Leading Diversity Equality and Inclusion
Leading Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in the Workplace
This course will explore the opportunities and challenges leaders have when working in and managing diverse and inclusive workplaces.
The three-part course helps organizations provide diversity and inclusive leadership skills so they can treat people fairly in the workplace. The course looks at the key values that need to be in place so leaders and employees can come together to appreciate and celebrate each other’s uniqueness. The course builds a strong set of core values and gives leaders a common a set of diversity, equality and inclusiveness tools they can use in the workplace.
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Program Overview
The course Leading Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the Workplace explores the issues of a changing workforce from a leader’s and employees’ perspective. The course examines the values and importance of all embracing all Canadian workers irrespective of gender, age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion and other dimensions of diversity in order to remain valuing, caring and competitive.
In addition, the course proactively helps leaders apply the learning from the course directly into their workplaces so they can proactively address the cultural changes that are taking place.
Course Module Information
Module 1: Understanding Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity
(90 minutes)
Module One defines and discuss the key concepts round the subjects of diversity, equality and inclusivity so all participants have clarity and the confidence to go learn about the subjects together as a team in a safe environment. The module clarifies the law regarding harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Module 2: Communicating the benefits of Diversity, Equality and Inclusivity
(90 minutes)
This module examines the challenges and opportunities involved with communicating diversity issues in the organization.
Module 2 explores the three kinds of bias impact communication, understanding and team culture, as well as effect human resource decisions like hiring and promotion.
Module 3: Applying Diversity and Inclusivity principles in your workplace
(90 minutes)
This module has participants review and proactively utilize their learning from the past 2 modules. The module creates opportunity for safe but honest conversations about the challenges of leading more diverse and inclusive organizations and/or teams in the organization.
This program does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training. As such, PTIB did not review this program