Diversity is increasing within the work environment implying the need to be prepared to work effectively with people from different backgrounds, such as cultural, linguistic or national origin. As part of this trail you will experience Handsworth with all its rich history. From its humble beginnings as a pleasant little village in the county of Staffordshire. It was chosen by entrepreneur Matthew Boulton as the location for his Soho Manufactory, one of the earliest factories in the world and the first to use an assembly line process. This important historical occurrence helped to put Handsworth on the world map, leading to the expansion of Handsworth as we know today. Birmingham is becoming more multi-cultural as well as linguistically diverse and in Handsworth alone there are 40 different languages and dialects spoken!
