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 Our first events focusing on the Impact of Public Sector Cuts on BME Professionals took place in July in Liverpool, Nottingham and London and have been a huge success; in initial feedback all participants have rated the sessions excellent or good overall and described them as interactive, informative, topical and engaging.
Attendees at all three events listened to presentations from NBP’s Chief Executive Robin Landman OBE and HR Consultant Grace Haynes and enjoyed an evening of excellent food and networking. The event held on July 29th at the University of East London (UEL), was introduced by Femi Bola, Chair of the UEL Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff Network (pictured right with Robin and Grace) and brought together over 60 attendees from UEL as well as other universities, colleges, councils and PCTs across London.
With over 40% of the BME workforce working in the public sector it is inevitable that spending cuts will impact disproportionately on BME professionals so these events are key in preparing for upcoming organisational change.
A further round of briefings are scheduled for September and October in Bradford, Birmingham and Bristol, funded by Department for Communities and Local Government as part of our Tackling Racial Inequalities project. See the Events Page for further details and keep checking back for further dates to be announced.
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