Data controller: Hawk Training
As part of our recruitment process, Hawk Training collects and processes personal data relating to apprenticeship applicants on behalf of employers it is recruiting for. Hawk Training is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
What information does Hawk Training collect?
Hawk Training collects a range of information about you. This includes:
Hawk Training may collect this information in a variety of ways. For example, data might be contained in application forms, CVs or resumes, obtained from your passport or other identity documents, or collected through interviews or other forms of assessment such as online tests or assessment days.
Data will be stored in a range of different places, including on your application record, in a password protected CRM system called Maytas and on other IT systems (including email).
Why does Hawk Training process personal data?
Hawk Training needs to process personal data to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you. It also needs to process your personal data on behalf of employers it is recruiting for, in order for them to make recruitment decisions and potentially enter into a contract of employment with you.
In some cases, Hawk Training needs to process data to ensure that it is complying with its legal obligations. For example, it is required to check a successful applicant's eligibility to work in the UK before employment starts.
Hawk Training has a legitimate interest in processing personal data during the recruitment process and for keeping records of the process. Processing data from job applicants allows Hawk Training to manage the recruitment process, assess and confirm a candidate's suitability for employment and decide to whom to offer a position on behalf of an employer. Hawk Training may also need to process data from applicants to respond to and defend against legal claims.
Hawk Training may process special categories of data, such as information about ethnic origin, sexual orientation or religion or belief, to monitor recruitment statistics. It may also collect information about whether or not applicants are disabled to make reasonable adjustments for candidates who have a disability. Hawk Training processes such information to carry out its obligations and exercise specific rights in relation to employment, on behalf of employers that we are recruiting for.
If your application is unsuccessful, Hawk Training may initially keep your personal data on file for up to 6 months in case there are future employment opportunities for which you may be suited. Hawk Training will ask for your consent before it keeps your data for this purpose and you are free to withdraw your consent at any time. After a 5-month period, Hawk Training will contact you to ask for your consent to keep your personal data on file for a further 12-month period in case there are future employment opportunities for which you may be suited. Hawk Training will ask for your consent before it keeps your data for this purpose and you are free to withdraw your consent at any time.
Who has access to data?
Personal data gathered during the recruitment process may be shared internally amongst our Business Development Team for the purposes of a recruitment exercise.
If you are successful in your application, Hawk Training will then share your personal data with the prospective employer to obtain pre-employment checks. Hawk Training will also have a duty to share any data relating to your apprenticeship with Apprenticeships Certificates England (ACE), the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the relevant awarding body as part of government regulations.
For more information about this please refer to our Fair Processing Notice.
Hawk Training will not transfer your data outside the European Economic Area.
How does Hawk Training protect data?
Hawk Training takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed by anyone other than members of the Business Development Team, Company Directors, line managers involved in the recruitment process and prospective employers we are recruiting on behalf of. Any application forms, CVs, copies of certificates or information about your entitlement to work in the UK are securely saved in a password protected CRM system called Maytas and hardcopies are shredded and/or deleted after the retention period has ended, unless an offer of employment has been made and accepted.
For how long does Hawk Training keep data?
If your application for employment is unsuccessful, Hawk Training will hold your data on file for 6 months after the end of the relevant recruitment process. If you agree to allow Hawk Training to keep your personal data on file, Hawk Training will hold your data on file for a further 12 months for consideration for future employment opportunities. At this juncture, we will contact you for your consent to retain your information for this extended period. At the end of that period or once you withdraw your consent, your data is deleted or destroyed.
If your application for employment is successful, personal data gathered during the recruitment process will be transferred over to the relevant employer that we are recruiting on behalf of. The period for which your personal data will be held by your new employer, should be provided to you in your new employer’s employee notice policy. Hawk Training will continue to retain your personal data on file for the duration of your apprenticeship with us. Hawk Training will also have a duty to share any data relating to your apprenticeship with Apprenticeships Certificates England (ACE), the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the relevant awarding body as part of government regulations.
Your rights
As a data subject, you have a number of rights. You can:
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Human Resources via email at privacy@hawktraining.com or by post to Hawk Training, 70 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 3QS.
If you believe that Hawk Training has not complied with your data protection rights, you can contact the Information Commissioner.
What if you do not provide personal data?
You are under no statutory or contractual obligation to provide data to Hawk Training during the recruitment process. However, if you do not provide the information, Hawk Training may not be able to process your application properly or at all.
Automated decision-making
All applications to Hawk Training are reviewed with meaningful human intervention and recruitment processes and decisions are not based solely on automated processing or profiling.
