Equality and Human Rights, Equality Awareness Training

An Equality Awareness Training Package has been developed by the five Education and Library Boards and is in the process of being rolled out in each Board. This package and programme were developed to fulfill the commitment made in the Equality Scheme and in response to consultation feedback from across the nine equality groups, all of whom placed priority on raising staff awareness of the legislation and its duties.

 

Training in the NEELB commenced in December 2001 and the first phase was due for completion by December 2002. By then, the vast majority of the Board’s departmental staff will have received Equality Awareness Training. The second phase will be directed towards the Boards’ school based staff. Future phases of Awareness training will focus on specific dimensions of Equality, such as Disability and Ethnicity.

 

Specific training in Screening of Policies and Equality Impact Assessment has been provided to officers responsible for these procedures. Resources for such activities have been developed, again on a five-board basis.