The UK’s Institute of Equality and Diversity Practitioners was formally launched in Birmingham on 26 January 2009. The Institute is the professional body of equality, diversity and human rights practitioners.
The Institute promotes excellence in equality, diversity and human rights professional practice. The Institute is independent and run by practitioners for practitioners. All activities are funded by individual and corporate member subscriptions and by corporate sponsorships.
The Board has commissioned Not For Profit Business Services to provide the Institute with a full secretariat service, enabling Board members to concentrate on core objectives instead of using valuable time on administrative matters.
Definition of ‘Practitioner’
The definition of ‘practitioner’ is a broad one. It includes (but is not limited to):
- specialist practitioners who work in the sector, for example as employees, consultants, trainers and academics
- Board members with an equalities portfolio
- managers who must deliver equality and human rights outcomes as part of their main tasks
- unpaid volunteers who advise public, private and third sector businesses on delivering equality and human rights outcomes.
Purpose
The Institute of Equality and Diversity Practitioners believes that all forms of unlawful and unjustifiable discrimination must be eliminated. The Institute promotes excellence in equality, diversity and human rights professional practice that delivers dignity and equal life opportunities for all.
Objectives
The Institute of Equality and Diversity Practitioners will:
- Develop, promote, maintain and regulate national practice and professional standards in the field of equality, diversity and human rights.
- Be the organisation of choice for equality, diversity and human rights practitioners.
- Promote excellence in equality, diversity and human rights practice.
- Promote and influence change at local, national and supra-national government and levels, and in the public, private and third sectors.