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Ethnic minorities

Definition: Opportunities to promote potential for ethnic minorities within the world of work

Theme B partnerships are about the employment opportunities of ethnic minorities and have covered a wide range of employability, job-creation and diversity work. Partnership topics have ranged from positive action programmes and diversity help for employers to tackling barriers faced by refugee and migrant communities. Products include marketing and information websites in the creative industries, toolkits on the benefits of diversity, information about a national forum for race opportunity, a database of doctors prepared to act as mentors, policy and practice reports on employment and diversity, and diversity learning materials and qualifications.

 

Further information:

 

• ECOTEC Thematic update paper: Theme B
• Theme B mainstreaming stategy

Access All Areas Including Media Training, Vocational Media Training, Development of a 'Hothouse', Money advice, and the Mobile Media Training Facility.

Accessing management opportunities gateway (AMOG) – City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilBradford Council successfully developed an initiative to provide work placement opportunities for graduates to gain relevant management experiences.

Analysis of unemployed Sihk women in the labour market – Bradford Education and & Cultural Association of Sihks (BECAS)BECAS is a community-based organisation that was able to analyse the educational attainments and skill levels of targeted women from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.

Asian Women in ArtThis project is specifically targeted at Asian Women, working with an Asian woman, Fahana, as a role model and course director, who has experience in the arts (textiles) and in industry.

Assess barriers for BME ex-offendersReview perceived barriers that BME offenders face in accessing employment.

Beneficiary Empowerment  The aim of this project has been to Increase resources and responsibilities of Positive Action Trainee Forum Enable beneficiaries from Round 1 to work with PAT trainees as role models Develop Trainee Forum website Facilitate a beneficiary exchange programme between West Midlands and South West Develop learning logs to record soft outcomes.

B-Equal at work – Accent Community Partnership LtdThe Accent Community Partnership Ltd developed a training programme for disaffected youths aged 16-19 to access jobs and address the shortage of skilled workers within the construction industry.

Birmingham Opera CompanyThis very untraditional opera company has a national reputation for engaging its local communities in the making and performing of operas in settings such as local factories.

Black Community Development Project and Junior Countryside Rangers Pilot Project Black Community Development Project and Junior Countryside Rangers Pilot Project.

Black VoicesThis significant project which enables Black women Acappella singers to produce and market their music found it difficult to get going due to the usual capacity issues and hence they did not generate the evidence to draw down the income.

BME employment charter initiativeTo secure commitments from 50 regional employers to offer guaranteed interviews.

BME Leadership Development Programme .

BME Woman Gateway to Mainstreaming .

BME Women Entrepreneurs .

Bollywood Shorts: Calling the ShotsThe objectives were to: engage new creative talents in two productions, Engage and train beneficiaries through work experience with the BBC, Improve diversity through content,Inform the public about diversity through content,Broadcast the production to a wider audience.

Bridging the gap – QED: Quest for Economic DevelopmentPathways to Employment gave two hundred, 16-19 year olds the opportunity to sample a two day course to introduce them to the world of work and enhance their understanding.

B-There: overcoming employment barriers – Creativity Centre LtdThe Creativity Centre Ltd have successfully developed three toolkits based on their research with employers, intermediaries and people from the African, African Caribbean, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities seeking work or promotion.

Business Owners Network Develop and support BME business owners to establish a network of businesses to supply goods and services to public sector.

Cognitive skillsA cognitive skills module which recognises the needs of different BME groups that addresses deficits in thinking styles which affect their ability to sustain ETE placements.

Combating the Isolation of Isolated Households and Individuals This cluster has been addressing: Remoteness of rural areas and valleys Social inclusion Discrimination and harassment Lack of mutual support networks Lack of understanding by statutory agencies of the problems faced by BME individuals (cultural and diversity issues) .