How much experience does PATH have of running positive action trainee schemes?
PATH has over 20 years’ experience of running positive action trainee schemes.
Is PATH really acting as a recruitment agent, matching trainees to employers’ requirements?
PATH has a much more in-depth role than just a recruitment agency: we provide the clients with our recruitment expertise, especially in regard to ethnic minority monitoring data, as well as managing the administration of the traineeship and providing the trainees and supervisors with coaching support and personal development training courses.
What is CILIP's role in the recruitment process?
CILIP will provide advice to PATH and will have a representative on the recruitment panels for trainees, but the role is supportive as PATH will lead in this area in partnership with individual employers.
Who pays all the bills – trainee allowance, university fees, CILIP subscription and so on?
PATH administers all financial aspects of the traineeship but the funds are provided by the employer/placement provider.
Some employers already run graduate training schemes of their own anyway. What are the advantages of joining Encompass instead?
Encompass offers a traineeship which operates alongside the library and information studies course, builds on the theoretical knowledge and takes the trainee onto Chartership.
Can an individual employer contract with PATH to support their own trainee scheme instead of using Encompass?
PATH is committed to the Encompass scheme, but can run more than one traineeship with the same employer if they are looking to develop traineeships in other areas; it is entirely feasible for PATH to have an individual employer contract for various different traineeships.
Will the amount the employer pays to PATH go up every year?
Yes. Annual increments to the trainee's allowance can push up the cost of their allowances and PATH reserves the right to increase the cost of the administration fee, which is paid annually and is currently set at £4,000.
Does the employer have to pay anything if a suitable trainee can't be found?
The employer would typically have to meet the cost of recruitment process.