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Affordable Solutions Tailored to Your NeedsBreakthrough’s Training and Consultancy department works with organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors on disability, employment and independent living. Our innovative and practical approach results in tangible benefits and culture change. All Breakthrough trainers and consultants are highly experienced disabled people who deliver to rigorous professional standards.
Courses & ConsultancyDisability Equality Action Training. Our most popular course, Disability Equality Action Training focuses on the identification and removal of barriers to employment and services. Participants leave this course with the knowledge, tools, confidence and motivation to make practical changes of real benefit to organisations and disabled people. To cater to the popular demand for this course we offer regular, open courses at our fully accessible headquarters in Manchester. These standard courses are an affordable option for small organisations or in situations where a small number of staff need to be trained. Discounts are available for early bookings, voluntary organisations, disabled people’s organisations and multiple bookings. Participants receive a comprehensive training publication containing in-depth information on disability issues, legislation and good practice. Regular Courses: Disability Equality Action Training for Front Line Staff Essential training for front line staff working in Public, Private and Third Sector organisations. A two day course delivered monthly by Breakthrough UK Level 2 accreditation for this course is available from the Open College Network. Gain the knowledge, understanding and confidence to:
Course dates: 16th/17th October 2008
Disability Equality Action Training for Managers Essential training for managers working in Public, Private and Third Sector organisations. A one day course delivered monthly by Breakthrough UK Gain the knowledge, understanding, confidence and skills to:
Course dates: 20th June 2008 16th January 2009
Disability Legislation From legal briefings to applying disability law in organisational contexts, we know disability discrimination and disability equality legislation inside out. What’s more, we can make it accessible and relevant to different audiences. Disability Equality: The Duty & Beyond At Breakthrough we have the expertise to support organisations in the following ways:
Excellence in Employment - Best practice in the recruitment and retention of disabled employees. Breakthrough is a working example of best practice in the employment of disabled people. Our excellence was recognised when we were awarded ‘Best Employer’ in the 2006 Positive Action Awards (where only disabled people can nominate.) Over 60% of our employees, including senior managers, are disabled people – a figure which has been achieved through fair and open recruitment processes combined with innovative policies and management practices. In this training we share our ‘know-how’ with you. Building Capacity & Skills We work with disabled people and their organisations to build confidence, independence and employment related skills. Our portfolio of courses includes:
Conferences and Events We have extensive experience of organising and hosting fully accessible conferences and events. We provide high calibre speakers and workshop facilitators. We have experts able to effectively participate in media interviews.
Examples of our WorkDisability Equality Action Training – Trafford Council
Thank you to Jane Placca for the photograph above. Disability Equality – Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP North West) Breakthrough has a well developed relationship with CSIP. Particular projects of note include:
Disability and Employment Consultancy – BBC HR Direct The BBC’s human resources division, BBC HR Direct, commissioned Breakthrough in March 2007 to advise on open and fair recruitment practice and the removal of potential barriers in job specifications. Best Practice in Recruitment, Retention and Management of Disabled Staff – Woolworths plc Four months after being named as ‘Best Employer’ at the Positive Action Awards in September 2006 (sponsored by the Northwest Regional Development Agency) for our open and fair recruitment and HR practices, we were approached by Woolworths plc to deliver training to line managers on practical issues relating to disability and employment. Disability Equality Duty - Northwest Development Agency In 2006 Breakthrough UK was commissioned to support the production of the Agency’s Disability Equality Scheme. This involved the recruitment of a reference group of disabled people from across the region and capacity building work with the group to enable them to contribute effectively to the process. Breakthrough also provided high level consultancy to key people in the Agency to assist in identifying and prioritising actions.
Customer Feedback 2007
Just a few of the comments from evaluation forms:
‘Life changing! Opened up my awareness and understanding of the requirements of disabled people and has given me good ideas and practices to implement (in my workplace)’. ‘Extremely useful and 100% appropriate for the work I do. I will be taking lots of action points away’ ‘The course was excellent and delivered in an appropriate and effective way. My knowledge and awareness has certainly been enhanced and I am extremely grateful that it was done in an original and thoughtful manner. All managers got something from the day and there was a really good atmosphere on the course’. ‘very useful. I am now more aware of disability equality and what we need to do, as an education provider, for our disabled students’. ‘An excellent session that gave a clear, direct, knowledgeable and worthwhile viewpoint into the world of equality. Respectfully and passionately presented’. ‘I felt that the course was excellent. The content of the session was very informative and transferable to my current role, and it was presented extremely well. A big thank you for everything I’m taking away’. ‘The single best day of training I’ve had in 30 years of local government’
Special Offer – Policy ToolkitCustomers who commission training or consultancy worth £2,500 or more will be eligible to receive our Policy Toolkit. The toolkit contains Breakthrough’s innovative policies in areas such as recruitment, health and safety, equal opportunities and sickness absence.
Venues to SuitWe have a fully accessible training facility, with free parking, in the heart of Manchester. We offer a full service including room and equipment hire, refreshments and high quality training packs. Our Training and Consultancy Co-ordinator makes training with Breakthrough hassle free. We also deliver training at other venues convenient to you. Our network spreads across the North of England and beyond.
Contact DetailsPlease contact our Training and Consultancy Co-ordinator for more information. E-mail: TandC@breakthrough-uk.co.uk Tel: 0161 273 5412 Minicom: 0161 273 5727 B.E.V.C. Aked Close Manchester M12 4AN
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Equality Action Training delivered to every senior and middle manager in the organisation.