Voluntary organisations are justifiably proud of their record on serving marginalised people in their communities. Many organisations have an 'open door' policy and a commitment to being impartial. However, increasingly these organisations are required to demonstrate their policies and good practice in relation to equal opportunities. An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice with evidence that these principles are being applied to all areas of the organisation's work is now a frequent condition for funding.
Staff development and training in equal opportunities.
Good practice in equal opportunities has now moved on to encourage us to value equality and diversity and to ensure that equality is mainstreamed through all the planning and activities of the organisation.
STEGO Training can offer a tailor made package of training and staff development to help you become an equal opportunities employer and enjoy the benefits of working with diversity. A commitment to equal opportunities is not about
adhering to regulations and creating more systems. Implemented with the commitment of the whole organisation and with support and training it can help make your organisation more appropriate and more accessible to the needs of the whole community.
Training in equal opportunities includes:
- Forming the policy to fit your needs.
- Creating good practice guidelines.
- Putting the policy into practice.
- Identifying good practices.
Developing the organisation can include:
- Recruitment.
- Working with diversity.
- Anti-discriminatory practice.
- Awareness training.
- Setting up an equality scheme.
- Mainstreaming equalities.
Stego provides broad-based training in Valuing Equality and Diversity and specific sexual orientation training.
Please see the following pages:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in the workplace.
Training programmes
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9 December 2009
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