5% Club, an industry led initiative focussed on driving momentum into the recruitment of apprentices, graduates, T-Level students and sponsored students. It is important to our business to help people into work and develop their skills.

The 5% Club is a movement of more than 1,000 employers providing ‘earn and learn’ opportunities to develop the skills and talents people need to become more employable and create meaningful careers. Companies joining The 5% Club commit to raising the number of apprentices, sponsored students and graduates on formal programmes to 5% of their total workforce within five years. Members are also asked to publicly report their progress in their Annual Report. Existing members range from SMEs to FTSEs and cover all sectors including engineering, transport, and financial services. 

Member companies now also have the opportunity to achieve accredited Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze membership status through the annual Employer Audit. 

The Club was founded in 2013, and uses its platform, and record of success to engage with policymakers and influencers on issues of concern and relevance, specifically increasing awareness and activity that links skills investment with discernible social impact. 

Simon Campbell, Executive Director at Cotswold Doors said; as a small business we recognise we have a role to play in the local communities we operate, to strengthen our relationships with the local colleges and assist the next generation into work and develop vital employment skills as they earn.

Nicola Cambell, HR Director at Cotswold Doors added; being engaged with other leading employers through The 5% Club will help our business by joining other leading employers across the UK to share best practice and raise standards.  As a medium sized businesswe can learn a lot from other larger businesses and use our resources effectively to develop our talent development programmes. 

Gill Cronin, Director of Operations of The 5% Club said: “We’re delighted to welcome Cotswold Doors into membership. The 5% Club provides a fantastic network of HR and L&D professionals, sharing and learning from each other. All our members share an ethos of creating a skilled workforce through ‘earn and learn’ development programmes, helping people develop meaningful career paths.” 

If you are interested in starting your career with Cotswold Doors, please contactenquiries@cotswolddoors.com