• An introduction to understanding and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Consider your own organisational context, and undertake a SWOT analysis of your own workplace, and identify opportunities to enhance awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Critically assess structural inequality within an organisational and societal context.
• Consider the strategic priorities for your own organisation, and how these relate to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Discuss approaches to legal and good practice requirements for equality, diversity, and inclusion in an organisational context.
• Develop key strategic priorities for the implementation of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within your organisation.

• Identify barriers to facilitate change. Consider the role of structural inequality, unconscious bias and the societal context.
• Collaboratively develop strategies to overcome resistance to change, supported by legal, moral and financial factors.
• Identify key stakeholder groups, and assess their position on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Consider the process of change, and how to engage with key stakeholders throughout this process.
• Identify methods to evaluate progress on the implementation of the strategy.

• In a consultative session, you will develop a business case for good practice equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Consider moral, financial and legal components of the business case.
• Present the case in an action learning environment, discuss and develop the strategy and the approach for implementation with peers.
• Identify approaches to embed the plan, supported by learning and development initiatives, coaching, et cetera.
• Identify metrics to support an impact assessment and communicate results.

*The agenda is for a guide only and is subject to change

** The delivery of this programme via the virtual classroom may differ to ensure the optimum learning experience within this environment. However, the learning outcomes will remain the same.

The virtual course would be 4 x 90-minute sessions per day, with breakouts and tasks leading to the next session. The course is highly interactive and fully recorded for future reference.

*** If government restrictions, advice or social distancing prevent us from running any scheduled face to face course dates, the scheduled course date may be delivered via Virtual Classroom.