Get Focused on Diversity

 Get up to date on Duties and Learn Practical Tools

9:00am to 4:30pm

Marriott Cheshunt, Herts 

 

Dates:

Wednesday 29th February or

Wednesday 7th March 2012 

 

Download a Booking Form HERE

 

Get up to date - public sector publishing deadlines are 6th April 2012

Get Focused on Diversity Workshop

Would you like to:

• Receive up to date information on duties & responsibilities now in force?
• Learn top tips and share learning on new approaches with equality analysis?
• Discuss, plan and share learning on defining your objectives and reducing bureaucracy? 
• Learn simple tools & techniques to design/implement policies or practice?
• Gain insight and tips from other participants' experiences?
• Share ideas/best practice in your sector?

Objectives and Outline

This workshop provides you with the chance to explore issues relating to these vital topics and to understand more about building diversity into the workplace and integrating its principles into service/client delivery. 

In addition, it has a specific focus on the public sector duties and how these can be met whilst also exploring the practical and positive use of new legislation/guidance including developing an approach for equality analysis and reducing bureaucracy.

The workshop provides a creative and interactive-based style, enabling you to be open and discuss ideas in a supportive and experienced environment.

The workshop provides you with opportunities to explore:

• Legal Issues - concise information on your legal responsibilities & duties, including new approaches with equality analysis/tools/thinking
• Service Delivery - exploring connections between discrimination, assumptions and stereotypes to improve delivery of services, contracts
• Employees/Stakeholders - harnessing and promoting a diverse workplace culture
• Impact Assessments/Equality Analysis - practical exercises, tips and techniques for assessing, implementing and monitoring

You will take away tools to:

• Keep challenging - your strategic direction and resources
• Verify - tools to monitor your diversity focus and impact
• Keep up to date - with relevant legislation & changes in thinking

Our Facilitators

Our facilitators are very experienced in this topic, with extensive equality and diversity knowledge and experience, delivering programmes and advice to a range of local, national and other voluntary/public sector organisations.  The workshop environment will be welcoming, engaging and comfortable. You will be encouraged to share ideas and challenges in a supportive and stimulating setting.

Added Benefits

At the end of the workshop, you will be provided with all the relevant papers from the session and a USB pack with Equality Act 2010 reference information/papers.  You will also receive tools to maintain your positive focus on equality and diversity.

Our integrity led and proactive approach enables us to ensure:

• Your learning is maximised and your needs are met
• Your learning and interaction is enjoyable and can carry on in the workplace
• The richness of your learning & insight is increased
• Your learning of workable good practice tools is increased
• You learn effective, targeted ways of evaluating/monitoring your approach to diversity
• You learn practical tools which can be introduced in a day to day busy environment
• You have the opportunity to build connections/relationship with other participants

Participant Mix

• Maximum delegates per workshop will be 14
• All levels of staff/mixed groups and levels
• Specifically relevant to public/other third sector organisations. Also relevant for public sector contractors

 

How to Book

Places are £145 + VAT for members, £175 + VAT for non-members (per person).

Download a Booking Form HERE.

If you would like further information or alternative dates, please do contact us on 01920 485552 or workshop@getcsrconnected.org.uk.

Please also see our terms & conditions for workshop bookings HERE. 

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