Launch Event:Tackling Racial Inequalities
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Please contact us for further information: N e t w o r k f o r B l a c k P r o f e s s i o n a l s W o l v e r h a m p t o n S c i e n c e P a r k , G l a i s h e r D r i v e , W o l v e r h a m p t o n , W e s t M i d l a n d s . W V 1 0 9 R U
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What to Do Next• Establishwhichprogrammeissuitableforyou• Ensurethatyouhavethesupportofyourorganisation• ContacttheNetworkforBlackProfessionals
What We Will Do• Discusstheopportunitiesonofferinmoredetail• Letyouknowwhicheventsarebeingheldwhenandwhere• Formallyenrolyouontherelevantprogrammesubjecttoavailability
Time Scale for ActivitiesActivity Location Timescale
LaunchEvents Manchester/Leicester/London October2009v
MentorTrainingWorkshop(s) Manchester/Birmingham March2010
MenteeInduction Manchester/Birmingham Feb/March2010
DiversityinActionWorkshops Bradford/London March2010
Tackling Racial Inequalities:
Introducing the ProjectTheNetworkforBlackProfessionalsisoneofthesuccessfulorganisationscurrentlyinreceiptoffinancialsupportfromtheDepartmentofCommunitiesandLocalGovernment(DCLG)throughtheTacklingRacialInequalitiesFund(TRIF).TheNetworkwillofferabroadrangeofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesoverthenexttwoyearstoarangeofcolleaguesinpublicandVoluntaryandCommunitySectororganisations,someofwhichwillbetailoredfromtheNetwork’sawardwinningBlackLeadershipInitiative.Thispositiveactionprogrammeattractsa100%subsidythroughDCLG.
ReducingImbalancesinEmployment,EducationandTraining
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Network for Black Professionals
more than a network
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The ActivitiesInnovative training and development opportunities available through the project include:• MentorTrainingworkshopsforleaders&seniormanagers• MenteeInductionworkshopsforaspiringBAME(Black,
Asian&MinorityEthnic)managers&leaders• Mentor/menteerelationships-BAMEparticipantsmatchedwithseniormanagers&
leadersforaperiodof12months,tomentor&coachthemtowardsagreedobjectives• DiversityinActionworkshopsforleaders,managersand
stafftodeveloptheirinterculturalcompetencies• RegionalCareerDevelopmentWorkshopsforBAMEparticipants• HighprofileCivicLeadershipshadowingopportunities
foraspiringBAMEleaders&seniormanagers• PublicsectorworkshadowingopportunitiesforaspiringBAMEmanagers
The Programme AimsThe Network’s programme of activities will aim to achieve the following key goals:• Reduceimbalancesinemployment,educationandtraining• HelptoensuretherearemorepeoplefromBAMEbackgrounds
atseniorlevelswithinarangeofemploymentareas• PromotesocialjusticeandequalityofopportunityforpeoplefromBAMEgroups• Increaselevelsofcivicparticipation,volunteeringorrepresentationin
civicorpoliticalinstitutionsamongpeoplefromBAMEgroups• WorkwithlocalbodiespromotingraceequalitytohelpthemworkmoreeffectivelyTheprojectalsoincludesaresearchelementwhichwillbelinkedtoidentifyinggoodpracticeandexemplarprojectsfromacrossthecountry.Thisresearchisalsolinkedtothecreationofapublicationandthreedisseminationevents.
AudienceTraining and development activities are suitable for a broad range of beneficiaries including:• Seniormanagersinlocalgovernment• Seniormanagersinthevoluntary
andcommunitysector• JuniorBAMEcolleaguesinallsectors• Seniormanagersinarangeof
publicsectororganisations
About the Network for Black ProfessionalsThe Network for Black Professionals (NBP) is a social justice, not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to promote the benefits of ethnic and cultural diversity for the local, regional and national economies of the UK.Amembershiporganisationwithover160corporatemembers,weofferarangeofbenefitsandservicesforcorporateandindividualclients,anddelivercontractsforarangeoforganisations,includinge.g.theLearningandSkillsCouncil,Learning&SkillsImprovementServices,CWDC(Children’sWorkforceDevelopmentCouncil),NationalCollegeofSchoolLeadershipandarangeofothers.TheNBPisanapprovedInstituteofLeadershipandManagement(ILM)centreanddeliversarangeofprogrammesfromlevel2to7throughtheBlackLeadershipInitiative®.
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