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IMPACT ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP
Tuesday 08 April 2008 (Central London)
This one day workshop offers an introduction to Impact Assessment.
Using Astar's own Impact Assessment Model, the workshop develops
participants' skills and approach to conduct impact assessments
and engage service users and the community.
What is Impact Assessment?
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and the Disability Discrimination Act
2005 requires listed public authorities to conduct assessments of the impact of
their current or intended policies and services for any disadvantageous
experiences or outcomes of Black or Minority Ethnic groups and of people with
disabilities. Furthermore, the Equality Act 2006 requires public authorities to conduct impact assessments for gender equality. In addition to meeting the legal obligations, the
principles of Equality Impact Assessments can be applied to all aspects of
equality and diversity such as age, religion and sexual orientation.
Equality Impact Assessments enable organisations to examine current or intended policies, practices, procedures and services for their impact on service users, employees and stakeholders. It is an essential part of achieving effective and people focused policies and services which meet needs and objectives in a fair and equitable way.
What is the Aim of the Workshop?
The workshops will enable participants to:
- Enhance their understanding of the relevance and value of Equality Impact Assessments in the context of promoting race, disability and gender equality as well as age, religion and sexual orientation
- Gain practical skills to conduct Equality Impact Assessments
- Consider actions to achieve and promote equality following an assessment
- Review principles and practical approaches to engaging stakeholders
Who should participate?
This one day workshop is for staff and managers in public authorities. Participants should already have an awareness of their organisation's Race Equality Scheme, Disability Equality Scheme and of the new duty to promote gender equality.
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Tuesday 08 April 2008
9.30am - 4.30pm
Central London
£395 (+VAT) standard fee
£355 (+VAT) per additional person |
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