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Fircroft College is now offering two distinct Managing Diversity
and Equality Training Programmes:
Both of the Certificates in Managing Diversity and Equality are
accredited and validated by high quality academic institutions.
Each of the programmes explore how public, private, and
voluntary sector organisations can best respond to the challenge
of delivering their services in our increasingly diverse
society.
Level 4.
This is the first Level 4 University-accredited Qualification in
Managing Diversity and Equality in the UK!
Level 3, Level 2, Level 1.
This programme has been running successfully for over five
years.
Certificate in Managing Diversity and
Equality
This qualification
is only available at Level 4
The Warwick
University Certificate in Managing Diversity and Equality is
aimed at practitioners in the public, private and voluntary
sectors who have a primary responsibility for Diversity and
Equalities policies and procedures within their own
organizations or departments.
The Warwick University Certificate consists of three core
modules:
Module 1 - Meeting the Challenge of Diversity.
This introductory module develops students’ understanding of the
business case for diversity in modern Britain, and enables them
to assess the extent to which their own organisation is
compliant with current legislation in relation to the six
strands of Diversity.
There is a strong focus upon identifying the opportunities and
the challenges that diversity presents to organisations in the
public, private and voluntary sectors, and by using case
studies, the module explores how issues such as ethnicity,
disability, gender, faith, sexuality and age, all impact on the
way in which services are delivered and accessed in the UK
today.
Students will also develop their understanding of how to use
monitoring and evaluation to improve inclusivity in employment
and service delivery.
Assessment:
S1. Essay 1200 words (60%)
What are the key sociological characteristics of the six strands
of diversity in England today? How do they impact upon the work
of your own organisation?
S2. Essay 800 words (40%)
What are the key pieces of legislation in relation to the six
strands of Diversity in England today? How do they impact upon
your own organisation?
Module 2 - Respecting Diversity and Promoting Equality.
Respecting Diversity and Promoting Equality explores the
development of our diverse multicultural and multi-faith
society, and seeks out good practice in ensuring that the
workplace is respectful of different faiths and cultures, as
well as inclusive for people with disabilities and complex
personal needs.
This module also seeks out good practice for organisations with
a statutory duty to ‘promote equality’ under current
legislation, and identifies ways in which we can effectively
“promote equality” for members of our most disadvantaged
communities, such as Gypsies and Travellers and people with
Learning Disabilities.
Students should also explore the degree to which social class
underlies disadvantage in modern Britain, and be able to
recognise the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary Diversity
and Equalities policies in tackling social inequalities and
promoting social cohesion
Assessment:
S1. Essay 1200 words (60%)
Why has the duty to ‘Promote Equality’ come into force in the
UK, and what are the implications for the public, voluntary and
private sectors? What has been the impact of this legislation in
respect of your own organisation?
S2 Essay 800 words (40%)
What are the key strategies that your organisation needs to
employ to ensure that your services can be accessed by the most
disadvantaged members of the community?
Module 3 - Developing Excellence in Managing Diversity and
Equality.
This module seeks to build on the knowledge and experience
gained by students to identify best practice in managing
Diversity and Equalities. In a number of seminars led by experts
in fields such as health, education, and human resources,
students will explore the practice of their own organisations
and test it against best practice elsewhere.
Students should develop a critical awareness of the strength and
weaknesses of their own practice, and identify ways of improving
performance and enhancing inclusiveness in service provision.
Assessment:
S1. Case study 2000 words (100%)
a) Identify examples of best practice in managing diversity and
promoting equality in a benchmark-institution.
b)
Compare the practice of your own organisation to that of the
benchmark-institution, and explore how your own organisation
could achieve the same high quality provision and meet the same
outcomes.
Each module will consist of three consecutive training days.
Dates of Modules:
Module 1
14,15,16 September 2009
Module 2
9,10,11 November 2009
Module 3
5,6,7 January 2010
Cost of Warwick Certificate in Managing Diversity and
Equality:
£595 per module, or £1750 if you register to complete all three
modules for the full Certificate.
Please note that the Certificate is non-residential. However if
you are unable to travel to Fircroft each day, you might like to
consider accommodation at Woodbrooke Study Centre which is only
50 yards from Fircroft College, and offers quiet and comfortable
rooms and first-class food, at reasonable prices.
If you would like further details of the Warwick University
Certificate in Managing Diversity and Equality, please email simon.taylor@fircroft.ac.uk
or telephone the college on 0121 472 0116.
The National Open College Network
Certificate in Managing Diversity and Equality
The NOCN Certificate in Managing Diversity and
Equality is
for people with responsibility for
promoting equality and diversity within their organisations.
Many participants are Diversity Officers or managers from the
public sector. Others come from the private sector and a wide
range of organisations in the voluntary sector.
The Certificate in Managing Diversity and Equality consists
of three two-day courses designed
to give you an understanding of Diversity in Britain today. It
focuses upon the business case for Diversity, and explores how
your organisation can develop and deliver an effective Diversity
strategy. It will also give you the knowledge and the skills
necessary to ensure that your organisation is fully compliant
with the law.
The Certificate in Managing Diversity and Equality is
fully accredited and
validated by the National Open College Network (NOCN). The
quality of the programme won fulsome praise from Ofsted in
November 2007.
Find out more >>
For learning resources that will be useful for anyone wanting to
understand more about Diversity and Equality >>
“The promotion of equality and diversity in all aspects of
college life, as well as social inclusion, is outstanding”.
Ofsted November 2007
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