Candidates Privacy Policy

In this candidate’s privacy notice, references to “MTC”, “we”, “us” or “our” are to The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited and each of its subsidiaries, including MTC Operations Limited and MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) Training Limited (“MTC Training”).

The Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited is ultimately responsible for how we use and look after your personal data and is responsible for this website and this policy.

Our Privacy Policy provides an overview of how we manage and protect your data and what your rights are. The purpose of this candidate’s privacy notice is to provide specific information on what data we collect about you as a candidate, how we will use it, how long we retain it for and what legal basis we will rely on for using your data.

If you are a candidate applying for an MTC Training role involving contact with and access to children and young people, you will be subject to the “Safer Recruitment Process”. The Safer Recruitment Process is a set of practices and guidelines to ensure staff are suitable to work with children and young people. For more information see Keeping children safe in education 2024.

How we use your data

We will use your data as outlined in the table below. The following applies to all candidates, except where the table indicates that the data is used for the purpose of the Safer Recruitment Process, in which case data will only be used for those candidates undergoing the Safer Recruitment Process:

Data	Source	Purpose	Legal Basis
Your name and contact details	You or a recruitment agent	To communicate with you in relation to your application	Our legitimate interests in assessing your suitability for the role
The information in your CV and any covering letter	You or a recruitment agent	To assess your suitability for the role
The information you tell us at interview	You	To assess your suitability for the role
The information in your application form	You	To assess your suitability for the role
Confirmation of qualifications	You and/or a relevant awarding body	To assess your suitability for the role
Confirmation of employment history	Your nominated referees	To verify your employment history
Information about your health	You	To check whether we need to make any reasonable adjustments for your needs	Our legitimate interests in ensuring we comply with our legal obligations as an employer
ID verification and right to work check	You and/or our supplier of screening services	To verify your identity and confirm that you have the right to work in the UK	Our legitimate interests in ensuring we comply with our legal obligations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check; and For candidates subject to the Safer Recruitment Process - Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check	The Disclosure and Barring Service	To check that you have no criminal convictions that would prevent you working at MTC, and in the case of an Enhanced Check, specifically to prevent you working with children/young people at MTC.	Our legitimate interests in ensuring your suitability for a role at MTC + your consent.
For candidates subject to the Safer Recruitment Process - Safer Recruitment References	Your nominated referees	To determine your suitability to work with children/young people	Our legitimate interests in ensuring your suitability for a role at MTC working with children/young people + your consent.
For candidates subject to the Safer Recruitment Process - Information about you available on public websites e.g. social media.	You or third-party website	To determine your suitability to work with children/young people	Our legitimate interests in verifying your suitability to work with children/young people.

Sharing your data with third parties

We will share your data with third parties or ask you to share it with them directly. These third parties may include recruitment agents working for us and our suppliers of screening services.

Data retention

If your application is not successful, we will keep your data for 6 months after the role has been filled, in case either of us needs access to deal with any concerns or questions that arise. We may keep your data on file for a longer period, so that we can notify you of future opportunities you might be interested in, but we will seek your consent to do this. If you are successful in your application, we will retain your data in accordance with our Employees Privacy Notice, a copy of which is available on request from the hiring manager.

Your rights

Your rights in relation to our use of your data are outlined in our Privacy Policy which also tells you what you can do if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.