31 Mar 2022

App to offer 100 accredited workplace training courses

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A Birmingham-based outsourced PAYE payroll, employee benefits and engagement has added more than 100 accredited workplace training courses to its employee benefits app.

HIVE360 has made these additions to help clients boost staff recruitment and retention strategies as skills shortages reach an all-time high.

“We know very well the value and cost, of high-quality health and safety and workplace training, ” says HIVE360 's CEO David McCormack.

“We also know that at a time when skills shortages are at a record high, and engaging with employees has become an even bigger challenge, workplace training and development is high on the agenda, whether for a team of permanent employees or a temporary workforce.

“In response, we have selected a new training provider, iHasco, to maintain our strategy of supporting our clients with the best resources when they need them. ”

HIVE360 chose iHasco after a robust selection and trial process that included a two-month pilot of the new-look training and e-Learning platform by HIVE360 clients, including the UKs fastest growing on demand food delivery business Beelivery.

iHasco has more than 13 years ' experience in developing and delivering Health & Safety and HR Compliance eLearning with a keen focus on creativity, quality and simplicity.

The choice of accredited training spans a library of over 100 courses across Health & Safety, HR compliance, Business compliance, Management, Care certificates, and a range of soft skills.

Users of HIVE360 's mobile employee pay and benefits app Engage now have access to iHasco 's entire suite of training courses via the app 's My Training feature, where they can review information about each course.

“We 've teamed up with iHasco to provide the best Health & Safety and Compliance training available on the market, ” David explains.

“Our partnership with iHasco means our clients can provide their full and part time workforce sta? the best training available, whilst at the same time saving them money - as we include this provision at no extra cost as part of our engagement platform.

“The courses help people easily work towards compliance with legislation and can be completed in as little as 20 minutes. Via an easy-to-use video-based eLearning platform and extensive library of accredited courses, it 's simple to get workplace Health & Safety and HR Compliance training sorted, and provide a fully accessible solution for the workforce, ” he adds.

“Training is a key benefit included as standard for all employees and PAYE temps registered to use the HIVE360 Engage App, and our clients now have access to more than 100 high-quality eLearning accredited training courses. ”

As part of the partnership, existing and new HIVE360 client employees registered on their company 's customised app, are eligible for two free online courses.

The HIVE360 Engage app is provided as standard to businesses that outsource payroll and employment administration to the company.

As well as My Training, the app includes My Health, My Money, My Discounts and My Work features.

The app delivers information, support and resources such as 24/7 access to a personal doctor and mental health counsellors, gym?memberships, thousands of?high-street?and online?lifestyle, dining and insurance discounts,?mobile phone savings, online training resources,?and?GDPR-compliant pay and pension information to support worker 's financial wellbeing.

Engage has an average of 200,000 user sessions each month, and HIVE360 reports average user engagement of 81 per cent.