PATH is a registered charity based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, set up under Section 37 & 38 of the
Race Relations Act in 1985.
PATH has an active waiting list of 1200 Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
people interested in taking up a PATH placement. We also have the support of
over 500 Community and Faith organisations who work alongside PATH to
promote training programmes within their own communities.
WHAT IS PATH?
PATH stands for Positive
Action Training in Housing. PATH was originally set up to address
under-representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people in the
Housing sector, however the activities of PATH have changed over the years
and now include:
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To develop the potential
of BME people through the provision of vocational training, education
and career opportunities
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To address the
under-representation in employment of minority ethnic groups
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To promote equality of
opportunity as a way of eliminating discrimination in the labour market,
working towards a more balanced and representative workforce
WHAT IS OUR MISSION?
PATH (Yorkshire) Limited
enhances the life chances of Black and Minority Ethnic people by developing
their potential through challenging discriminatory practice, and through the
provision of quality vocational training, education and career
opportunities, in all areas of employment.
WHAT ARE OUR AIMS?
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To improve life chances of
BME people through training, education and employment opportunities and
by challenging discrimination
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To achieve quality of
service to our client group, through the monitoring and evaluation of
our services, and through staff development
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·To actively promote the
development of local communities through participation in and the
provision of guidance, support, advice and information
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·To actively identify the
training and related concerns of local communities through ongoing
research
WHAT IS OUR BACKGROUND AND
HISTORY?
Path (Yorkshire) Ltd is a
company limited by guarantee formed under the auspices of the local
authority in 1985. It is a registered charity and, with the guidance from
our management committee, PATH has become the leading Positive Action
organisation in the country, working in partnership with the academic,
business, statutory and voluntary sectors.
PATH has been endorsed by the
Secretary of State for Employment under Section 37 and 38 of the Race
Relations Act 1976, as a Positive Action organisation that can provide
training, education and encouragement to BME communities within vocational
areas where they are under-represented. This means that where research has
identified that BME people are under-represented in a particular field of
employment, as compared to the number of BME people in the population, then
it is lawful for PATH to recruit and provide training that will equip them
to compete for employment in these areas.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PATH?
Council of Management
PATH is managed by a Council of
Management. Council members are elected and represent a cross section of the
community and business organisations PATH works with.
Our Council of Management is
made up of representatives from the following:
Partnership
PATH strongly believes in a
partnership approach. We welcome organisations that want to work in
partnership to foster closer links and provide a diverse and high quality
training provision to address under-representation of BME communities in the
workplace.
If you want to know more
about how your organisation can get involved and address
under-representation, please contact us. Details can be found
here.
Pictured above: An information session held at PATH to discuss Graduate
Teaching Opportunities
