Race and questions of selection and promotion
Featured in the Valuing Diversity at Work training manual
By Ken Birkett & Val Rowland
Category: Diversity
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
There are some two million people of working age in the UK who are not of white European origin. Their unemployment rate is consistently twice that of white workers. Some difficulty may arise from discriminatory questioning practices in the employment selection procedures. Once in employment it may be harder to get promoted – language, social characteristics and discrimination could have an adverse effect. This training activity considers some of the practical realities of selecting and developing people from ethnic minorities.
You begin this training activity with a brief examination of how to avoid unfair discrimination and possibly flaunting legislation by looking at selection procedure criteria. The participants then consider and assess the suitability of questions used in interviews. They then investigate the factors involved in what aspects of promotion criteria could militate against the promotion of people from ethnic minorities. Finally, the participants reflect on the key points of the training activity in your review and summary of the main topics.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to prepare participants for avoiding discriminatory practices in ethnic minority employment and to examine selection procedure criteria, factors involved in promotion and factors that may work against people from ethic minorities.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 12 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:40:00 |
| No of Pages: | 17 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers as part of a recruitment and selection course or in supervisor training. It may also form part of an equal opportunities package.
Download the training activity, Race and questions of selection and promotion as featured in the Fenman training manual; Valuing Diversity at Work