Practical Guidance and Advice for Employers in the Library & Information Sector on introducing Positive Action schemes
This toolkit offers practical guidance to any organisation interested in diversifying its staffing profile. Comprising ten chapters and appendices with practical information and documents, it covers a number of issues such as: preparing your organisation, partnership agreements, writing training contracts and devising work programmes.
Download complete PDF version of the
Encompass Toolkit (PDF, 2MB)
The Encompass Toolkit is also available for you to download in two separate sections.
1. Introduction and Chapters 1 - 10 only (PDF, 1MB)
Introduction
Purpose of the Encompass Toolkit and Background to the Encompass scheme
Chapter 1 - The legalities
Chapter 2 - Preparing your organisation
Chapter 3 - Implementing positive-action training
Chapter 4 - Recruitment
Chapter 5 - Partnership agreements
Chapter 6 - Trainee contracts
Chapter 7 - Exit strategies
Chapter 8 - The Qualification Framework
Chapter 9 - Guidance on answering complaints
Chapter 10 - Useful contacts
2. Appendices 1 - 7 only (PDF, 95KB)
Appendix 1
Guidance notes for positive-action training
Appendix 2
The Race Relations Act 1976
Appendix 3
Sample monitoring and evaluation forms
Appendix 4
Sample trainee description and specification
Appendix 5
Eligibility and selection criteria Sample Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form Guidance on selection criteria
Appendix 6
Sample interview format and questions
Appendix 7
Trainee contracts Sample trainee contract