Valuing Diversity: Equal Opportunities for All

2hours - valid for 6 months
Course Cost (excl. VAT): £34.99

Introduction

Recent research [1] found that businesses which embrace diversity enjoy both improved productivity and increased profits. That's because respecting the individual differences of employees, partners, suppliers and customers from all over the world leads to improved customer service, greater recruitment opportunities and an enhanced business image.

Valuing Diversity: Equal Opportunities for All explores the dangers of stereotypes and the risks of making judgements based on one aspect of an individual's persona such as their age or their race. The course encourages managers to question assumptions so that they feel more secure, confident and trusting when dealing with people whose values, opinions or cultures differ from their own.

This course is structured around a series of engaging video clips. Key messages are delivered with simplicity and impact, making learning more memorable.

[1] DWP Research Report 483: The Business Case for Equal Opportunities: An econometric investigation, April 2008

Who is the course for?

Valuing Diversity: Equal Opportunities for All is suitable for anybody who wishes to understand more about diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace.

This course is appropriate to any business sector, there are no formal entry requirements and employees do not require any prior experience.

N.B: Whilst this course does cover the topic of direct and indirect discrimination, it does not directly reference the new Equality Act 2010.

What will you get from this course?

When you have completed this course you will be able to:

•be aware of some of the main assumptions people make about each other
•treat people as individuals regardless of their differences to you
•actively encourage diversity by showing people you care
•understand what is meant by equal opportunities and know how to promote this in your workplace
•recognise different types of discrimination
•understand the negative implications of stereotyping

Course features

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to equality and diversity in the workplace. It begins by recognising the assumptions we all make about other people and the problems this can cause. It continues by explaining the seven key points of equal opportunities to help us consider ourselves and other people in different situations. We also see the damaging consequences of discrimination and how stereotyping can set people up to fail before they even begin. The course challenges the user to understand their own thoughts and feelings on each subject, and clearly explains the positive attitudes and behaviours that encourage diversity.

Set in everyday surroundings, the performers act out realistic situations that will help you recognise some common errors and understand how to correct them. The familiar settings and clear explanations will help you to apply the material to your own workplace.

Before you begin the course, you'll take a short test to help identify any knowledge gaps. As you work through the course, you'll be presented with simple exercises to check your learning. At the end there is a 15 question quiz to help sum up what you have learned.

You can start the course straight away and access it at any time, providing you have the use of a computer with an internet connection. The course is available for six months from the date first accessed.