1. ETDF / VICEPRESIDENCY OF DIVERSITY
Main Objectives of the BERLIN meeting
Outputs of the prework (National Level) – Presentation
1. How the focus groups may be organised…. Kind
of differences the member Associations are interested in; organizations they are
planning to involve; (FG composition)…
Questions for group interviews/FG. Discuss and set the definitive
2. questions for group interviews/FG
3. Discuss & define the common minimum requirements for FG
implementation
4. Funding

2. OUTCOMES brainstormed by the group in Milan 16th Sep.
Tools
 to help HR professionals to manage diversity policies, for whichever diversity issue it might be
 to audit, review and track the implementation of diversity policies and their effectiveness and how they are
managed
Database
To provide data, statistics for quantitative information and for qualitative information as all diversity issues can’t be
dealt with in the same way.
Diagnostic
Something to help people analyse where they are on diversity issues in their organisation.
Starter for ten – something to help people start the dialogue about diversity issues in their organisations.
Problem/solutions
Some case study scenarios which will help people to look at solutions to challenges which other organisations
have used in particular contexts to give ideas for solving their own challenges.
Bulletin board/communities
For online sharing of knowledge and experience and the building of a network of professionals discussing diversity
issues. A project website. A project newsletter or magazine.
Competencies
The development of models of good practice for working on diversity issues, both individually and
organisationally. The development of teaching/learning materials. Training courses/workshops for staff and
learners/Associations members
Motivators/drivers v barriers
Comparing what are the drivers of the development of diversity policies and implementation and what are the
barriers in different organisations across Europe for benchmarking purposes

3. BERLIN
Diversity Management Learning Process
DIVERSITY BENCHMARKING PROGRAMME
Focus Groups structure,
composition and
organisation.
Javier Armaolea
diversity
VICEPRESIDENCY

4. How the focus groups should be organised
Discuss and define the focus groups structure and composition
1. Number and type of organisation: Eg: Number of focus groups in each country…
2. Economic activities or productive sectors
Composition of the work groups (the participants hold the same
3. position eg: HR Director, HR Manager, Executive Director, teacher,
trainer or mixed positions)
4. Composition of the participants in the focus groups.; Number of part. Org.
groups
in each focus group. The size of the part. Org…

5. 1.
How the focus groups should be organised
Number and type of
organisation: Eg: Number of
focus groups in each country…
TYPE OF NUMBER OF
ORGANIZATIONS GROUP
INTERVIEWS
INDUSTRIAL: Companies
SERVICE INDUSTRY: Companies
EDUCATIONAL INSTIT.: .Universities, Institutes and Centers of Formation
GOVERNMENT INSTIT.: Organisms, Institutions and Services Public.
Proposal
Public Administration with all of its variants: State General Administraion,
Local organizations such as County Councils, Civil Federations and City Councils
CIVIL SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS: Organisms of human rights
Women Organizations
Communitarian associations, local organizations and sport clubs
Gremials, professional and union associations Each Country might run
Corporations and Foundations
as many FOCUS GROUPS
Research and Training centers
Dependent municipalities and organisms as it wants as long as the
Environmentalist organizations countries reach their
Organizations of original towns and ethnic minorities MAIN SECTORS
Organisms of solidarity, voluntary military service and social action
Popular economic organizations and social companies
Student, Centers of students, parents and empowered organizations
Nongovernmental organisations (ONGs)
Religious organizations and groupings
Political organizations and parties
Organizations of the third age

6. 2.
Economic activities or How the focus groups should be organised
productive sectors
Focus groups of
Focus groups of participants
participants of an that belong to mixed
unique economic 2 POSIBILITIES economic activities or
productive sectors
activities or productive
sectors
But the participants in the focus groups need to feel comfortable
and not competitive with one another! especially if they come from
This will make the different companies in the same industries! so it will be important
most sense and give to have very clear and careful communications before the focus
groups are formed so that the participants believe they will be
best results learning something from participating. after all, obtaining good
information on this topic will benefit everybody.

7. 3.
How the focus groups should be organised
Composition of the work groups (the
participants hold the same position
eg: HR Director, HR Manager, Executive
Director, teacher, trainer or mixed positions)
Focus groups that the Focus groups that the
participants hold the 2 POSIBILITIES participants hold the
same positions such as: mixed positions
HR Director, HR Manager, Executive
Director, teacher, trainer or mixed
positions)
In both cases would be ok
for the organisations to send
someone as long as the
TWO hard to person is KNOWLEDGABLE It is POSSIBLE to
organise this about what the company does DO this
or does not do on the topic of
cultural diversity.:

8. •
4.
Composition of the
How the focus groups should be organised
participants in the focus
groups.; Number of part. Org.
in each focus group. The size of
the part. Org… Better to have fewer participants who have good
knowledge. This is better than many participants who
know very little knowledge.
We think the two most
important FACTORS are:
The countries have their STRONG SECTORS therefore,
B) THE ECONOMIC SECTOR each country might break them down simply
into some groups. As the next example:
C) THE SIZE OF THE Manufacturing and Service Industries
ORGANIZATION
So, for example in Spain we might have focus groups for:
- Industrial, companies of 100 or more employees
- Industrial, companies of 100 or less employees
- Sservice industry, companies of 100 or more employees
- Service industry, companies of 100 or less employees
- Government institutions, 500 or more employees
- Education institutions, 500 or more employees
- Civil sector organizations, 50 or more employees

9. PROPOSAL OF THE FOCUS STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION AND
ORGANISATION.
1. 3.
Focus groups that the
participants hold the
Each Country might run SAME or MIXED positions
as many FOCUS GROUPS as long as the person is
as it wants as long as the KNOWLEDGABLE about
countries reach their the topic
MAIN SECTORS
2. 4.
Each focus group will
be composed by
Each Better to have fewer
participants that
participants who have
belong to the same
good knowledge. This is
economic activities
better than many
or productive
participants who know
sectors.
very little knowledge.