Course Information
Course Overview
Learn the ins and outs of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion is more than policies, programs, and headcounts!
Did you know employers who create equitable workspaces outperform their competitors? By respecting each team member’s unique needs, perspectives, and potential, businesses earn trust and commitment from employees. This mindset generates new ideas and innovations coupled with lower turnover, a more worldly outlook, and more productivity overall. This course offers a foundation for understanding diversity and inclusion, recognizing bias and microaggressions, and becoming an ally for diversity in your organization.
Topics covered include:
Understanding and measuring diversity and inclusion
Explaining why DEI matters in the workplace and in your personal life
Understanding, describing, and mitigating unconscious bias
Recognizing microaggressions and describing how to handle them
Becoming a DEI ally in the workplace
Objectives. You will be able to:
Define Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Explain why DEI matters in the workplace and in your personal life
Define unconscious bias
Identify how biases impact the workplace and describe how to mitigate biases
Recognize microaggressions and describe how to handle them
List ways to become a DEI ally in the workplace
Once you gain a full understanding of diversity and inclusion, you’ll be on your way to implementing a plan for creating a more equitable workplace!
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Course Content
- 1 section(s)
- 11 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
What You’ll Learn
- Describe the definition and importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and how you are personally responsible for upholding DEI in your workplace.
- Understand what diversity and inclusion are and how to measure them.
- Explain why DEI matters in the workplace and in ones personal life.
- Understand, describe, and mitigate unconscious bias
- Recognize micro aggressions and how to handle them
- Become an ally in the workplace.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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PPamela Sherron
Loved how the meaning of each word (DEI) was broken down and explained in a simple manner. How the two instructors are from diverse backgrounds themselves. And how they sat together, looking at each other while having a respectful conversation.
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KKhadar Abdi Ibrahim
It is very okay and we need notes of the lecture
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SSara Lopez
I enjoyed the training and felt like I learned from it. Thank you.
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OOscar Alejandro Cancino Alvarez
Very clear explanations and easy to grasp concepts and examples.