Diversity - Employment prospects blighted by prejudice
Featured in the Valuing Diversity at Work training manual
By Ken Birkett & Val Rowland
Category: Diversity
Credit price: 4 download credits (Single user)
More than 94 per cent of the 56 million plus population of Britain is white European in ethnic origin, which means that the other three million plus are not! Some two million of those are of working age and a potential source of skills needed in a successful organisation. Yet the employment rate for all ethnic minorities grouped together is 15.0 per cent. This is more than twice that of ‘whit’ workers at 6.0 per cent (Labour Force Survey. 1999). Sometimes this resource may be under-utilised due to lack of communication, misconception or, on occasion, sheer prejudice. In a competitive economic environment, in the transition period to the twenty-first century, such waste does not make good economic sense. This training activity explores some employment issues for racial groups.
You begin this training activity with the participants considering the under-utilisation of a potential source of the skill needed in a successful organisation – ethnic minorities. The terms ‘racial group’ and ‘ethnic origin’ are defined and statistics given to show the unemployment rate for such minorities compared with that for ‘white’ workers. The participants then go on to examine some specific issues relating to the employment of ethnic minorities. Types of discrimination and its effects on ethnic minority employment are investigated by the participants through a case study. You finish with a final review and summary of the key issues to be addressed in working towards a mixed race workforce.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to explore some employment issues for racial groups.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 12 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:45:00 |
| No of Pages: | 24 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers as part of a recruitment and selection course or in a supervisor training. It may also form part of an equal opportunities package.
Download the training activity, Diversity - Employment prospects blighted by prejudice as featured in the Fenman training manual; Valuing Diversity at Work