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Implementing Diversity Management

A major aim of this website is to support the development and implementation of diversity management programmes in the workplace. This is achieved in two main ways:

• Providing general information to users about diversity management issues, policy and practice - this is achieved through the main areas of website which provide information on:
  
  • What is diversity management
  • Building the case
  • Policy and legislation
  • Diversity management themes
  • Case studies
  • Awards
  • Links to useful websites
    
    
• Providing support to the process of design and implementation of diversity management in enterprises - this is achieved through two main applications:
  
  
  • The diversity management toolkit
  • The e-learning course on diversity management

If you wish to implement a diversity management programme, the diversity management toolkit provides support in two main ways:

• It describes a 5 stage process of how to implement a diversity management programme in your workplace
• It provides tool support for each of the activities you must undertake when implementing a diversity management programme in your workplace

The e-learning course on diversity management is designed to raise awareness of diversity management amongst the participants in a diversity management programme. A major task in implementing diversity management is to ensure that all employees affected by the programme are fully aware of diversity issues and the approach which is being taken to them. The e-learning course is designed to inform employees of the basic issues and approaches to diversity management and to justify the need for an active diversity management policy in your organisation.

Why the Toolkit is important

It is best to view the development and implementation of diversity management policy in your organisation as a project. This means that it should be treated in the same way as you would any other project. You will need to build support for the project, analyse the needs and opportunities, develop your own solutions and then implement and monitor the project as it progresses. This implies the need for effective project management tools and techniques. The DiManT toolkit provides you with a set of information, methods and techniques, which have been specifically designed to ease the process of implementing a diversity management project.

The way that you use the toolkit is up to you. You may pick and choose only what is relevant for your purposes. You will find a search facility to help you locate the tools that you need.

However, if you want to begin the process of diversity management programme implementation from the beginning, you are advised to use the follow the process outlined in the toolkit. There you will find a complete guide to the activities you should undertake.

The process is described in terms of a set of phases of activities, each of which has specific aims and each of which is supported by a number of tools.

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