Organisation*

Project Title*

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Have you seen the Equal Opportunities and Sustainable Development Toolkits? These are available from the Objective 3 website, or by contacting the PME

Have you used these toolkits in your project?

Please detail any other information or advice in relation to Horizontal Themes that you would find useful

Equal Opportunities

Did your project have an Equal Opportunities Strategy and/or an Equal Opportunities Policy?

Were under-represented groups consulted during the development or running of the project?

Did you give consideration to the needs of different groups (including women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities) when you designed the project?

Was the project accessible to beneficiaries without access to private transport?

Were the premises where the project was delivered accessible to all?

Did the project offer flexibility in terms of hours of attendance, mode of delivery, etc. ?

Did the project offer care provision to beneficiaries (child or dependant)?

Did you find it necessary to amend any aspect of the project to take into account the needs of different groups during the actual running of the project?

Did the project enable you to develop or provide any facilities/materials to support excluded individuals?

Did you monitor project outputs, beneficiary feedback evaluations, etc in terms of the needs of different groups to inform future activity?

Did the project have an effect on inequalities/disparities relating to Gender, Ethnicity or Disability?

Please use this space to provide further comment on any of the questions above, to give examples of good practice in relation to Equal Opportunities or to describe how this theme has been mainstreamed.

Sustainable Development

Did your project contribute to the economic element of sustainable development eg increased number of jobs, reduced unemployment or improved productivity?

Did your project contribute to the social element of sustainable development eg reduced exclusion, developed the community or capacity of organisations?

Did your project contribute to the environmental element of sustainable development eg undertook recycling activities or used environmentally friendly materials waste?

Did your organisation consult any sustainable development support or advice services in relation to your project?

Did your organisation encounter any significant barriers to addressing sustainable development in relation to your project?

Did your project provide training on sustainable development issues?

Did your project monitor its contribution to the 3 elements (economic, social and environmental) of sustainable development?

Please use this space to provide further comment on any of the questions above, to give examples of good practice in relation to Sustainable Development or to describe how this theme has been mainstreamed.

Support for Local Initiatives

Did you consult with local organisations prior to the application being submitted?

Were local organisations directly involved in the delivery and/or management of the project?

Were local organisations involved indirectly in the project?

Were community-based premises been used in the delivery of the project?

Did the project develop any local partnerships/links between organisations that did not exist previously?

Were local suppliers used to provide goods/services used by the project?

Did the project establish local provision that previously did not exist or develop the capacity of local organisations?

Was the project involved in any local partnerships or networking groups including Community Planning?

Did local organisations benefit from the project?

Please use this space to provide further comment on any of the questions above, to give examples of good practice in relation to Support for Local Initiatives or to describe how this theme has been mainstreamed.

Information Society

Were ICT applications used in the administration and management of the project?

Did the project include the provision of IT training?

Did the project activity lead to the achievement of IT related qualifications?

Were ICT applications used in the delivery of guidance and support activities?

Did the project develop on-line or other ICT based learning provision?

Did the project involve delivery of on-line learning?

Did the project provide access to ICT applications during the evening and / or at weekends?

Did the project promote the benefits of using ICT applications?

Did the project have its own website and / or operate e-forums, on-line message boards?

Did the project evaluate the impact of ICT related provision?

Please use this space to provide further comment on any of the questions above, to give examples of good practice in relation to ICT or to describe how this theme has been mainstreamed.

Lifelong Learning

Did your project provide advice to beneficiaries on possible further learning opportunities?

Did the project deliver specific events promoting Lifelong Learning?

Did the project create new learning materials?

Did the project carry out research relating to the needs of learners?

Did the project identify/disseminate areas of best practice relating to Lifelong Learning?

Did the project have any links to Local Learning Partnerships?

Did the project advocate the benefits of learning and training of staff to participating organisations?

Did your project encourage beneficiaries or organisations to develop learning plans?

Did the project engage with partners providing other learning opportunities or guidance?

Did your project increase the number of individuals with qualifications?

Did the project increase the number of individual/companies engaged in learning?

Please use this space to provide further comment on any of the questions above, to give examples of good practice in relation to Lifelong Learning or to describe how this theme has been mainstreamed.