Projects

Below is a brief description of some of the projects we have delivered within the last 3 months to give you a flavour
of our range of expertise.

Client		Project
	North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA)	North West Women and Work Task Force. Infrastruct was appointed as the secretariat for this Task Force, comprising leaders from business, government and third sector. Its remit was to consider regional evidence about women’s leadership in the region and to devise recommendations for acheiving gender equality n top teams in private and public sectors. It's report, published September 2010, recommends a '30% female' target for all boards and leadeship teams in the North West.
	West Yorkshire Local Authorities	Equality mentoring project for five local authorities in West Yorkshire. Infrastruct has recruited and trained 18 pairs of mentors and mentees, and continues to support them through their ‘learning journey’ until January 2011 [more information].
	Rochdale Boroughwide Housing	Middle Management Development Programme. The third course finished in September 2010 with 12 participants completing on their six-month programme of training workshops, action learning and group projects [more information].
	Standards for England	Infrastruct helped SfE to review and refresh its Single Equality Scheme. We followed this up with bespoke advice and training for managers in conducting equality impact assessments.
	Government Office North West	We delivered a briefing for staff on the implications of the Equality Bill (now Equality Act), followed by equality impact assessment training for forty managers.
	NHS Liverpool	Equality and Diversity training workshop for all staff in the commissioning function, followed by trainer training to build ongoing capacity.
	BikeRight!	Coaching and support for Investors in People assessment. Training in training skills and equality & diversity.
	NHS Employers	Using our experience with the Equality Framework for Local Government, we were commissioned to consult with NHS organisations and develop a draft Equality Framework for the NHS. The draft was presented to a consultation workshop of 50 people from around the country, and contributed to the new Equality Delivery System for the NHS.
	Manchester Digital Development Agency	Focus groups for users of an energy monitoring system which allows householders to take a more informed approach to their energy consumption.