dungannon & south tyrone borough council gender action

DUNGANNON & SOUTH TYRONE BOROUGH COUNCIL

GENDER ACTION

Gender Development Plan

Community OfficerPolitical

Gender Development Plan

Working Group set up – 7 Officers & 3 Members

Meet QuarterlyAnnual NewsletterPlan events, training, conference

COMMUNITY LEVEL:-

Women’s programmes since 2004Retail Programme for UnemployedRetail/Customer Service

Programme for Employed & Unemployed

Cross-border/Community Programmes funded through Peace 11 & Peace 11 Extension monies)

Retail/Customer Service ProgrammesLevel 2 & 3 QualificationsECDL (ICT) QualificationQuality Work Placements

Shortlisted for Training Journal Award & Aontas Award

S.E.E.K – Skills, Education, Employment & Knowledge Funded by European Social Fund &

Department for Employment & Learning

Match funding from Council (also South West College & Coalisland Training Services)

Council – Lead Partner

Aim of S.E.E.K:-

‘To increase the supply of skilled, educated, knowledge workers in our economy & help them gain sustained employment by providing training opportunities/skills development for approximately 48 unemployed women over a 3 year period’

N Ireland – S.E.E.KRepublic of Ireland - mentoringPoland - coachingSlovenia – business start upSpain – work/life balance, women

into politics

Trans-national Element - EMPOWER

Partners from Republic of Ireland, Spain & Poland travelled to N I to meet with women on S.E.E.K & Management Committee & Council’s Mayor

Management Committee travelled to Spain & Slovenia to meet with women’s groups, employers, trainers & job centre managers to share best practice ideas

Collaboration & Partnership with Trans-national partners

Personal & Social Development

Mix of ages, abilities, community/religious backgrounds, migrant/ethnic minorities added to group dynamics & promoted cultural awareness & diversity - High level of peer learning

One to one tuition, additional classes Flexibility – tailored to suit learner Mentoring Coaching Quality Work Placements Contribution to travel/child/elder care Varied Menu to choose from

Learner Centred Approach:-

Project Outcomes:- Recruitment set at 36 to 48

(maximum)64 recruited & 58 completed

training8 found full-time employment12 found part-time employment1 into self-employment21 into further education/training

Project Outcomes:- 45 achieved level 2 qualifications 29 achieved level 3 qualifications 39 achieved the full ECDL 8 achieved ESOL qualifications 5 achieved Essential Skills –Literacy &

2 Numeracy 16 availed of work sampling (3 secured

employment)

Diversity of Group:-

2 Portuguese3 Lithuanian1 Latvian1 African1 Chinese1 Brazilian

OFFICER LEVEL:-Events – Women in Local Council’s

WeekVolunteering Days – Willowbank &

Sperrinview Special Needs SchoolWomen’s Conference –

entrepreneurial theme –local business women

Coaching

Women in Local Council’s Week

Women in Local Council’s Week

Volunteering Day:-

Volunteering Day:_

Women’s Conference – March 12

Women’s Conference – March 12

MEMBER LEVEL:-

Local Democracy Week Met with SEEK participants during

Women in Local Council’s week Hub for Western Region Women’s Conference – Question &

Answer session with Female Councillors

Local Democracy Week:- No of Events addressing theme:-

‘Women in Politics’ Mayor hosted event to engage with

migrant workers Post primary schools – overview of

Council, speed dating, election of ‘Mayor for Day’

SELB Youth worker facilitated session & recruited no. of students for youth forum

Political Gender Champion discusses her role with SEEK participants:-Political Champion explained

typical day in life of Councillor & how got involved in community/ politics

Questions & Answers from participants

Women in Local Council’s Week

Hub for Western Region:- First Hub meeting took place in 2011 Further meeting planned for May 2012 Dungannon, Cookstown, Magherafelt,

Omagh & Fermanagh Councils Implementation of equal participation of

women & integration of women into public life & decision making roles

Women’s Conference – 8th March

3 Female Councillors engaged in Question & Answer session as part of conference in a bid to encourage more females to get involved in politics/public life

Conference attended by women from community/voluntary sectors & students from post primary schools

Thank You

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