Equality and Diversity Training: The New Equality Act

Course Outline:

This course will inform you of the most up-to-date equality and human rights legislation and what it means in practice to your staff, volunteers, committee members and service users. You will explore what contributes to potential unlawful discrimination and how to ensure your organisation complies with the equality legislation. As a delegate you will learn about the new Single Equality Bill, parts of which came into force late last year and which will introduce a number of new duties and legal requirements for organizations working across the different sectors.

This course is highly participative and the course packs are comprehensive.

Who should attend?

This course should be attended by people working across various sectors whether it is housing practitioners, statutory and public organizations or voluntary and community groups. The legislation around Equality and Human Rights has particular requirements on organizations to comply with the law therefore this course is relevant to everyone.

Course Outcomes:

• Understand the key pieces of Equality and Human Rights Legislation
• Be able to identify the different characteristics that are protected under the current legislation.
• Gain a better understanding of the new Single Equality Bill and the new duties
• Have an awareness of the relevant legislation that impacts on your organisation’s policy and practice

To book your place, please contact Ms Suki Sangha, Training Officer, Positive Action in Housing Ltd, 98 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1PJ, Tel: 0141 353 2220, email suki@paih.org