Facilitating access and return to the labour market
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Theme A summary
Facilitating access and return to the labour market for those who have difficulty in being integrated or re-integrated into a labour market which must be open to all.
Strategic objectives
- To combat discrimination faced by individuals and promote equality in the workplace
- To test support mechanisms to help target groups integrate/re-integrate into the labour market
Equal priority
Employability
Development Partnerships
There were 22 DPs working within Theme A in Round 1, and there are now 20 DPs in Round 2.
Resources for Theme A DPs
Theme A diary
The Equal diary lists details of current events and activities being organised by Equal Development Partnerships and the Equal Support Unit.
There are no entries in the diary at this time.
Theme A documentation
| Description | Date | Download |
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| All Equal resources… | ||
| Notes of the Theme A TNG meeting | 21 Sep ’05 |  49kb |
| Mainstreaming Strategy | ||
Theme A Mainstreaming StrategyThematic Mainstreaming Strategies summarise the proposed outcomes of Equal DPs in a particular theme and show how these are targeted at policy-makers. The strategies underpin the dissemination and mainstreaming work of the individual DPs as well as their Thematic Networking Group (TNG). The strategies are presented as ‘living documents’ to be revised and updated at TNG meetings. |
16 May ’05 | 121kb |
| Thematic update paper | ||
| This policy context update gives an overview of policy developments in relation to Theme A of Equal which have occurred since the publication of the initial Community Initiative Policy (CIP) Guidance in May 2001. | 13 Jun ’06 |  129kb |
| DP/TNG meeting notes (23 Sep 2003) | ||
| Education, training and learning subtheme | 1 Dec ’03 | 27kb |
| Help for specific groups subtheme | 53kb |
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| Local or regional area-based initiatives subtheme | 43kb |
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| Workshop notes from Action 3 seminars (Nov 2002) | ||
| Education, training and learning subtheme | 13 Dec ’02 | 36kb |
| Local or regional area-based initiatives subtheme | 18 Dec ’02 | 44kb |
| Help for specific groups (carers, people living with HIV, ex-offenders). | 13 Dec ’02 | 33kb |
| DP/TNG meeting notes (Jan-Feb 2002) | ||
| Notes of the Theme A DP/TNG meeting | 14 Mar ’02 | 30kb |
Thematic Networking Group
Chair: Robert Mason of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, ODPM.
The Theme A TNG includes representatives from the following organisations:
- Disadvantaged Groups Division, DWP
- National Assembly for Wales
- Scottish Executive
- Government Office West Midlands
European Thematic Groups
European Thematic Groups are the mechanism by which outcomes from Equal DPs are shared across all the participating countries. ETGs have been set up for each pillar of Equal, covering each GB theme as follows:
| ETG | Covers GB themes |
|---|---|
| 1. Employability | A and B |
| 2. Entrepreneurship | C and D |
| 3. Adaptability | E and F |
| 4. Equal Opportunities | G* and H |
| 5. Asylum Seekers | I |
* The UK is not participating in theme G (which focuses on work-life balance issues), although a number of DPs from other themes cover this area.
Key documents on the work undertaken by each ETG so far are available for download.
