Date: Tuesday 14 October 2014-10-02
Time: 9.30 am (registration) – 1.30pm (followed by lunch)
Location: Dublin Castle Conference Centre, Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will shortly be established to replace the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission. Its purpose is to protect and promote human rights and equality, to encourage the development of a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in Ireland.
The theme of this year’s annual conference on equality mainstreaming is “Think Equality, Act Equality”. The conference will showcase and share good practice in equality mainstreaming approaches that have been applied in the further education and training sector and within organisations responsible for delivering active labour market programmes. The conference will also showcase projects that have been funded to stimulate workplaces to take action on equality and to encourage employers to be planned and systematic in their approaches to workplace equality.
The aim of the conference is to identify key equality messages for mainstream policy makers and programme designers. It is intended to reinforce the message that vocational education and training providers can have a positive impact on reducing inequality across the nine equality grounds if they integrate a focus on equality in the way they plan and deliver their services. The conference will also present examples of effective partnership approaches between service providers, employers, trade unions and NGOs in challenging discrimination and accommodating diversity in the workplace. The conference is aimed at public sector staff and policy makers and all those who work in educational settings, policy, advocacy or NGOs with an interest in equality, diversity and human rights.
Click here to read a full programme of the event.