Partner Institutions
Access to Global Talent
Through our Talent Pool Centre, we provide access to a diverse and highly qualified pool of international professionals. Each candidate is equipped with verified credentials and certifications, ensuring a perfect match for your institution’s unique needs.
To guarantee long-term success, we also offer comprehensive cultural integration programs, helping skilled professionals transition smoothly into their new work environments and contribute effectively from day one.
Corporate Services – Partner Institutions
1. Post-Mobility Support
Onboarding Assistance: Hirequest Global team of experts guides candidates through initial job placements, post-employment services, networking programs and follow-ups in settling into their new environment.
Mentorship Programs: We network/connect new arrivals with peers or industry mentors for advice and support. The program is a legacy bound initiative, that helps both mentor and mentee find an exchange platform that fosters relationships.
Ongoing Skill Development: We offer, develop, bridge and access online learning platforms, webinars, for continuous professional growth.
2. Cultural Sensitivity and Workplace Integration
Sector-Specific Cultural Training:
Healthcare Sector: we offer webinars/ workshops for German healthcare facilities on working with diverse teams, emphasizing respect for cultural practices, resilience, patient care approaches, and communication styles/skills.
IT Sector: With our esteemed partners we offer training during the onboarding for IT/Innovation companies on fostering inclusive innovation teams, addressing differences in problem-solving approaches and solution-oriented communication skills.
Gastronomy Sector: We work with dynamic partners who provide cultural sensitivity training for restaurant and hospitality businesses, focusing on the value of multicultural cuisines, customer service practices and general etiquette.
Onboarding Resources:
Our custom-tailored onboarding guides for each sector, help acclimatize skilled professionals and help them transition smoothly into their roles. These include practical tips on workplace norms, industry-specific regulations, and effective communication.
Team-Building Activities and webinars:
Together with our partners we organize events, such as intercultural team-building exercises/cooking sessions where Kenyan professionals can share their culture with their new colleagues.
3. Partnerships/networks with Training Placement Institutions
Our collaboration programmes include partnerships with vocational training institutions to prepare professionals for the German workforce, pre-departure training programmes and culture awareness trainings focusing on each sector’s specific needs.
Healthcare Sector
- Collaborate with Kenyan nursing institutions and German healthcare institutions to:
- Aligning Kenyan training institutions with German standards for professions like nursing, caregiving, and public health.
- Our pre-departure programmes include intensive language, cultural programs/communication and courses specific to healthcare terminology.
- We offer preparatory training for German state licensure exams, such as the Kenntnisprüfung.
- We have also established a mentorship program linking Kenyan healthcare workers with experienced German healthcare professionals for guidance on patient care and clinical practices.
IT/Innovation Sector
- We have developed close partnership with Kenyan technical colleges and German IT companies to:
- Provide training placements for companies involved in specialized areas like software development, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.
- Introduce global network which can help provide IT certifications (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, Azure, Cisco) to enhance candidates’ marketability.
- In future help host industry-specific hackathons and coding challenges to showcase Kenyan talent to German employers.
- Our aim is to work with German employers to design boot camps or short courses for new recruits to bridge knowledge gaps, particularly in emerging technologies.
Gastronomy Sector • Culinary Diversity and Innovation:
Hirequest has close collaboration with culinary schools and hospitality training centres in Kenya through our talent pool/network we intend to:
- Work with employers to promote diversity and nurture employee retention by integrating Kenyan dishes into menus, celebrating multicultural cuisines.
- The warm and embracing Kenyan culture brings a refreshing blend of hospitality and charm, enriching the industry with its unique approach to service and guest experiences.
- Hospitality Certification Pathways:
- Our Goal is to assist candidates in achieving certifications recognized by German institutions.
- Identify and partner with institutions which train chefs, sous-chefs, and hospitality professionals in European cuisine and gastronomy standards.
- We aim partner with German hospitality institutions to provide apprenticeships or internships, ensuring a smooth transition from training to employment.
4. Customized-Workforce Solutions
Role-Specific Preparation: Applicants go through shadowing programmes with various local career institutions in Kenya.
Close Collaboration with employers helps us identify skills needed and certification requirements for specific roles in each sector in Germany, enabling Kenyan TVETs to design targeted training programs.
Provide skill optimization and help candidates make a balanced career choice.
Recruitment Pipelines:
We have developed a custom-tailored recruitment process that includes employer-specific selection criteria, pre-departure briefings, background checks and support (documents check) for candidates.
Feedback and best practice improvements
Hirequest Global feedback loops include educational institutes in Kenya/Germany, Kenyan professionals, German employers, training institutions who have had years of research evaluation on job performance and workplace integration.
Our feedback loops for our programs have helped us create a finesse in our programmes, address challenges through a best practice attitude from our partners and has helped improve outcomes.
Our Advisory Panels Include:
Sector-specific panels which consists of representatives from Kenyan TVETs, German companies, and trade and legal associations helping us tackle emerging challenges and identify opportunities for growth.