Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
Legislation Covered:
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
Suitable For:
Public, Private and Voluntary Sectors.
Duration:
About 1 hour.
Cost:
£6 per participant before discounts.
Overview:
This is a foundation course on the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. It gives public authorities and their contractors a cost effective and efficient means of training all employees to a common standard.
The course provides a valuable grounding in the general and specific duties of the amended Race Relations Act 1976. The duties are illustrated with relevant examples. The course comes in standard and short versions. Each version covers all core information and reflects the training needs of different staff groups.
By the end of this course, participants should understand the following:
- General principles, such as what racism is, what is meant by institutional racism, and what is positive action.
- The general duty of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, which is to promote race equality.
- The specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, including what is a Race Equality Scheme, what are equality impact assessments and when should they be used, and why ethnic monitoring is important.
- Why you need to know about the amended Act.
- What you must do to comply with the amended Act.
- What your employer must do to comply with the Act.
