This site highlights some of the work undertaken on the Embracing Diversity project promoted by Bury EST and Stockport Employment Services. The project runs from 2002 until 2005 and is funded by the European Social Fund, Bury and Stockport Councils.

The main aims of the project are:

• To transfer the potential of our successful supported employment model to a wide range of disadvantaged groups in our communities.
  
• To increase the capacity of employers to recruit and retain a diverse workforce.
  
• To produce a template for Welfare to Work services across Greater Manchester.

We are working closely with a range of local, regional and national employers to identify best practice in managing diversity. This learning is happening both through 1 to 1 contact with employers and the formation of employer networks in both Bury and Stockport.

New information on the site:

June 2005 Bury EST newsletter - Summer 2005
May 2005 Stockport Employment Services' newsletter - Network News Issue 6
May 2005 Project Case Studies
April 2005 Minutes of Employers Forum Meeting (Bury)
February 2005 Job Centre Plus Consultation Event
February 2005 Stockport Employment Services' newsletter - Network News Issue 5
January 2005 SORTED! Youth Transitions Project Evaluation Report 2003/4
Winter 2004 Bury EST newsletter - Winter 2004
September 2004 Bury EST newsletter - Summer 2004
October 2004 Minutes of focus group meetings (Bury)

Many of the documents and publications require Adobe Acrobat reader which you can get free by clicking on the Adobe link on the right.

From 1st July 2005 Employment Services at Stockport Council has evolved into Pure Innovations Limited, an external company, which will be developing a varied range of high quality services to combat social exclusion and encourage diverse communitites.

We hope you find the site interesting and stimulating. If you have any comments on the content of the site or the project in general, please contact us or use the feedback form.