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The West London Equal Development Partnership (WLEDP) is in the final stage of delivery. This third stage involves disseminating the results of the pilot projects including the successes and failures of the programme. Click here to view our Action 3 narrative.
Client case studies
These case studies give examples of Equal clients
who benefited from the Acclerate into Work project and ultimately
progressed onto employment or further studying.
HR Healthcheck companies
These case studies showcase how local
companies in west London benefited from the HR Healthcheck initiative
which reviewed their employment practices and policies and made
recommendations to make them more inclusive and to encourage diversity
within the workplace.
The Timetable
Action 1 - November 2001 to May 2002. This developmental stage focused upon consultation research and finalising the work programme
Action 2 - May 2002 to May 2004. The main stage for implementing the three pilot projects:
Action 3 May 2004 to November 2005 - This final stage shares the results of the pilot projects to influence policies and programmes at a national and European level.
See The Equal Programme for Great Britain website>> www.equal.ecotec.co.uk/
Background to West London Equal Development Partnership - Action 2
The programme delivered three projects:
- Embracing Equality, aimed at employers, centred on an 'HR Healthcheck'. This offered companies 10 days free consultancy from a diversity specialist who reviewed Human Resource (HR) policies and procedures with the aim of promoting equality and diversity within the organisation. Link to HR Healthcheck studies narrative
- Accelerate into Work activity targeted 200 unemployed residents in the West London area. The project aimed to improve employability and promote the benefits of learning. Beneficiaries were recruited through community and voluntary sector organisations and placed on tailored training courses delivered in local colleges. A feature of the project was its flexibility in meeting clients' needs, and the availability of a training allowance (£480) for each beneficiary that completed the training course. Importantly, in recognising their key role in engagement and outreach, the community and voluntary sector organisations were funded to provide one-to-one support for beneficiaries during and after the tailored training and to help progress participants into further learning or work. Link to case studies narrative
- Career Climb aimed to test models for up-skilling 20 existing employees in low skilled jobs and 15 job-ready beneficiaries from the Accelerate into Work programme. The project sought to develop flexible job trial activities within local private sector companies engaged through the Embracing Equality project.
Action 3 - As part of the final stage we are undertaking research and evaluation including:
Learning from lessons to influence policy - a report on the lesson learnt from the pilot projects and ways that national and regional policy development could utilise these lessons. Both from the perspective of helping unemployed to get jobs and ways to help employers to manage diversity effectively. Click to view report >>
Case studies on unemployed individuals detailing their progression routes since finishing the Accelerate into Work project.
Case studies on companies that participated in the HR Healthcheck.
Evaluation of the quality of the Accelerate into Work providers - a study to analyse the successful approaches to supporting unemployed individuals to progress onto employment, training or other outcomes.
Equality in Employment Handbook - leading on from the Equality Checklist this provides guidance and advice on equality and diversity in the workplace.
All these reports will be posted on the website by August 2005.
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