Impact Assessment Training
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 Bill proposes a duty to promote equality between men and women. 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 workshop will enable participants to:
- Have an understanding of the relevance and value of Impact Assessments in the context of promoting race equality and disability equality
- Gain practical skills to conduct Impact Assessments
- Consider actions to achieve and promote equality following an assessment
- Consider 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 and of the new duty to promote disability equality.
What does the package include?
- A one day workshop for up to 16 participants, delivered by an experienced Astar facilitator
- 16 workbooks for participants to keep for future reference
- A phone consultation prior to the workshop and post-workshop feedback
What do we need to provide?
Astar asks that the client provide the following:
- The workshop venue: 1 main conference room (of suitable capacity) and 1 syndicate room (if possible) with appropriate equipment (chairs, flipcharts, PowerPoint or OHP etc.)
- Lunch and refreshments for the participants and facilitator
- A copy of any relevant organisational documents (e.g. Race Equality Scheme, Local Delivery Plan) to be incorporated into the workbook should be provided 15 working days prior to the workshop
- Astar will need to be notified of all final details (delegate numbers, venue address, etc.) 10 working days prior to the workshop
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