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Equality and Human Rights Commision(EHRC)
www.equalityhumanrights.com

From October 2007 CEHR is responsible for promoting equality throughout our whole society bringing together the DRC,CRE and the EOC.

Bringing together equality experts and act as a single source of information and advice - instead of the current separate organisations

Being a single point of contact for individuals, businesses and the voluntary and public sectors

Helping businesses by promoting awareness of equality issues, which may prevent costly court and tribunal cases.

The various sections of the Commission will focus on guidance and support including; 

• Ethnic monitoring
• EO policies
• Employment
• Gypsies & Travellers
• Working with business
• Sectors
• Employer Code of Practice.
• Service provision
• Equality checklists for line managers
• Action for change
• Placing advertisements
• Providing access to buildings
• Employing disabled people
• Providing health and social care
• Duties of schools and colleges.

Employers  Forum of Age (EFA)
www.efa.org.uk

An independent network of employers who recognise the need to attract and retain valuable employees - whatever there age.

• Age aware materials
• Background to 2006 legislation, employer checklists
• Newsletters and downloadable publications
• Employer exchange ideas via policy network.

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk

Working with businesses, employees and consumers to drive up UK productivity and competitiveness to deliver prosperity for all.

Have a section on equality and diversity:

• Covering age discrimination
• Business case for diversity
• Flyers
• Good practice for small firms, and firms in Scotland and Wales.

ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
www.acas.org.uk

Offer impartial advice on employment law to employers and employees.

• Advisory service
• Age partnership group
• Tackling discrimination and promoting equality - good practice guide for employers
• Training sessions offered to help with the new discrimination legislation to set up policies.

PACE
www.pacehealth.org.uk

Promoting lesbian and gay wellbeing.

PACE offer training courses to voluntary organisations on a wide range of issues relating to HIV and on lesbian and gay issues.

Business in the Community
www.bitc.org.uk

Unique movement in the UK of 700 member companies. BITC have a commitment to action and to the continual improvement of their company's impact on society.

They do this through:

• Opportunity Now - business led campaign, working with employers to raise the benefits that women contribute to the workforce.
• Race for opportunity - works with affiliated organisations across 4 key areas of business activity which demonstrate the business case for working on race in the UK and globally.
• Cares - main business led employee volunteering programme in the UK Employees give their time and skills to the communities in which they live
• Skills for Life - aims to improve levels of adult literacy and numeracy in England through government funded programmes.

CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
www.cipd.co.uk

Leading Professional development organisation fro those involved in management and development.

The CIPD have an extensive bank of information covering:

• Research
• Courses
• Events and seminars
• Useful links
• Latest stories from personnel management
• Selected tools and practical guidance.

Regional Development Agencies (RDAs)

The RDAs drive regional and economic development in their regions.

RDAs are business-led organisations. They provide a crucial link between the needs of business and the policies of Government. The RDA in your region can put your business in touch with business support and advice.

London Development Agency
www.lda.gov.uk

Through Diversity Works for London (DWfL) the LDA are working to address diversity in London over the next four years.

The LDA have over 10 million to implement the programme which comprises of 3 themes

• Engagement of employers
• Track and Measure Performance
• Developing a commonality framework.

Investors in People Quality Centres
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Quality Centres around the UK offering advice, assessment and recognition support to organisations on a regional basis.

Some QCs run workshops, networking for employers in this area, but not all. All quality centres will be able to give advice in respect of Profile.

QED (Quest for Economic Development)
www.qed-uk.org

A charity set up to bring about sustainable change by promoting a greater understanding and contact between British people of South Asian origin and other cultures.

• Advice and support to businesses
• Offer training courses for managers
• Run seminars
• Research.

MENCAP
www.mencap.org.uk

Mencap is the UK's leading disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

• Workright is a scheme to help employers recruit and retain staff with a learning disability
• Provide education services and help people into work
• Campaigning for equal opps and chances for people with a learning disability
• Helpline service.

Cabinet Office
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Co-ordinates policy and strategy across all government departments.

• Offer extensive course through CMPS in diversity.

The Equality and Diversity Forum
www.edf.org.uk

National Network of Employers committed to progress on age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and broader quality issues.

• Share information and ideas
• Contribute to national policy
• Contribute to guidance and beat practice.

Investors in People UK
www.investorsinpeople.co.uk

Literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) support and advice available to show how these skills are an integral and implicit part of the Standard.

• Leaflet to show the links with IIP
• Regional Quality Centres have local responsibility on the linkages between IIP and LLN
• Case studies
• In depth information.

Skills for Life Strategy Unit
www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus

Skills for Life Strategy Unit website of all the Department of Education and Skills initiatives and useful links to Government funded programmes.

• Case studies
• Strategy for the workplace
• Links to materials
• Quality framework.

The Big Plus - Scotland
www.thebigplus.com

The Big Plus is part of Scottish literacy and numeracy strategy and has been designed to encourage those adults in Scotland who need help with reading, writing and numbers to access local support.

• Case studies
• Links to local providers
• Video clips of a number of employers

Learndirect www.learndirect.co.uk

learndirect is the UKs leading online training provider.

• A wide range of flexible courses designed especially for businesses
• Local hubs at centres or can be accessed at the workplace.

Move On
www.move-on.org.uk

Promotes and supports nationally recognised qualifications.

• A network of regional advisers offer support and advice.

The Network www.thenetwork.co.uk

A Network based at Lancaster University to support workplace basic skills.

• Provides guidance and assistance for tutors on teaching in the workplace
• Consultancy service.

Training and development suppliers

Local colleges and training providers.

• Offer a range of training and development programmes.

Ethnic Minority Foundation
www.ethnicminorityfund.org.uk

Registered charity committed to extending the opportunities to people from the most disadvantaged communities in the UK.

• Committed to support and offering guidance to BME organisations.

TUC (Trades Union Congress)www.tuc.org.uk

The TUC campaigns against discrimination at work and in the wider society.

• The TUC offers employers advice and guidance in this area and their Changing Time Website gives employers practical guidance to achieve a better work-life balance in the workplace.

UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).
www.setwomenresource.org.uk

The mission of the resource centre is to establish a dynamic centre that provides accessible, high quality information and advisory services to industry, academia, professional institutes, and education and research councils within SET whilst supporting women entering and progressing in SET careers.

• Good practice guides for employers
• Conferences, seminars on gender equality
• Good practice guides on recruitment and selection, mentoring and the business case for gender equality.

The Dyslexia Institute
www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

Educational charity founded to support people with dyslexia and support the teaching of people with dyslexia.

• General information
• On-line testing
• Publications.