The pilot phase of an organisation-based program to embed principles of the Multicultural Charter within the workforce, operations, and business practices of South Australian organisations was concluded this week.
A reception took place at the State Parliament on Thursday to celebrate the conclusion of the Multicultural South Australia Ambassador Program pilot.
The City of West Torrens, Mitsubishi Motors Australia, RAA Group, Cancer Council South Australia, and PKF Adelaide officially activated the South Australian Multicultural Charter, launched by the Premier and Minister for Multicultural Affairs last year, in a bid to
make their workplaces more inclusive and culturally responsive through self-identified actions.
They included the development of an organisational Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Plan with measurable targets, the inclusion of cultural competence in leadership training, internal diversity surveys, and expansion of employment pathway programs to international students.
Minister for Multicultural Affairs Zoe Bettison thanked the participants for “helping lay the foundations for how South Australian organisations of all shapes and sizes can embrace the Multicultural Charter.”
“Participating in the Ambassador Program is a way for organisations to show all South Australians that they value, respect and support our state’s cultural and linguistic diversity,” she said.
Minister Bettison will be announcing the new group of Multicultural South Australia Ambassador Program businesses and organisations, for the scaled-up programme commencement in September.
The five pilot phase participants will continue their involvement in the program, in a mentorship and support role to future Ambassador organisations.
