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20 November 2009

Northwest Ethnic Support Approach (NESA) a partnership between Omagh Ethnic Communities Group, SEEDS and Strabane Ethnic Communities Association offer an exciting one day session on Cultural Awareness and Competencies Training For Providers of Public Services to Ethnic Minorities.

Derry: 26th November, One World Centre Foyle Street

Omagh: 27th November 2009, Community House Omagh

Strabane: 4th December 2009, Strabane Library

This training programme is funded under the PEACE 111 Programme and are therefore free to participants.

All sessions will run from 10am – 4pm

Training provided by SEEDS facilitators.

Aim of Training:

To provide service providers with an appreciation of the rewards and challenges of working with, and for, recent and long established foreign ethnic minorities.

• To discuss social services and issues affecting new immigrants.
• To improve cultural competencies in order to provide an equitable service in a culturally diverse environment.

By the end of the training, you will have:

• An increased awareness and understanding of special problems and concerns of ethnic minorities.
• An awareness of racism, and ways to deal with it
• A better understanding of the approaches needed by individuals and public services and organisation to improve the determinants of services to ethnic minorities.

Places are limited so if you want to book a place on this training course contact:  Eddie and Roisin at SEEDS (info@seeds.ie) or telephone 02871-370989