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Affirmative Action Plan 2010-2011. Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance Park Central Office Building, Suite 111 836-4252. Meeting Agenda. What is Affirmative Action? What is an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)? The different sections of an AAP What is a goal?
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Affirmative Action Plan2010-2011 Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance Park Central Office Building, Suite 111 836-4252
Meeting Agenda • What is Affirmative Action? • What is an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)? • The different sections of an AAP • What is a goal? • How do you use the AAP to determine if there is a goal? • What should you do if there is a goal? • Outreach efforts • Questions and Answers
Affirmative Action is… • Organizations having and abiding by an equal opportunity policy; • Organizations analyzing its workforce to assess possible underutilization of women and minorities; • Organizations developing a plan of action to eliminate underutilization and making a good faith effort to execute the plan. The goal of AA is a diverse workforce!!
Affirmative Action does not allow… • Quotas • Extending preferences to any individual based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin • Merit selection procedures to be superseded by affirmative action programs
What is an AAP? • An AAP is a management tool designed to ensure equal employment opportunity • AAP’s contain a diagnostic component designed to evaluate the composition of the University’s workforce and compare it to the composition of the relevant labor pool • AAP’s also include action–oriented programs designed to address the underutilization of underrepresented groups • Finally, AAP’s include internal auditing and reporting systems
Sections of an AAP • Quantitative • Workforce Analysis • Job Group Analysis • Availability Analysis • Utilization Analysis • Personnel Action Analyses • Compensation Analysis • Qualitative (Narrative) • Responsibility for the AAP • Identification of Problem Areas • Action-Oriented Programs • Internal Audit and Reporting Systems
What is a goal? • A goal is established when the percentage of minorities or women employed in a particular job group is less than would reasonably be expected given their availability percentage in that particular job group • Placement goals serve as targets reasonably attainable by applying every good faith effort to make the AAP work • Placement goals are also used to measure progress toward achieving equal employment opportunity
A goal is NOT /does NOT…. • Quotas • Provide the University with a justification to extend a preference to any individual • Create set-asides for specific groups • Supersede merit selection principles • Require the University to hire a person who lacks the minimum qualifications for a job, or hire a less-qualified person in preference to a more-qualified one
How do you find out if there is a goal? • In the JOB GROUP ANALYSIS, locate the position and determine which job group the position is in. • In the UTILIZATION AND SIGNIFICANCE section, locate the specific job group. If a goal is in place, there will be a YES in the far right-hand column. • The left-hand column under the heading Employment %, identifies the current University employment percentages. • The middle column under the heading Availability % represents the % of available minorities or females, as appropriate, for that job group.
What should you do if there is a goal? • Where a placement goal is set, the unit must develop action oriented steps to increase the recruitment and training for minorities and women, or both. • The action oriented steps (outreach efforts) developed by the unit must be provided in writing to the Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance for internal auditing and reporting purposes.
Outreach Efforts Action-oriented programs work best if they are… • Specific, results oriented and well executed including what the actions are, who will accomplish them, how and when they will be accomplished; • Developed based on skill requirements and focused on needs of the targeted population; • Designed to include defined procedures for monitoring and follow-up.
Examples of Action-Oriented Programs • Recruitment of applicants in professional publications or journals focusing on women, ethnic/racial minorities, veterans and/or persons with disabilities; • Mentoring program focused on developing women, ethnic/racial minorities, veterans and/or persons with disabilities; • Inclusion of EO/AA and reasonable accommodation language in announcements. Be sure to tell us what you’re doing!!!!
Overview of Related Policies • University Nondiscrimination Policy • Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment • Equal Opportunity Publication Policy • Office for Equity and Diversity Complaint Procedures Available online at http://www.missouristate.edu/equity/
Related Programs • Diversity Hiring Program • Dual Career Assistance Program Available online at http://www.missouristate.edu/equity/47477.htm
Questions and Answers For additional information: Office for Institutional Equity and Compliance 417/836-4252 equity@missouristate.edu