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Hays Talent Solutions Partners with Staffing Industry Analysts to Bring Contingent Workforce Certification Programme to Australia

Mountain View, California — June 19, 2018 — Hays Talent Solutions seeks to advance contingent workforce management expertise by partnering with Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, to deliver Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) training in Australia.

Hays Talent Solutions is proud to be bringing the CCWP accreditation programme to Australia, a first in the region. Designed for those who manage corporate contingent labour to expand their expertise and formally validate mastery of the subject, Hays Talent Solutions have been enlisted as a partner to bring the two-day courses to Sydney on 22 & 23 August and Melbourne on 27 & 28 August 2018.

Hays Talent Solutions, a global leader in workforce management solutions, announced details of its global partnership with SIA in November 2017 and its advisory role in evolving the Certified Contingent Workforce Professional programme for a more international market.

As the use of contingent workforce management programmes expand into new geographies, and organisations increasingly seek to widen the scope of their existing programmes, there is increasing demand for training on the topic.

Hays Talent Solutions will leverage their extensive experience in helping clients develop contingent workforce strategies around the globe, to provide proven best practices and real-life insight to refine and enhance the quality of the CCWP programme. Acting as an advisor as well as providing experts to deliver CCWP course content, Hays Talent Solutions will be actively involved in driving this accreditation forward.

"SIA's CCWP course is unparalleled in providing workforce management professionals with expert advice and knowledge on developing and implementing effective contingent workforce strategies," said APAC Managing Director of Hays Talent Solutions, Shane Little. "The Hays Talent Solutions team is proud to share our expertise to further develop the contingent workforce management industry, and support even more professionals to advance in their career."

“Hays Talent Solutions brings valued and valuable expertise to the CCWP programme with their global footprint and capabilities across many facets of the workforce solutions ecosystem,” said Bryan Peña, SVP, Contingent Workforce Strategies at SIA. “We are excited to be partnering with the Hays team to elevate the expertise of contingent workforce professionals globally and to introduce the CCWP programme in Australia.”

Available as a 2-day in-person course the CCWP programme consists of lectures, training exercises, quizzes and scenarios designed to provide the contingent workforce management skills and knowledge that will translate into success. Following the course, attendees must pass an assessment conducted by SIA within 90 days to become certified.

More details and registration info available here.

About Hays Talent Solutions
Hays Talent Solutions is the outsourced resourcing division of Hays plc, providing RPO, MSP and SOW spend management services to support businesses to better meet their goals with access to the best talent. 

Website: haystalentsolutions.com

Hays plc (the "Group") is a leading global professional recruiting group. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. As at 30 June 2017 the Group employed 10,000 staff operating from 250 offices in 33 countries across 20 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2017:

  • the Group reported net fees of £954.6 million and operating profit (pre-exceptional items) of £211.5 million;
  • the Group placed around 70,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 240,000 people into temporary assignments;
  • 24% of Group net fees were generated in Asia Pacific, 49% in Continental Europe & RoW (CERoW) and 27% in the United Kingdom & Ireland;
  • the temporary placement business represented 59% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 41% of net fees;
  • Hays operates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA

About Staffing Industry Analysts

SIA is the Global Advisor on Staffing and Workforce Solutions
Elevating the Workforce Solutions Ecosystem
Founded in 1989, SIA is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing, independent contracting and other types of contingent labour. SIA’s independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/compliance firms and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing and online work services. We also provide training and accreditation with our unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) programme.

Known for our award-winning content, data, support tools, publications, executive conferences and events, we help both suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions make better-informed decisions that improve business results and minimize risk. As a division of the international business media company, Crain Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, England.

Website: www.staffingindustry.com