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Training that helps teams work respectfully with ESEA communities.

Interactive cultural competency training for public bodies, charities, researchers and institutions working with East and Southeast Asian communities in Scotland and the wider UK.

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Cultural competency training

What organisations can book.

Training is tailored to the team, service or project. It is grounded in lived experience, migration histories, anti-racist practice and ESAS community relationships.

Useful for

  • Councils, public bodies and service-design teams.
  • Charities, NGOs and advocacy organisations.
  • Universities, researchers and student-support teams.
  • Health, mental health, social care and frontline services.

Common outcomes

  • Teams understand ESEA community diversity and intra-community sensitivities.
  • Staff can spot avoidable harm in outreach, interpretation, recruitment and programme design.
  • Organisations leave with practical recommendations for policy, practice and engagement.

Training menu

Modules can be combined for a half-day, full-day or bespoke programme.

ESEA histories and migration context

Community diversity, routes to Scotland/UK, language, identity and lived experience.

Trauma-informed and anti-racist practice

How racial violence, exploitation and social exclusion affect engagement and service access.

Working with community voice

Interpreters, recruitment, incentives, feedback loops and avoiding extractive consultation.

Formats buyers can commission

From short briefings to bespoke programmes.

Use these as proposal starting points; ESAS can tailor format after a scoping call.

90-minute introductionBest for teams that need a practical primer and shared language.
Half-day or full-day workshopInteractive training with scenarios, sector context and practical next steps.
Leadership briefing / bespoke programmeFor policy, service redesign or repeated learning across teams.

Start a scoped conversation

Tell ESAS what you are building before trust is at risk.

For training, research, consultation or partnership questions, send a short brief. ESAS can help shape the work early, define the right community route and recommend the right format.

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