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Pay & Employment Rights Service

Evaluation of a Big Lottery Reaching Communities project to the value of £350,884 for three year funding (June 2009 – June 2012) to the Pay and Employment Rights Service based in Batley to support isolated individuals to develop skills to work from home. The project has been particularly successful in engaging women from BME communities to develop their own businesses.

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Yorkshire Forward

Contract to evaluate all ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) bids to assess the extent to which equality and diversity is integrated into their proposals and advise on improvements

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British Racing School

Research and evaluation of welfare support and training provision for apprentice stable boys and girls

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Chevin Housing Association, Wakefield

Assessment of training needs for aspiring and existing managers and subsequent delivery of ILM accredited bespoke management training

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BME Learning Network

Delivered a wide range of accredited and non-accredited training to Network members including PTLLS (Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector), Practice & Principles in Community Development Work, Project Management, Equality & Diversity

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Yorkshire Forward/LSC

Delivery of a major £750,000 consortium learning and skills delivery contract on behalf of the BME Learning Network (West Yorkshire) with 28 delivery partners, supporting over 1,000 job seekers to develop skills and find work

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Pecket Well College

Supported the Management Committee of an adult basic and community learning organisation specialising in empowering people with learning difficulties to dispose of a property they could no longer afford to maintain, liaising with estate agent, solicitor and the Charity Bank on their behalf

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

Delivered an accredited PTLL (Preparation for Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector) qualification to NHS staff training for a group of 14 NHS professionals to enhance their skills in running work-based training for peers within the Trust. who deliver training as part of their wider specialist duties

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Involve Yorkshire and Humber (was Yorkshire and Humber Forum)

Major mapping exercise of over 1,000 BME community organisations to ascertain which BME organisation does what in the Yorkshire and Humber region to support business transformation.

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Indian Muslim Welfare Society, Batley

Evaluation of £1,000,000 LSC/ESF BME Theme Chest project, involving detailed research and interviews of stakeholders

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Yorkshire Forward

Contract to evaluate all ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) bids to assess the extent to which equality and diversity is integrated into their proposals and advise on improvements

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West Yorkshire Police Authority

Coaching and guidance on equality impact assessments for both Authority staff and members, working closely with key officers in the Force

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