At Central Consultancy & Training one of our core values is to integrate diversity and inclusion into the way we do business. All of our products and services have equality and diversity perspectives “designed in”. However, we also provide specific training and consultancy services designed to enable our customers to meet legal, regulatory and good practice requirements.
Our key objective is to provide the most effective and 'tailor-made' support we can to help your organisation to develop practices which have a real effect in promoting equality and diversity and enhancing your business processes.
Our key objective is to provide the most effective and 'tailor-made' support we can to help your organisation to develop practices which have a real effect in promoting equality and diversity and enhancing your business processes.
Board Development
Tailored development sessions for Board members designed to help Board Members to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion and to help them to consider the main implications and priorities for their organisation. The sessions provide an opportunity for Board Members to identify their key strategic priorities arising from the general context and from their own Equality Action Plan. There are also opportunities to identify any further support or development needs for Board members in this area.
Bite Size Seminar For Board Members
This 60 minute seminar brings the Board right up to date with UK and European legislation and its implications.
Tailored development sessions for Board members designed to help Board Members to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion and to help them to consider the main implications and priorities for their organisation. The sessions provide an opportunity for Board Members to identify their key strategic priorities arising from the general context and from their own Equality Action Plan. There are also opportunities to identify any further support or development needs for Board members in this area.
Bite Size Seminar For Board Members
This 60 minute seminar brings the Board right up to date with UK and European legislation and its implications.
Training and development for Managers
Diversity and Inclusion awareness training
This one day session helps managers to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion and to consider the main implications and priorities for their company. The sessions provide an opportunity for managers to identify key priorities for their own role arising from the general context and from the company's Equality Action Plan. There are also opportunities within the session to identify any further support or development needs for managers in this area.
The manager's role in implementing Diversity and Inclusion Action Plans
This one-day session assists managers to identify their key tasks and roles in supporting implementation of organisational diversity and inclusion action plans. The session focuses upon assisting managers to 'mainstream' diversity and inclusion targets within their own management practices such as appraisals and performance reviews, staff development etc.
Equality Impact assessments
With the requirement for equalities impact assessment to form part of Organisational Diversity strategies, this practical, one-day workshop is designed to develop participants’ confidence, awareness and understanding in undertaking equality impact assessments.
Promoting diversity within recruitment and selection processes
This two day programme is designed to assist people involved in recruiting and selecting staff to develop their understanding of and skills in effective recruitment and selection techniques which promote diversity
Delivering Equality outcomes in service provision
This one day session helps managers to identify and promote practices which support outcomes in service delivery which meet equality and diversity targets and requirements for existing and potential customers
Promoting dignity and diversity within the team and workplace
The one day workshop aims to help managers to understand the importance of dignity and diversity in the workplace and to effectively promote dignity and diversity within their work teams. At the end of the workshop managers are able to:
Diversity and Inclusion awareness training
This one day session helps managers to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion and to consider the main implications and priorities for their company. The sessions provide an opportunity for managers to identify key priorities for their own role arising from the general context and from the company's Equality Action Plan. There are also opportunities within the session to identify any further support or development needs for managers in this area.
The manager's role in implementing Diversity and Inclusion Action Plans
This one-day session assists managers to identify their key tasks and roles in supporting implementation of organisational diversity and inclusion action plans. The session focuses upon assisting managers to 'mainstream' diversity and inclusion targets within their own management practices such as appraisals and performance reviews, staff development etc.
Equality Impact assessments
With the requirement for equalities impact assessment to form part of Organisational Diversity strategies, this practical, one-day workshop is designed to develop participants’ confidence, awareness and understanding in undertaking equality impact assessments.
Promoting diversity within recruitment and selection processes
This two day programme is designed to assist people involved in recruiting and selecting staff to develop their understanding of and skills in effective recruitment and selection techniques which promote diversity
Delivering Equality outcomes in service provision
This one day session helps managers to identify and promote practices which support outcomes in service delivery which meet equality and diversity targets and requirements for existing and potential customers
Promoting dignity and diversity within the team and workplace
The one day workshop aims to help managers to understand the importance of dignity and diversity in the workplace and to effectively promote dignity and diversity within their work teams. At the end of the workshop managers are able to:
- Explain the meaning of the main terms used in the arena of equality, diversity and dignity at work
- Describe how discrimination, bullying and harassment can happen and what the effects are.
- Describe the main themes of current and forthcoming anti- discrimination legislation and policy
- Describe the main principles and themes of approaches to managing diversity and promoting dignity at work
- Identify potential and actual discriminatory processes and effectively intervene to promote dignity and diversity
- Promote positive team practices which support diversity and dignity at work
Diversity and Inclusion training for staff
This one-day session helps staff at all levels to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion for housing organisations and to consider the main implications and priorities for their own company in this area. Staff also consider their own role in promoting diversity and inclusion, in particular how they can contribute to the Equality Action Plan.
In addition to the above sessions we can provide action learning approaches, team building, coaching, mentoring and other individual development support sessions to help specific teams, managers and other individuals to become more effective in promoting diversity and inclusion.
This one-day session helps staff at all levels to understand the current and future legal and policy context of diversity and inclusion for housing organisations and to consider the main implications and priorities for their own company in this area. Staff also consider their own role in promoting diversity and inclusion, in particular how they can contribute to the Equality Action Plan.
In addition to the above sessions we can provide action learning approaches, team building, coaching, mentoring and other individual development support sessions to help specific teams, managers and other individuals to become more effective in promoting diversity and inclusion.
We offer a range of consultancy services from full organisational development programmes to individual advisory sessions:
Action Planning Consultancy
Consultancy advice and support to Boards and managers to help develop, monitor and evaluate effective diversity and inclusion action plans (including Race Equality Action Plans)
Stakeholder and customer consultation
Consultation on behalf of housing organisations with key stakeholders and potential customers (tenants groups, other organisations representing the interests of under represented groups etc) to inform the development and evaluation of Equality Action Plans. We are particularly experienced in consulting groups and individuals who can be 'left out' of traditional consultation exercises (for instance people with learning disabilities or mental health problems).
Staff Surveys
Staff surveys to aid the development of Human Resource Plans which promote Diversity and Inclusion
Human Resource planning
Consultancy to help you to develop and implement Human Resource Plans to support organisational Diversity and Inclusion Action Plans.
Organisational Review and business planning
Consultancy support to assist in the review of all organisational practices to identify areas for improvement in the promotion of diversity and inclusion build equality and diversity into business planning processes.
Training and Development plans
Identification of training and development needs (including management development needs) in relation to diversity and inclusion and the design delivery and evaluation of training programmes to meet needs identified.
Service delivery evaluation
Evaluation of service delivery outcomes for all customers and analysis of potential future service demands.
Action Planning Consultancy
Consultancy advice and support to Boards and managers to help develop, monitor and evaluate effective diversity and inclusion action plans (including Race Equality Action Plans)
Stakeholder and customer consultation
Consultation on behalf of housing organisations with key stakeholders and potential customers (tenants groups, other organisations representing the interests of under represented groups etc) to inform the development and evaluation of Equality Action Plans. We are particularly experienced in consulting groups and individuals who can be 'left out' of traditional consultation exercises (for instance people with learning disabilities or mental health problems).
Staff Surveys
Staff surveys to aid the development of Human Resource Plans which promote Diversity and Inclusion
Human Resource planning
Consultancy to help you to develop and implement Human Resource Plans to support organisational Diversity and Inclusion Action Plans.
Organisational Review and business planning
Consultancy support to assist in the review of all organisational practices to identify areas for improvement in the promotion of diversity and inclusion build equality and diversity into business planning processes.
Training and Development plans
Identification of training and development needs (including management development needs) in relation to diversity and inclusion and the design delivery and evaluation of training programmes to meet needs identified.
Service delivery evaluation
Evaluation of service delivery outcomes for all customers and analysis of potential future service demands.