Higher Level Skills Match (HLSM) is Birmingham City University’s (BCU) account managed recruitment and upskilling service part-funded by the European Social Fund. It looks to provide local small and medium-sized enterprises with an Account Manager who identifies and matches the talent requirements of your business to training opportunities and highly skilled graduates available through BCU and partner institutions.

You will be assigned an Account Manager who can help you identify your skills requirements and provide you with a personalised recruitment plan. The Account Manager will help you develop JDs and job ads, and manage your recruitment process from reviewing applicants to delivering interviews. You will also be offered additional workshop and training opportunities for you and your new recruits.

If you are an SME based within the GBSLEP region, then you are eligible to sign-up to this service.