Employer engagement

Dates: 6 February 2026

Times: 09:15 – 16:30 with regular breaks and an hour for lunch

Price: £210 + VAT per person (£252 total)

An interactive course delivered live-online via Zoom

About this course

Level up your employer engagement with this course.

Are employers telling you to apply online? Do you introduce yourself but find things don’t progress? No problem – we understand the challenges of employer engagement, and we’re here to help you overcome them.

In this course, you’ll learn how to make a strong introduction and how to progress to a follow-up visit. We’ll guide you on what to say, and what to save for later visits. You’ll also explore how to build relationships by asking the right questions and sharing the right information.

By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to confidently connect with local employers and make better job matches.

The training will cover:

The challenges of employer engagement and how to overcome them
Making a good introduction
Progressing to follow-up visits
Managing employers’ concerns (and yours)
Building relationships that feel natural
How IPS benefits employers
… and more

When to attend this training?

We recommend attending Employer engagement training 2+ months into your IPS role. By this point, you’ll have had the chance to engage with employers directly, allowing you to bring real-life experiences and any challenges you’ve encountered to the training for discussion.

Before attending this one-day course, we suggest completing our 2-day course Doing what works: IPS training for employment specialists, which introduces IPS. The Employer engagement course builds on that foundation.

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Payment methods

We accept payment by invoice only and we will collect the necessary information in the booking form.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the course are subject to full payment.
Cancellations made more than 2 weeks before the course have the option to transfer to a different date or receive a refund.
Please note that transfers are not possible with less than 2 weeks’ notice. In the unlikely event that Centre for Mental Health needs to cancel a course, delegates will be offered a place on the next available course or a full refund. By completing the booking form, you agree to these terms.

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Booking form for “employer engagement training” on 6 February 2026

View the course description for guidance on when to attend this training.

To begin, tell us which type of IPS service the delegate works in:

Our training contract with OHID has now concluded. During this period, we invoiced OHID for bookings made for workers in drug and alcohol services. Moving forward, these services will be invoiced directly for training places. The following booking form will collect the necessary information to enable us to invoice your organisation. We look forward to continuing to deliver fundamental and comprehensive training to new IPS workers in drug and alcohol teams.

I understand that my service will be invoiced directly for this place

Before attending this training, you should attend our 2-day course Doing what works: IPS training for employment specialists. This employer engagement training is designed for employment specialists who have been in post 2+ months.

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Please provide information on the IPS setting. If you are part of Connect to Work , please do not book this date, as we are running other specific sessions for those in the Connect to Work setting. Please click here to view our training webpage for those in the Connect to Work setting

Delegate details:

Delegate name

Delegate job title

Delegate email address

Organisation details:

Name of organisation / employer / IPS service

Date the service goes (or went) live

Name of paying organisation

Address of paying organisation

Postcode of paying organisation

Contact telephone number within finance department

Your finance department email address to send the invoice to for £210 + VAT

Purchase Order number

NHS organisations almost always operate a purchase order system. Please submit a purchase order number on this form. If you do not have it now, please write “to be confirmed”, and submit within maximum 2 weeks of completing the booking form via email to finance@centreformentalhealth.org.uk. If you do not operate a purchase order system, please write “not applicable”.

Email address of the person responsible for raising the purchase order

Local authority of service

Email of line manager of delegate

Email of person booking

Terms:

I understand that joining via a computer with webcam and microphone is essential for this interactive training. Joining solely via a mobile phone or tablet is not suitable. I will ensure that the delegate is able to access this training using a computer and webcam with a good internet connection.

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Cancellation policy: Cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the course are subject to full payment. Cancellations made more than 2 weeks before the course have the option to transfer to a different date or receive a refund. Please note that transfers are not possible with less than 2 weeks’ notice. In the unlikely event that Centre for Mental Health needs to cancel a course, delegates will be offered a place on the next available course or a full refund. By completing the booking form, you agree to these terms.

I agree to the cancellation policy

This live-online course is highly interactive and encourages participation from all delegates, including engagement in discussions and group activities. To maintain the confidentiality of delegates, and to protect our course materials: recording, screen capturing, or distributing any part of the training is strictly prohibited. Copying, reproducing, or adapting the content of this course is not permitted.

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Payment terms: 30 days. By completing this booking form, you agree to pay the invoice within 30 days of the date of the invoice.

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There are 16 places remaining on this course.

Enquiries

Zak Palmer
courses@centreformentalhealth.org.uk

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