An Introduction to Equality & Diversity - Half Day

This is an energetic and busy programme, which is filled with thought provoking content, challenging group work, colourful and engaging visuals and useful reference notes. Participants learn why it is so important to ensure equality of opportunity for everyone, and the consequences of not doing so. The programme clearly demonstrates how individuals and organisations that embrace diversity reap significant rewards.

• Defining equality and diversity
• Understanding the definition of equality and diversity

• Developing an understanding of the importance and value of equality and diversity in the work environment
• Overview of current key legislation relevant to the workplace
• The Equality Act 2010
• Learn the value of diversity in the workplace
• Recognise how different people view equality

• Improved employee and management relations
• Greater confidence in decisions and knowing how to behave
• Enables everyone to understand how they contribute towards organisation’s obligations

• Minimises the possibilities of discrimination and reduces risk of legal challenges
• Reduced conflict and confrontation through greater sensitivity and awareness
• Helps make the organisation a better place in which to work

• Understanding Equality and Diversity - why ensuring equality of opportunity for everyone is so important and its relevance to us personally. Recognising what diversity exists around us and why welcoming and encouraging diversity brings huge benefits
• Legal obligations and the consequences to an organisation and to individuals when failing to comply with them. Why there are laws relating to Equality and Diversity and penalties for breaking them
• An overview of the new Equality Act 2010; what it includes with reference to the changes it introduces:
• Equal opportunities
• Discrimination – with a brief look at:
• Age
• Disability
• Gender
• Transgender (Gender identity)

• Sexual Orientation
• Race and ethnicity
• Religion or belief

• The law at work
• Organisational obligations

• Fairness and consistency – what are the implications of ensuring consistent and fair ways of handling every aspect of the management of customer and employee relations? How it works in practice
• Your personal obligations - the message is that it is everyone’s responsibility to treat others fairly, to avoid discrimination and to embrace diversity and the value it brings
• Developing and sharing personal action plans - the final stage is to seek a commitment from each participant that they will do something that is tangible to transfer the learning into their personal and work lives

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Half day

Folder, workbook, handouts, pen and certificate of attendance

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Up to 15 people

Righttrack programmes are energetic, exciting and highly participative, which create an impact and motivate participants to learn and embrace change

We utilise a blend of learning methods: practice sessions, group workshops, scenario-driven learning, assignments, self managed learning, shared group learning, accelerated learning and structured group learning