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Kevin Marron Learning & Development Manager Heinz Equalit y and Diversi ty Best Practice in Equality and Diversity Training

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Best Practice in Equality and Diversity Training. Heinz Equality and Diversity. Kevin Marron Learning & Development Manager. Overview of Content. Underpinning Principles Resources and Sources Reacting to change and developments Working with LCC Questions. Underpinning Principles. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Kevin Marron Learning & Development Manager

HeinzEquality

andDiversity

Best Practice in Equality and Diversity Training

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Overview of Content

• Underpinning Principles

• Resources and Sources

• Reacting to change and developments

• Working with LCC

• Questions

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Underpinning Principles• Raising awareness (unconscious incompetence)

• Providing evidence (headlines and facts to make it real)

• Challenging stereotypes and assumptions(but respecting that others have their own point of view)

• Examining legislative contexts and backgrounds (The

imperatives) e.g– Existing, new and evolving legislation– Equality standard

• Avoiding mistakes and/or litigation• Accepting that equality and diversity is far more complex

than it seems

• Setting the Standards, challenging complacency & Making change happen

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Making it…• Interesting, where people learn new things• Meaningful for your audience (the pitch)

• Factual and surprising (and not patronising)

• Aligned with the wider context for the UK and the organisations culture and policies

• Win hearts and minds• Encourage people to explore their own values

and beliefsWhich may ultimately

• Influence behaviours and attitudes

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Roots (The heart and mind of the matter)

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Roots

Beliefs

Personal values

Upbringing

Ethnocentricity

Education

Location

Age/Experience Faith or religion

Political persuasion

Sexual orientation

Intellect

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What the training is not realistically designed to

achieve………

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Churning out perfectly balanced, diversity friendly people…..

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Not about………

• Instant changes in personality• Unravelling personal perceptions• Turning people into a predetermined model• Dismissing deeply held personal views• Political correctness• Vilifying individuals

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It is however about….• Encouraging you to confront your own

prejudices, assumptions and personal reactions• Exploring how we all benefit by valuing diversity

and treating people equally (common sense approaches)

• Highlighting what your authority is trying to achieve (and why) and gaining your commitment

• Pointing out your personal responsibilities and the part you have to play

• Demonstrating what can happen if we don’t get it right

• Allowing for discussion, questioning and debate

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Raising awareness (unconscious incompetence)

• Shift understandings and perceptions• Share the wider contexts and fundamentals of

Equality and Diversity• Points of interest and fascination• Introduce some reasons for why we are all

different and demonstrate why this is important• Introduce a global, local and individual focus

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Encouraging Blue Sky Thinking

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Testing popular belief and assumptions

The user friendly Quiz…………..

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Providing evidence headlines and facts to make it

realisticrelevantremembered

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Challenging headlines

The Big Gay Catholic Adoption Agency Debate

RACIST GANG ATTACK MAN A Spanish

man was racially abused and assaulted as he

walked home from a night out in Lincoln.

I was fired…for being too young

Disability discrimination case, man wins £6800

I'm not racist, says TV's Goody I apologise to anyone I offendedXmas party comments cost

Lincoln man his company

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CANDIDATES ARE TO BE ANNOUNCED

09:45 - 23 October 2007 Candidates were due to be announced today to contest the seat of county councillor Edward Bliss, who died last month.

Seven candidates so far have announced they will stand for the Heighington and Washingborough seat, and the final list will be published today.

Candidates who have declared include Michael Clayton, who stood unsuccessfully for the BNP in the last local elections, and Tory North Kesteven district councillor Ron Oxby.

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Local Authority Equality standards

5 Levels

Commitment to a Comprehensive

Equality Policy

Assessment and

Consultation

Setting equality objectives and targets

Information systems and

monitoring against targets

Achieving and

reviewing

outcomes

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Specifically for LCC

• Local policies and procedures• Progress vis a vis the equality standard• Diversity training strategy incorporating the

learning and development plan• Core (mandatory) element of the councils

competency framework• Integral part of the fabric of the councils

activities• Risk register for non compliance

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Back pocket stuff

• Allthorpe’s theory of antilocution

• The 7 challenges of diversity

• Local and wider research

• An ability to avoid the red herrings

• A readiness to challenge positively

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Resources and Sources

• CIPD, EHRC, ACAS, DTi, I&DeA• Legislation and policies, guidance and support• The experiences of the group• The culture and aspirations of the organisation• Case studies and tribunals• Learning resource organisations and current

research

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Striking the Balance

• Common sense• Difference and needs• Legislation• Guidance • Support• Understanding and Education…………..

• Leading to change !!

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Reacting to change and developments

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Shift Happens

The ever changing and evolving world of equality and diversity

No matter how qualified or experienced you think you are… tomorrow hasn’t happened yet !

e.g UK age demographic

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Summary

• Underpinning Principles

• Resources and Sources

• Reacting to change and developments

• Working with LCC

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Questions