Gender,and equality training
Dear Croydon Borough Council,Please can you tell me
1. what if any training in gender,gender identity and equality your Council staff , or sub groups of staff e.g . Social workers, strengthening families workers, admin staff have received in the last 4 years,
2. All the organisations who provided this training over the last 4 years.
3. Please confirm if you possess training resources supplied by the trainers.
4. If you do possess the training please confirm if it is stored in a location accessible to all clinical staff e.g a shared drive or common training resource.
5. How much any training cost.
6. Are you a member of any organisation that assists with provision of gender, gender Identity or equality training, e.g. employers network for equality and diversity, global butterflies etc.
7..If you are a member please name all the organisation(s) who help with gender, gender identity and equality training you are a member of
8.what if any is the cost of this membership.
Yours faithfully,
A. Pearce
Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA
Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]
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DEAR Mr Stephens
Freedom of information request - FOI/7793
Subject: Gender,and equality training
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Information Management Team
Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
7th Floor, Zone B
Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon CR0 1EA
Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA
Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]
Dear Mr Stephens
Request FOI/7793
Further to your request received on 03/07/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your questions in
turn.
Dear Croydon Borough Council, Please can you tell me:
1. What if any training in gender, gender identity and equality your
Council staff , or sub groups of staff e.g . Social workers, strengthening
families workers, admin staff have received in the last 4 years.
We offer mandatory training in ‘Essentials of diversity and Inclusion’ for
all staff and ‘Managing diversity’ for managers;both are e-learning
modules. In addition we also offer equalities training to ensure
compliance with our statutory requirements. Finally we offer an elearning
module on unconscious bias.
2. All the organisations who provided this training over the last 4 years.
These training were developed in house with the exception of Essentials of
diversity and inclusion and managing Diversity procured through an
organisation called Cylix who no longer exist.
3. Please confirm if you possess training resources supplied by the
trainers.
The above mentioned are e-learning modules so the programmes remain with
us for the duration of our contract.
4. If you do possess the training please confirm if it is stored in a
location accessible to all clinical staff e.g a shared drive or common
training resource. It is stored on our learning management system and
available to all croydon staff and partners
5. How much any training cost.
We held recurring 2 year contracts with Cylix for 8K/2yrs.
6. Are you a member of any organisation that assists with provision of
gender, gender Identity or equality training, e.g. employers network for
equality and diversity, global butterflies etc.
Not currently as a result of cost savings.
7. If you are a member please name all the organisation(s) who help with
gender, gender identity and equality training you are a member of 8.what
if any is the cost of this membership.
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Information Team
Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House,
Mint Walk,
Croydon,
CR0 1EA
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Dear [email address],
Thank you for your response, please can you confirm whether there has been any specific training on gender or gender identity. Or whether equality training directly referred to gender or gender identity. If so please can you answer all questions in relation to the I s training asper original request thank you.
Yours sincerely,
A. Pearce
Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA
Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]
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Dear Mr Stephens
FOI/7793
Subject: Gender,and equality training
Freedom of Information request or EIR
Thank you for your recent request for additional information. As your
FOI, FOI/00007793, has been completed we would need you raise a new
request for the additional/new information you are now requesting. We can
raise this on your behalf, if you supply us with your personal email
address or alternatively, you can raise a new request via the
WhatDotheyKnow portal.
Kind Regard
Information Management Team
Croydon Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
7th Floor, Zone B
Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon CR0 1EA
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