March 2010 -March Assembly’s Youth 2011. Assembly project. Development of Recruitment and Men and women The removal of any Yes Equality Manager January 2016 Secretariat Gender Selection generally actual or perceived Action Plan barriers to gender Equality issues for equality within the existing staff secretariat through the production and implementation of a gender action plan. Revised/additional actions recorded within the monitoring period Action Directorate Outcome Date Updated position as at 2015 The Assembly focuses on Information and Outreach Dialogue’ Project The project, called is being funded by ‘Structured – ‘Connections’ engagement with young a report will be produced by Erasmus+. Participants will be recruited in April 2015 people, including 36 young people about an and training will take place in May and June 2015, disenfranchised groups issue concerning young with inquiry activities planned from August onwards. people. The inquiry process The report will be presented to an Assembly will involve participants Committee by end January 2016. The aim is that half consulting young people, of the young people involved will be from MLAs and other stakeholders backgrounds which may traditionally have made their and reporting their findings to participation difficult e.g. Due to socio-economic an assembly committee. The background or disability. opportunity to get involved will be advertised widely. Northern Ireland Assembly Equality Action Plan
March 2010 -March 2011. Assembly’s Youth Assembly project. Development of Secretariat Gender Action Plan Recruitment and Selection Equality issues for existing staff Men and women generally The removal of any actual or perceived barriers to gender equality within the secretariat through the production and implementation of a gender action plan. Yes Equality Manager January 2016 Revised/additional actions recorded within the monitoring period Action Directorate Outcome Date Updated position as at 2015 The Assembly focuses on engagement with young people, including disenfranchised groups Information and Outreach ‘Structured Dialogue’ Project – a report will be produced by 36 young people about an issue concerning young people. The inquiry process will involve participants consulting young people, MLAs and other stakeholders and reporting their findings to an assembly committee. The opportunity to get involved will be advertised widely. The project, called ‘Connections’ is being funded by Erasmus+. Participants will be recruited in April 2015 and training will take place in May and June 2015, with inquiry activities planned from August onwards. The report will be presented to an Assembly Committee by end January 2016. The aim is that half of the young people involved will be from backgrounds which may traditionally have made their participation difficult e.g. Due to socio-economic background or disability. Northern Ireland Assembly Equality Action Plan
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