Diversity Works is part financed by the ESF under the Northern Ireland EQUAL
Community Initiative.
Our Aims and Objectives
Diversity Works aims to:
Develop a diversity management process that fits easily within existing local,
national and European quality management excellence models, for use in
different employment sectors in Northern Ireland.
The objectives of the programme are to:
1. Explore the use of diversity management processes in Northern Ireland
gathering examples of good practice.
2. Research multiple identity (belonging to more than one community of
interest), long term unemployment and their relationship with the needs of
employers.
3. Develop and pilot a diversity management process with a SME, a statutory
body and a community / voluntary sector organisation.
4. Disseminate innovative practices, processes and programme outcomes.
5. Work within a transnational partnership on the usage of diversity management
processes in Europe and their potential transferability.
The Partnership
Diversity Works is a partnership with Disability Action as the lead partner.
The full partnership is as follows:
British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org
Carers Northern Ireland
http://www.carersni.org
Coalition on Sexual Orientation (CoSO) represented by the Rainbow Project
http://www.cara-friend.org.uk/coso
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI)
http://www.detini.gov.uk
Disability Action (lead partner)
http://www.disabilityaction.org
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI)
http://www.equalityni.org
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
http://www.ictuni.org
North West Forum of People with Disabilities
(no website presently)
Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI)
http://www.northernchamber.com
Northern Ireland Council of Ethnic Minorities (NICEM)
http://www.nicem.org
The European Partnership
Diversity Works is also the secretariat to a European Partnership 'Management
of Diversity in Europe' (MODE).
MODE aims to:
Promote the economic inclusion of a range of marginalised groups by the groups
themselves exploring diversity management practice in three EU countries.
The objectives of the partnership are:
1. to pilot innovative methods of including disadvantaged people in the process
and in the labour market
2. to gather examples of good practice, develop quality indicators
and produce a number of related publications
3. to organise exchange visits for staff and employers
4. to disseminate the information gained from our experiences
MODE is a partnership of three EQUAL programmes lead by Diversity Works. The
other partners are:
NAUTILUS partnership C/O RUMO based in Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.empregoapoiado.org
'Lets Start it' partnership C/O RYTMUS based in Prague, the Czech Republic
http://www.rytmus.org/english/index.htm
The Team The Diversity Works team is as follows:
Fiona McMahon: Programme Manager
fiona.dw@disabilityaction.org
Caroline Millar: Programme Administrator
admin.dw@disabilityaction.org
Luann Johnson: Development Officer
luann.dw@disabilityaction.org
Nicola O'Neill: Research and Policy Officer
nicola.dw@disabilityaction.org
Patricia Cusack: European Partnership Officer
particia.dw@disabilityaction.org
Diversity Works is part financed by the ESF under the Northern Ireland EQUAL
Community Initiative Programme.
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