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Gender Action Plan for Community Development - Dungannon & South Tyrone Council

The Gender Development Plan focuses on community empowerment through programs like S.E.E.K. Collaboration with trans-national partners from Ireland, Spain, Poland, and Slovenia promotes diverse skill development and employment opportunities. The project outcomes show successful recruitment, training completion, and employment placements. Officers and members are involved in events, conferences, and volunteer initiatives to engage women in local council activities and promote political gender equality. The Women's Conference and Local Democracy Week highlight the importance of female participation in public life.

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Gender Action Plan for Community Development - Dungannon & South Tyrone Council

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  1. DUNGANNON & SOUTH TYRONE BOROUGH COUNCIL GENDER ACTION

  2. Gender Development Plan • Community • Officer • Political

  3. Gender Development Plan • Working Group set up – 7 Officers & 3 Members • Meet Quarterly • Annual Newsletter • Plan events, training, conference

  4. COMMUNITY LEVEL:- • Women’s programmes since 2004 • Retail Programme for Unemployed • Retail/Customer Service Programme for Employed & Unemployed • Cross-border/Community Programmes funded through Peace 11 & Peace 11 Extension monies)

  5. Retail/Customer Service Programmes • Level 2 & 3 Qualifications • ECDL (ICT) Qualification • Quality Work Placements • Shortlisted for Training Journal Award & Aontas Award

  6. S.E.E.K – Skills, Education, Employment & Knowledge • Funded by European Social Fund & Department for Employment & Learning • Match funding from Council (also South West College & Coalisland Training Services) • Council – Lead Partner

  7. Aim of S.E.E.K:- • ‘To increase the supply of skilled, educated, knowledge workers in our economy & help them gain sustained employment by providing training opportunities/skills development for approximately 48 unemployed women over a 3 year period’

  8. Trans-national Element - EMPOWER • N Ireland – S.E.E.K • Republic of Ireland - mentoring • Poland - coaching • Slovenia – business start up • Spain – work/life balance, women into politics

  9. Collaboration & Partnership with Trans-national partners • Partners from Republic of Ireland, Spain & Poland travelled to N I to meet with women on S.E.E.K & Management Committee & Council’s Mayor • Management Committee travelled to Spain & Slovenia to meet with women’s groups, employers, trainers & job centre managers to share best practice ideas

  10. Personal & Social Development Mix of ages, abilities, community/religious backgrounds, migrant/ethnic minorities added to group dynamics & promoted cultural awareness & diversity - High level of peer learning

  11. Learner Centred Approach:- • One to one tuition, additional classes • Flexibility – tailored to suit learner • Mentoring • Coaching • Quality Work Placements • Contribution to travel/child/elder care • Varied Menu to choose from

  12. Project Outcomes:- • Recruitment set at 36 to 48 (maximum) • 64 recruited & 58 completed training • 8 found full-time employment • 12 found part-time employment • 1 into self-employment • 21 into further education/training

  13. Project Outcomes:- • 45 achieved level 2 qualifications • 29 achieved level 3 qualifications • 39 achieved the full ECDL • 8 achieved ESOL qualifications • 5 achieved Essential Skills –Literacy & 2 Numeracy • 16 availed of work sampling (3 secured employment)

  14. Diversity of Group:- • 2 Portuguese • 3 Lithuanian • 1 Latvian • 1 African • 1 Chinese • 1 Brazilian

  15. OFFICER LEVEL:- • Events – Women in Local Council’s Week • Volunteering Days – Willowbank & Sperrinview Special Needs School • Women’s Conference – entrepreneurial theme –local business women • Coaching

  16. Women in Local Council’s Week

  17. Women in Local Council’s Week

  18. Volunteering Day:-

  19. Volunteering Day:_

  20. Women’s Conference – March 12

  21. Women’s Conference – March 12

  22. MEMBER LEVEL:- • Local Democracy Week • Met with SEEK participants during Women in Local Council’s week • Hub for Western Region • Women’s Conference – Question & Answer session with Female Councillors

  23. Local Democracy Week:- • No of Events addressing theme:- ‘Women in Politics’ • Mayor hosted event to engage with migrant workers • Post primary schools – overview of Council, speed dating, election of ‘Mayor for Day’ • SELB Youth worker facilitated session & recruited no. of students for youth forum

  24. Political Gender Champion discusses her role with SEEK participants:- • Political Champion explained typical day in life of Councillor & how got involved in community/ politics • Questions & Answers from participants

  25. Women in Local Council’s Week

  26. Hub for Western Region:- • First Hub meeting took place in 2011 • Further meeting planned for May 2012 • Dungannon, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Omagh & Fermanagh Councils • Implementation of equal participation of women & integration of women into public life & decision making roles

  27. Women’s Conference – 8th March • 3 Female Councillors engaged in Question & Answer session as part of conference in a bid to encourage more females to get involved in politics/public life • Conference attended by women from community/voluntary sectors & students from post primary schools

  28. Thank You and Any Questions?

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