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Understanding how policies, services and decisions can affect different groups, and how to assess impact well.
About this Equality Impact Assessments course
A practical course for people who write or sign off Equality Impact Assessments. It covers the Public Sector Equality Duty, the specific duties for public bodies in Wales and the Socio-economic Duty, and shows how to gather evidence, engage people and record decisions so assessments genuinely shape outcomes.
What the session covers
- 01The Public Sector Equality Duty and Welsh specific duties
- 02The Socio-economic Duty
- 03Scoping: when an assessment is needed
- 04Evidence, data and engagement
- 05Identifying and mitigating impacts
- 06Recording decisions and monitoring
What participants will learn
- Understand the Public Sector Equality Duty and Welsh specific duties
- Know when an assessment is needed and how to scope it
- Gather and use evidence, including engagement with affected groups
- Record impacts, mitigations and decisions clearly
Why Equality Impact Assessments training matters in Wales
Listed public bodies in Wales have specific equality duties, including assessing the likely impact of their policies and practices on people with protected characteristics. The Socio-economic Duty, in force in Wales since 2021, adds a requirement to consider how strategic decisions can reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage. Good assessments protect people, improve decisions and reduce the risk of challenge.
- Covers the Welsh specific equality duties
- Includes the Socio-economic Duty
- Makes assessments genuinely useful, not a tick-box
Who it's for
Policy officers, service managers, project leads and decision-makers in public bodies. It's suitable for local authorities, NHS Wales organisations, schools, colleges, universities, housing associations, charities and private-sector employers.
How it's delivered
Sessions are interactive and discussion-based, using realistic workplace scenarios rather than lectures. We create a respectful space where people can ask questions honestly. For in-house groups, we adapt examples, length and emphasis to reflect your sector, policies and priorities.
Equality Impact Assessments training across Wales
Infinity Inclusion delivers Equality Impact Assessments training for organisations throughout Wales. Book a live online session for teams spread across different sites, or face-to-face training at your own venue in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Carmarthen, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Llandudno and beyond. Prefer a wider programme? Combine this course with others as part of our in-house EDI training, or pair it with EDI consultancy support.
Equality Impact Assessments training: frequently asked questions
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Ask a questionDo you deliver Equality Impact Assessments training across Wales?
Yes. We deliver Equality Impact Assessments training online to teams anywhere in Wales, and face-to-face at your venue, including in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Carmarthen, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Llandudno, as well as rural communities across all 22 local authority areas.
How long is the Equality Impact Assessments course?
The standard course runs for half day. For in-house groups we can shorten, extend or split it across sessions to suit shift patterns and service pressures.
Can the training be tailored for our organisation?
Yes. For in-house bookings we adapt examples, case studies and emphasis to your sector, whether that's a local authority, health board, school, university, charity or private employer, and can reflect your own policies.
Is this relevant to organisations that aren't public bodies?
Yes. Charities, housing associations and contractors delivering public services often carry out impact assessments too, and the approach improves any policy or project.
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Bring Equality Impact Assessments training to your organisation
We deliver this course for teams across Wales, online or face-to-face, and adapt it to your sector and priorities.