| What
support is available? |
| We have identified a number of ways
in which you can access support throughout the programme. |
| The Programme Team consists
of your personal tutor, facilitators and assessors. Your personal
tutor is your point of contact and is available to answer any
questions that you may have concerning the programme. You may
contact your tutor through email, letter or telephone. In some
circumstances it will also be possible to arrange a face-to-face
meeting. Facilitators will administer each workshop and assessors
will mark your assignments and provide you with feedback. |
| In allowing you to participate in
this programme your employer will undoubtedly expect you to
make a valuable contribution to the development of diversity
within the organisation. Therefore, in line with this thinking
we ask you to choose someone in your workplace to be your mentor.
We do not intend to be prescriptive about who this should be,
but suggest when choosing a mentor in the workplace you should
consider the following when making your choice: |
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Is the person committed to diversity and its
implementation within the organisation? |
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Do they possess the required level of authority
to make important decisions about diversity policy and strategy
within the organisation? |
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Can they support you throughout the programme? |
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Will they make time for you? |
| You may find it useful
to share your experience with people who have already been on
the programme, or someone external to your organisation with
experience of equality or diversity issues. To aid this we will
endeavour to place you with a learner mentor. |
| Many of the people on
the programme will have similar concerns about diversity issues.
We suggest that as a group you take responsibility for forming
a learner network group. This will enable participants to share
ideas, perspectives and resources and offer support to each
other. |
