Workforce

The mission and major areas of responsibility for the Workforce division were:

· To successfully recruit Games experienced staff through the careful balance of locally born personnel and internationally multi-experienced staff

· Development of a workforce with a consistent Games philosophy, combining similar ideologies and delivery expectations

· Delivery of successful training and recruitment of an enthusiastic volunteer workforce that supported the Manchester ethos

· Establishing a clear and structured workforce plan for the organisation that embraced the elements that were unique to the Games environment

· Implementation of an efficient and proactive HR department to identify and select the required workforce to support Games delivery

· Delivery of a quality uniforming department reflective of Manchester's character and with the aesthetic qualities to satisfy public expectation

· Provision of an ongoing legacy through the work of the Pre-Volunteer Programme that continues to achieve the link between skill and competency based learning outcomes for the participants of the programme

Records within this area of the collection include Workforce, Uniforms and Volunteers