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Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunities

Course modified date: 12 Jul 2022

Learn about equal opportunities and their impact. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction 

Equal opportunities have an impact on all aspects of life, including the services and functions provided by public service organisations.
The public sector equality duty, which falls under the Equality Act 2010, prevents discrimination on the grounds of the protected characteristics.
 
There are several functions that are important to the equality duty. Largely it makes sure that everyone involved in the public sector has the same and equal opportunities – whether they possess any protected characteristics or not.
Equality duty functions are also known as the three aims of equal opportunities. These aims are:
1.       To get rid of all unlawful treatment described by the Act (discrimination, harassment, and victimisation).
2.       To advance equality and opportunity between those who have a protected characteristic and those who do not.  

3.       To foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.


You will learn 

  1. The public sector equality duty
  2. Equality duty functions
  3. Benefits of equal opportunities
  4. Equal duty requirements
  5. The impact of equal opportunities

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