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Equalities & Diversity Training

 

This course is designed for all who work with people. The aim of this training is to raise participants’ awareness and understanding of the subject so as to contribute to the promotion of Equality, Diversity and Anti Discriminatory Practice in the workplace.
This subject can be experienced as sensitive and provocative and therefore the course is facilitated in a particularly “safe” way, ensuring that all have the opportunity to explore issues and share views, whilst being regarded respectfully.
The trainer will utilise a range of exercises and training techniques that will assist in promoting the understanding of what it might feel like to be undervalued, marginalised, and oppressed. The trainer will help the group understand a range of terminology related to discrimination.
After clarifying the legislation that underpins the theme, the trainer will help learners understand what the expectations are of them in their workplace.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course learners should have understood:
  • What is meant by:
    Equal Opportunities Diversity
    Anti Discriminatory Practice Oppression
    Marginalisation Discrimination
    Prejudice Assumptions
    Sexism Homophobia
    Ageism Disablism
    Racism Xenophobia
  • What it feels like or might feel like to be marginalised/oppressed in our society and how this impacts or may impact on the individual’s thinking and behaviour
  • Which groups of people are we talking about? (who tend to be undervalued in our society). To include: Women, People with Disabilities, Gay Men and Lesbians, Older People, People of a range of Cultures, Religions and “Ethnicity”
  • Language that may reinforce the marginalisation of these groups of people or be experienced as being offensive
  • Behaviour that might support the marginalisation of these groups of people
  • What is meant by:
    Direct Discrimination
    Indirect Discrimination
    Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ)
    Harassment
  • How the law aims to protect these groups:
    The function of the Commission for Racial Equality
    The basics of:
    The Sex Discrimination Act
    The Race Relations Act
    The Disabled Person’s Act
    The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation & Religion or Belief) Regulation
    What is expected of the learners when they return to the workplace?

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    Training Methods:

    This course is particularly interactive and participants will have the opportunity to explore issues through facilitated discussion and work in small and larger groups. The trainer will utilise methods such as “Word storm”, Quiz etc to stimulate thinking. Trainer presentations will be aided by the use of OHT’s and a pack of handouts will be provided for each participant.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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