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The Phase 1 Cultural Diversity training will provide general cultural diversity training to all County employees. The training will be four to five hours in length and will be tailored to meet the needs of individual departments. The goal is to build and support a workforce that responds appropriately to the needs of the County's increasingly diverse community. Activities will focus on team building, small group discussion and identifying and building a "vision" of effective diversity management in .Orange County. Attachment 1 lists targeted outcomes. To implement Phase 1 of the Cultural Diversity training program, staff proposes that the County engage the services of training facilitator Pat Callair to provide cultural diversity training to County employees. In addition to facilitating the training component, Ms. Callair will provide support to the Cultural Diversity Resource Group. Pat Callair is a licensed clinical social worker, with offices located in Orange County. She holds master degrees in both education and social work and is a certified therapist and organizational consultant with over 25 years experience in teaching and training including cultural diversity. In addition, she is a member of the faculty at Guilford College where she teaches community building and conflict resolution. Attachment 2 is the proposed agreement with Pat Callair to provide cultural diversity training to employees and support to the Cultural Diversity Training Resource Group during fiscal year 2000-Q1. The Phase 1 General Cultural Diversity Training will begin in September 2000. During fiscal year 2000-01 Pat Callair will facilitate 12 Cultural Diversity training sessions as well as provide support to the Cultural Diversity Training Resource Group. It is estimated that 300 - 350 County employees will be trained during this fiscal year. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated cost of the Cultural Diversity training for fiscal year 2000- 01 is $7,500. Funding was included in the approved 2000-01 budget for this purpose. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Board Chair to sign the attached agreement for training services with Pat Callair to provide cultural diversity training to County employees.