Welcome to the BTEG website

After a decade of unprecedented growth the UK economy is now in recession with over two million people unemployed.

Evidence suggests that black and minority ethnic communities tend to do worse in recessions than white communities. There is still an employment gap of 14 percentage points between white and BME communities. BTEG works in partnership with others to develop and highlight policies and programmes to close this unacceptable disparity.

As a charity BTEG is not immune from these difficult economic and social circumstances but we will continue to make every effort to provide services to help organisations in all sectors to create more employment and self employment opportunities.

Our country's economic competitiveness is hindered when we fail to ensure that all citizens have a good education and fair employment opportunities... More

Jeremy Crook OBE, Director