Understanding Equality and Diversity in the Workplace

Equality means people have equal rights, opportunities and statuses, despite many people mistakenly thinking that it means everybody is treated identically, due to the fact that this would not benefit people in the same way. Diversity is the process of recognising and accepting that people are different, from various genders, ages, races, beliefs and ethnicities, to religions and sexual orientation.

Recent years have seen more awareness and support for equality and diversity, however this is still an ongoing issue. As a result of this, many people are disadvantaged, being discriminated against and being treated unfairly, whether it is on purpose or without people being aware of their actions.

This course will begin by giving an overview of equality and diversity, before explaining discrimination. It will also look into the ways in which an individual can work to become more self-aware and make sure they are not purposely or inadvertently showing any form of discrimination.

You will be able to complete a task with your colleagues or on your own, where you can recognise what inputs you are surrounding yourself with and therefore what is feeding your thoughts. If we want to change our thoughts then we need to change our inputs, or at the very least, recognise them for what they are. This can help us to be more aware of how we respond to equality and diversity and why.

You will also be encouraged to complete a workplace audit to ensure that you are complying with the law and legislation around Equality and Diversity.

The common issues that prevent equality and diversity are also outlined, understanding the impact of the Equality Act 2010. This is a legal responsibility within workplaces to ensure that everybody within an organisation works to promote equality and diversity.

This course will help you to ensure that you understand what equality and diversity means, issues that surround this, why it is important that we promote equality and diversity positively and also how to make sure that you adhere to legislation and law relating to equality and diversity.

Course Duration: approximately 5 hours.

 

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Training Objectives and Outcomes
This module will enable you to understand the terms Equality and Diversity and what we mean by them. It will help you to determine and question your own beliefs in this area and think about workplace responsibilities when looking at legislation concerning Equality and Diversity.
This task will help you to recognise what you are exposing yourself to, what may be influencing you and then also recognise, what you could change in order to make a change in your thoughts.
This module covers: Discrimination in the Workplace, Victimisation, Direct Discrimination, Indirect Discrimination, Harassment, Age Discrimination, Gender and Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination, Gender Reassignment Discrimination, Race and Religion Discrimination, Marriage and Civil Partnership Discrimination, Lawful Discrimination, Case Studies.
This module covers: The Nine Protected Characteristics; Disability, Age, Race, Gender, Gender Reassignment, Pregnancy and Maternity, Religion and Beliefs, Sexual Orientation, Marriage or Civil Partnership.
In this section we will look at where our perceptions have come from and how changing our perceptions can support us in being more open minded and willing to understand the views and beliefs of others.
This module covers: Bullying and Harassment, Stereotypical Behaviour, Victimisation, Prejudice, Reporting Discrimination, Mental Health Issues Arising from Poor Workplace Conduct, Case Studies.
This task will enable you to refresh yourself on the Equality and Diversity policies that you have in place and also work on updating them if needed.
Conclusive summary of this course.
Multiple Choice Test
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