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• Doing it together: LGBT Mentoring in West Yorkshire

  2 January 2012

  Workplace good practice promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality has tended to focus on corporate policies and employee networks. Jo Somerset argues that more is needed, and describes a mentoring scheme that has been adopted by four local authorities in West Yorkshire. ... read more

• Anniversary of DEAF

  

  11 August 2011

  The Deaf Education Advocacy Foundation is celebrating it's 2nd year anniversary in October Take a look here: www.deaf-fellowship.org/anniversary.html ... read more

• Infrastruct's 'Better Board Services'

  

  20 June 2011

  ARE YOU RECENTLY REDUNDANT INTERESTED IN JOINING A BOARD OR AN ORGANISATION REQUIRING BOARD DEVELOPMENT? Are you recently redundant or looking for ways to enhance your profile? Infrastruct is offering a ' BOARD SKILLS WORKSHOP' for individuals who are interested in joining a board in... read more

• Business Resilience

  

  15 June 2011

  In a new departure for Infrastruct, we are now helping small and medium sized enterprises to enhance their ability to weather the recession. Specifically, we are providing advice and practical support in; ... read more

• RBH Middle Management Programme completed

  

  6 June 2011

  VIEW A SAMPLE OF SLIDES FROM OUR COACHING PROGRAMME HERE After three years, the programme Infrastruct has been running with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing for their middle management has now finished. Background This Middle Management programme mixed workshops, action... read more

• NHS Bolton Integrating Equality Project extended

  

  6 May 2011

  VIEW AN INTERVIEW BELOW WITH JO SOMERSET (INFRASTRUCT DIRECTOR AND TRAINER) ON THIS EQUALITY PROJECT FOR NHS BOLTON NHS Bolton commissioned Infrastruct to deliver a series of one-day courses on Integrating Equality into Core Business for its managers from January to March 2011. NHS... read more

• Watford Borough Council Equality Quiz Programme complete - FREE ONE HOUR TASTER SESSION ON OFFER

  

  6 April 2011

  Following the success of our the latest ‘Understanding Cultural Diversity Quiz’ programme for Watford Borough Council, for May and June, Infrastruct is offering FREE one hour taster sessions of an Equality and Diversity Quiz. This short course is designed to give an ... read more

• West Yorkshire Equality Mentoring Programme complete

  

  5 April 2011

  Infrastruct has been working with local authority employees from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gender (LGBT) community to act as volunteer mentors and mentees. The mentoring project provides an independent source of support for participants to assist them in realising their career and... read more

• Coalition Government's commitment to Equality

  

  15 March 2011

  Guess how many times the Coalition government’s new equality strategy Building a Fairer Britain mentions pregnancy **** Discrimination against pregnant women is one of the new ‘protected characteristics’ defined in the Equality Act which came into force in October, we’d... read more

• Women in leadership - the pressure is mounting!!!

  

  14 March 2011

  The pressure for more women to be appointed to leadership bodies is mounting. So far, North West England hosts the best and worst diversity record in the recent Local Enterprise Partnership appointments: Cheshire and Warrington LEP has four women amongst its business appointees, while... read more