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  • Inclusion Fundamentals – a workshop on development of an inclusive service

    Created: 05/11/2014
    News/Events Category: Training and Learning


    When: 9.30am - 4.00pm, Wednesday 29 April 2015
    Where: Fife Voluntary Action, 10 St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1ET
    This event is being organised by Fife Centre for Equalities
    This particular event is free to attend, so no payment is required.


    It is too late to book a place for this particular session, sorry about that.

    Facilitator: Nina Munday, Fife Centre for Equalities

    Inclusion Fundamentals will give you the basic guiding principles in understanding the diverse needs of people of different protected characteristics and how these needs can be met with flexibilities and adjustments to how we normally conduct our business. This workshop will also improve your readiness in addressing equality issues within your organisation.

    Course Aims:

    • Better understanding of the functions of Fife Centre for Equalities;
    • Better knowledge of Equality Act 2010;
    • Better appreciation of a person-centred approach;
    • Being more confident in designing an inclusive service;
    • Improvement of participation and integration of people of different protected characteristics* as part of a workforce or as customers/users;
    • Building better networks with like-minded organisations.

    *Protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation.

    Who should attend:

    Individuals who have involvement in the following functions in their organisation:

    • Customer Care;
    • General Management;
    • Human Resource;
    • Policy Development;
    • Service Planning and Delivery;
    • Social Responsibility;
    • Training Facilitation.

    Additional Information:

    Programme

    • Introduction and Expectation;
    • ‘My Precious’;
    • Practice Listening;
    • Roles and Functions of Fife Centre for Equalities;
    • Myths about Inclusive Services;
    • Requirements set by Equality Act 2010;
    • Identify possible barriers within your own organisation;
    • Identify practical solutions to remove barriers;
    • Reasons for inaction;
    • Identify three priorities;
    • Evaluation.

    Trainer’s Biography:

    Nina Munday joined Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) as the Manager for Fife Centre for Equalities in September 2014. She holds a Master of Arts in Sociology with honours from Aberdeen University and has two decades of working history within the voluntary sector at senior executive level in Scotland. She specialises in delivering training on equality, diversity and inclusion to a variety of client groups.

    Prior to joining FVA, Nina worked for the Disabled People's Association of Singapore as a Diversity & Inclusion Consultant for two years where she had written two significant publications; “Accessibility of Banking Services in Singapore” and “Exceptional Journeys” (a collection of case studies that promote reasonable accommodations at workplaces). In addition she developed risk assessment and equality impact assessment frameworks for corporate, public and voluntary organisations. Many individuals and organisations have benefited from training courses designed and delivered by Nina such as Inclusion Fundamentals and Inclusion Cultivation.

    Nina Munday, formerly known as Nina Giles, was the Director of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council for eight years before working with Disabled People’s Association.

    Accreditation/Award

    All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

    Progression/Further Study

    Nina also delivers a course to assist learners to develop their own diversity training.




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