Diverse Consultancy Training

About Us

We are a culturally diverse team that thrive on opportunities to discuss, debate and implement equality and diversity strategies. We love what we do and we do it with a passion!

Our aims are to provide quality training and consultancy services to all our clients and move their diversity and equality agendas forward in line with legislation.

Diverse-ct was founded in 1999 whilst our trainers were working together on a Participatory Action Research Project called ‘Partnerships for Change’. This Project was originally funded by the Department of Health and tackled the issues of service access, service delivery and community involvement for ethnic minority users.

The external evaluators (Liverpool John Moores University) said of the project:
‘Partnerships for Change has created real change and provided actual action, moving the partners much further forward than would have been expected.’

Long after the Partnerships for Change project ended, our trainers and consultants continue to exceed expectations.

THE TEAM

Sultan Mahmood | Dr Sue Chirico | Anjum Gray | Levi Gabré | Balraj S.Rai

Tabassum Malik | Shabana Arshad

Senior Trainers/Consultants

Sultan Mahmood (Director DCT) manages the business of the company on a day to day basis. Sultan has extensive community development experience having worked in Community Development for a local Authority for 12 years and has been delivering training and consultancy since 1996. He is a highly skilled communicator with excellent bespoke Training design and delivery abilities.

Dr Sue Chirico (BSc MSc PhD) works as a Stroke Unit Co-ordinator in an Acute NHS Trust. She has an honorary position at De Montfort University and is a Clinical Governance Reviewer for the Commission for Health Improvement. She has a number of publications to her name:

The ToolBox for Culturally Competent Organisations, Services & Care Pathways. This is essentially an audit tool that uses performance indicators to show organisations how to become culturally competent.

Sue was also one of the authors of the 'Sustainable Community Development Guidelines' which provided a practical aid for all those working within the community development or public involvement field.

Anjum Gray (Chartered FCIPD BSc(Soc) MMS) worked for ten years in local government HR with a strong focus in the area of equal opportunities. For the past four years Anjum has worked for the NHS in a number of areas:

Developing and delivering cultural competency training
Evaluating research projects (minority groups and mental health/diabetes/CHD)
Promoting the mental health of minority ethnic groups which has included carrying out two research projects around depression and South Asian women as well as training delivery to mental health staff
Designing and delivering interventions to promote the mental health of minority ethnic communities

Anjum recently completed a resource book for Social Services entitled 'Working with Diverse Communities' and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Levi Gabré is an accomplished consultant and trainer with many years experience across community work and development. Levi has extensive knowledge around New Deal for Communities funding programmes and the impact they have on health and equalities within deprived neighbourhoods.

Levi was employed as a Change Agent on a Department of Health initiative (PFC), through which a dedicated NHS Tool Kit was produced assisting mainstream providers transition towards becoming culturally competent organisations with associated services and care pathways.

Levi also played a leading role in establishing (1983) the capital's first public funded minority Arts & Music Complex based in Brent/Harlesden through the central Government Urban Programme funding regime - as a major national initiative. Funded for ten years, the project has since become self-sustaining & is still functioning today.

Balraj S.Rai BA (Hons) works as a Senior Health Specialist in a Health Improvement & Public Health Directorate for a Primary Care Trust.

He is a highly experienced trainer on all issues of Cultural Competence and has experience of leading a number of staff training 'organisation development' initiatives within NHS Acute, Community and Primary Care Trusts, as well as other Public Service sectors - in Bedfordshire with 'Partnerships for Change' and across the country. His specialist area is around developing, delivering and evaluating training programmes that 'cascade' through organisations, the broad range of diversity issues and Religions & Cultures from the Indian Sub-Continent, specifically Sikhs & Sikhism.

Balraj has expertise in the provision of Primary Care, Public Health and Inequalities training sessions.

Support Staff

Tabassum Malik (Training & Conference Manager) is the real boss. What she says goes! She has the responsibility of organising and arranging national training events whilst diligently looking after the company’s administration function.

Shabana Arshad (Marketing Manager) is newly appointed and has the responsibility of ensuring that the company’s marketing strategy is alive. She is always looking for innovative ways to move the company into other markets within the Equalities & Diversity Agenda.
She is currently working on an expansion of training course to provide Management Training.


	About Us We are a culturally diverse team that thrive on opportunities to discuss, debate and implement equality and diversity strategies. We love what we do and we do it with a passion! Our aims are to provide quality training and consultancy services to all our clients and move their diversity and equality agendas forward in line with legislation. Diverse-ct was founded in 1999 whilst our trainers were working together on a Participatory Action Research Project called ‘Partnerships for Change’. This Project was originally funded by the Department of Health and tackled the issues of service access, service delivery and community involvement for ethnic minority users. The external evaluators (Liverpool John Moores University) said of the project: ‘Partnerships for Change has created real change and provided actual action, moving the partners much further forward than would have been expected.’ Long after the Partnerships for Change project ended, our trainers and consultants continue to exceed expectations. THE TEAM Sultan Mahmood \| Dr Sue Chirico \| Anjum Gray \| Levi Gabré \| Balraj S.Rai Tabassum Malik \| Shabana Arshad Senior Trainers/Consultants Sultan Mahmood (Director DCT) manages the business of the company on a day to day basis. Sultan has extensive community development experience having worked in Community Development for a local Authority for 12 years and has been delivering training and consultancy since 1996. He is a highly skilled communicator with excellent bespoke Training design and delivery abilities. Dr Sue Chirico (BSc MSc PhD) works as a Stroke Unit Co-ordinator in an Acute NHS Trust. She has an honorary position at De Montfort University and is a Clinical Governance Reviewer for the Commission for Health Improvement. She has a number of publications to her name: The ToolBox for Culturally Competent Organisations, Services & Care Pathways. This is essentially an audit tool that uses performance indicators to show organisations how to become culturally competent. Sue was also one of the authors of the 'Sustainable Community Development Guidelines' which provided a practical aid for all those working within the community development or public involvement field. Anjum Gray (Chartered FCIPD BSc(Soc) MMS) worked for ten years in local government HR with a strong focus in the area of equal opportunities. For the past four years Anjum has worked for the NHS in a number of areas: Developing and delivering cultural competency training Evaluating research projects (minority groups and mental health/diabetes/CHD) Promoting the mental health of minority ethnic groups which has included carrying out two research projects around depression and South Asian women as well as training delivery to mental health staff Designing and delivering interventions to promote the mental health of minority ethnic communities Anjum recently completed a resource book for Social Services entitled 'Working with Diverse Communities' and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Levi Gabré is an accomplished consultant and trainer with many years experience across community work and development. Levi has extensive knowledge around New Deal for Communities funding programmes and the impact they have on health and equalities within deprived neighbourhoods. Levi was employed as a Change Agent on a Department of Health initiative (PFC), through which a dedicated NHS Tool Kit was produced assisting mainstream providers transition towards becoming culturally competent organisations with associated services and care pathways. Levi also played a leading role in establishing (1983) the capital's first public funded minority Arts & Music Complex based in Brent/Harlesden through the central Government Urban Programme funding regime - as a major national initiative. Funded for ten years, the project has since become self-sustaining & is still functioning today. Balraj S.Rai BA (Hons) works as a Senior Health Specialist in a Health Improvement & Public Health Directorate for a Primary Care Trust. He is a highly experienced trainer on all issues of Cultural Competence and has experience of leading a number of staff training 'organisation development' initiatives within NHS Acute, Community and Primary Care Trusts, as well as other Public Service sectors - in Bedfordshire with 'Partnerships for Change' and across the country. His specialist area is around developing, delivering and evaluating training programmes that 'cascade' through organisations, the broad range of diversity issues and Religions & Cultures from the Indian Sub-Continent, specifically Sikhs & Sikhism. Balraj has expertise in the provision of Primary Care, Public Health and Inequalities training sessions. Support Staff Tabassum Malik (Training & Conference Manager) is the real boss. What she says goes! She has the responsibility of organising and arranging national training events whilst diligently looking after the company’s administration function. Shabana Arshad (Marketing Manager) is newly appointed and has the responsibility of ensuring that the company’s marketing strategy is alive. She is always looking for innovative ways to move the company into other markets within the Equalities & Diversity Agenda. She is currently working on an expansion of training course to provide Management Training.
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