The Affirmative Action Plan is the blueprint by which an agency builds an organization that values diversity. It confirms the agency's commitment to affirmative action and records progress toward realizing its goals. Beyond that, it outlines the strategy the agency will use to achieve the desired results. All Affirmative Action Plans should contain certain essential elements. This guide provides an outline of the required elements and a description of the information that should be included in each.
Affirmative action plans consists of two primary sections.
The narrative section and a statistical section. The data in the statistical section are substantiated in the sections, statements, and references contained in the narrative section. This guide is not intended to be a legal reference. The agency's legal staff should be contacted if legal assistance is required.