Engaging New Talent Through High-Level Apprenticeships with Emma Law #81

“The challenge is finding somebody with a really good set of soft skills, and that transcends both public and private sectors.”When it comes to recruiting exciting new procurement talent, good apprenticeships can be the perfect combination of experience and learning.Emma Law’s sustained efforts to create such apprenticeship opportunities are becoming fruitful, alongside her already stellar decade at Orbis Partnership.We’re joined by Emma on Talent Talks to discuss the major challenges facing public sector procurement hiring, why we need to push harder on ESG, and AI’s role in procurement’s future.This episode of Talent Talks covers:The main challenges with recruiting new talent into the public sectorHow public scrutiny affects decision makingWhich skills transcend the divide between public and private sectorsHow early we should bring procurement language into educationAI’s role in the future of procurement, and the time it’ll free up for strategic thinkingThe Talent Talks Podcast is proudly sponsored by Staverton Consulting. Staverton Consulting delivers tangible and sustainable cost reduction as well as reducing business risks throughout the supply chain for private equity backed businesses, SME’S and growth companies. For more information please head to stavertonconsulting.com.