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Equality Impact Assessment Training

This is an introductory training session for staff members who are about to carry out their first impact assessment. It may also be useful for staff looking to refresh their knowledge of the process.

Equality Impact Assessments are a process which allows organisations to consider relevant evidence in order to understand the likely or actual effect of policies, practices and decisions on protected groups.

This training session will explain what an equality impact assessment is, why they are useful and the different stages involved. The session will involve taster activities on different stages of the process using your own policies. This session has been specifically tailored for the housing sector.

Objectives - The learner will be able to:

Describe what an equality impact assessment is, why we do them and the different stages involved

Identify evidence that can be used to inform the assessment

Identify potential impacts on protected groups and mitigating actions

Recognise the process for completing different parts of the assessment process.

Target audience

This course is aimed at staff, board members and tenants involved with an organisations equality impact assessment process.

 

Duration

Training can be 1/2 day or 1 day depending on the needs of the organisation.

Information

How to book

If you would like to book our Equality Impact Assessment training or want further information please contact training@taipawb.org or call 02920 537 630.

Feedback from attendees and organisations:

“Very knowledgeable trainer was able to deal with lots of varied issues extremely effectively.”