Overview

Implementing an Equality and Diversity programme to ensure you are not only managing against legislation, but valuing diversity within your workforce is a primary challenge within today’s businesses. Organisations in which diversity is valued and employees feel comfortable in expressing their differences, can benefit in a variety of ways.

This course is aimed at giving managers and employees at all levels an understanding of the key issues and individual responsibilities in promoting a positive approach to equal opportunities and diversity.

Key benefits of the course

• Creates awareness that diversity includes everyone in the organisation
• Highlights the advantages of Equality & Diversity to an organisation and its impact on the business
• Increases understanding of how Equality & Diversity is essential to reducing any risk of legal challenges
• Raises awareness of individual prejudices and judgements and the impact this can have on others
• Creates confidence in handling diversity issues
• Highlights the importance of recognising and responding to inappropriate behaviour
• Focuses on creating a positive working environment

Course Content

What is Diversity?

Develops a common understanding of the concept of diversity and how it differs from equal opportunities

The Value of Diversity in the Workplace

Business case for a diverse workforce

Diversity Legislation Quiz

Examines roles and responsibilites in relation to the organisation's diversity policy and practices and the key equality legislation

Dignity and Respect

To explore what constitutes inappropriate behaviour and how we can create a positive and inclusive working environment

Workplace Dilemmas!

To explore positive and practical approaches to the prevention and handling of discrimination in the workplace and with service users

Responding to Inappropriate Behaviour

To explore the role of the receiver, perpetrator and witness of inappropriate behaviour

Manager's and Team Self Assessment Questionnaire

To enable participants to assess and reflect on how far their behaviour supports diversity in the workplace.

Evaluation

Summarise key learning points and re-visit individual learning objectives