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Ideal for staff in any sector, this course provides delegates with an understanding of how the values, opinions and prejudices of an individual can influence those around them, and how this can lead to discrimination. Delegates will gain awareness of the value of equality, diversity and inclusion and will be encouraged to promote equal opportunities in the workplace
This Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Essentials training course has been designed to help learners understand more about their responsibilities for promoting equality, tackling all forms of discrimination and fostering good relationships between diverse groups of people in the workplace. The learning package covers all areas of equality legislation, policies, processes, procedures and best practice.
The training helps you to:
Strive to achieve best practice in recruitment, retention and career progression practices as employers.
Support the development of good diversity practice by collecting and sharing examples of practical activities that contribute to progress.
Achieve good and exemplar practice over time
Specific learning aims include:
To raise awareness of the nine protected characteristics within the Equality Act
To understand the different types of discrimination
To explore how beliefs, values and attitudes drive behaviour
Explore and consider issues of empathy and sympathy by exploring stereotypes
Recognising the benefits of embracing difference
To gain an awareness of employer and employee duties in relation to Equality and Diversity, and inclusion
To understand what ‘good practice’ means for your organisation
To recognise individual and organisational responsibilities
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This course is suitable for individuals of all levels, including employers, managers, supervisors, full-time and part-time workers, support/frontline staff as everyone in the workplace has a responsibility for supporting equality and diversity.
The course has been designed as an introductory level and so no prerequisite training is needed.
The below course topics is not an exhaustive list but gives you an overview of the type of courses we deliver. Training is bespoke and training is ‘tailor made’ and we can adapt the training to meet your needs.
Introduction.
What is equality, diversity and inclusion?
Diversity and Inclusion for Managers/Managing Diverse teams
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender + (LGBT+) awareness
Mental health awareness
Managing mental health in the workplace
Appropriate/inappropriate language, behaviours and actions
Challenging inappropriate language, behaviours and actions
Understanding the needs of individuals.
Respecting others and their needs.
Equality legislation.
Strategies for embedding equality, diversity and inclusion.
Disability inclusion (including addressing specific disabilities/neurodiversity if required)
Growth Mindset
Gender equality
Sex, gender and intersectionality
Setting up and supporting employee network groups
Equality analysis/equality impact assessments
Dignity at Work
Inclusion/diversity champions
Managing diverse teams
Cultural capability/Cultural awareness
Sexual harassment
Bystander intervention
The Equality Act