Benefits to employers include:

• A temporary addition to your workforce without financial commitment
• The opportunity to assess a candidate’s suitability for employment with you before offering an employment contract (try before you buy)
• Enabling a candidate to assess their own interest, suitability and commitment to you as an employer before becoming your employee (try before they buy)
• Support to overcome any barriers or issues faced by you or the individual

 Aims of Work Preparation include:

• To assess the suitability of individuals to start or to return to work after a long period of unemployment or to go to work for the first time
• To identify barriers to employment and support needs for both individuals and employers and find solutions to resolve these