Opening Doors

Opening Doors Events: Winter/Spring 2026

Opening Doors is an inclusive recruitment campaign that identifies five keys to unlocking employment to ensure jobs are accessible to all. It is designed to change business behaviours and provide a programme of support for businesses committed to inclusive employment.

For more information please visit Opening Doors Inclusive Recruitment

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Opening Doors Key 2: Show Candidates you are Committed to Inclusion | Tuesday 24 February | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Teams

Update: This session has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Opening Doors to Disabled Talent: Making Recruitment Processes More Accessible | Tuesday 10 March | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Teams

Exclusively for Opening Doors signatories, this webinar will provide guidance around how to build inclusive and accessible recruitment practices that attract and support a diverse talent pool. This webinar will feature Cedar Foundation.

Attendees will gain practical guidance on how to identify and remove common barriers in recruitment processes, from job design, website accessibility and advertising to application, assessment, and interview stages.

The session will explore:

• What accessibility means in recruitment

• Inclusive job descriptions and person specifications

• Accessible formats and communication methods

• Adjustments and flexibility during interviews and assessments

• Partnering with disability organisations to connect with skilled candidates with disabilities.

• Best Practice examples

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Opening Doors Key 3: Recruiting with Inclusive language| Tuesday 31 March | 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Teams

Exclusively for Opening Doors signatories, this webinar is designed to help employers develop comprehensive job descriptions that attract a diverse talent pool.

This session will explore:

• The Power of Inclusive Language: Understand how word choice can impact perceptions and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

• Structuring Job Descriptions for Clarity: Gain tips on outlining roles, responsibilities, and qualifications to ensure accessibility and transparency.

• Avoiding Unconscious Bias: Learn how to identify and eliminate biased language or requirements that may unintentionally exclude candidates.

• Highlighting Your Commitment to Inclusion: Discover how to showcase your organisation’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) values in job postings.

• Creating Accessibility: Get practical advice on ensuring job descriptions are accessible to individuals with disabilities, including formatting and readability tips.

This webinar is ideal for HR professionals and hiring managers looking to create job descriptions that resonate with candidates from all backgrounds and abilities.

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Opening Doors: Driving social mobility to broaden access to meaningful employment | Tuesday 14 April | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | In-Person

Exclusively for Opening Doors signatories and partners, this interactive, peer learning forum will focus on practical ways that employers can promote social mobility and open more accessible employment pathways.

We will explore the barriers facing people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and share actionable steps employers can take to make recruitment more inclusive, build community partnerships, and open meaningful pathways into work.

This event will bring together employers and community partners to explore:

• What social mobility means for workplaces today

• Barriers faced by individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds

• Entry routes and alternative pathways (e.g., apprenticeships, traineeships, community recruitment, skills-based hiring)

• How employers can partner with schools, grassroots groups, and employability organisations to reach overlooked talent

• Case studies of businesses effectively building social mobility into their workforce strategies

This event is ideal for HR teams, hiring managers, inclusion leads, senior leaders, and anyone responsible for workforce development, community outreach, or corporate responsibility.

This event will be in-person, the venue is still to be confirmed.

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For more information on Opening Doors, visit www.bitcni.org.uk/openingdoors or contact natalie.anderson@bitcni.org.uk.