Diversity in the Workplace for Employees

What your team will learn

• Spot common obstacles to acceptance at work, including your own biases
• Tell equity from equality, and support fair practices on your team
• Recognize how overlapping identities shape people's experience at work
• Build a personal plan to keep advocating for diversity after the course

1. Weeks1–2

   Understanding diversity

   1. Session 1
      What diversity means at work

      What diversity in the workplace means, so the whole group starts from the same place.

   2. Session 2
      Benefits of diversity and inclusion

      Why diversity and inclusion are good for employees and for the organization.

   3. Session 3
      Common obstacles

      The common obstacles and challenges that can keep a workplace from accepting diversity.

   4. Session 4
      Overcoming biases and stereotypes

      Recognizing biases and stereotypes, and ways to move past them in everyday work.

2. Weeks3–4

   Embracing diversity

   1. Session 5
      Inclusive workplace practices

      Day-to-day practices that make a workplace more inclusive for everyone.

   2. Session 6
      Leadership and diversity

      The role leaders play in fostering diversity across a workplace.

   3. Session 7
      Communicating in a diverse team

      Communicating clearly and respectfully with teammates from different backgrounds.

   4. Session 8
      Resolving conflict

      Handling conflict respectfully when it comes up in a diverse workplace.

3. Weeks5–6

   Championing diversity

   1. Session 9
      Becoming an ally

      What it means to be an ally for inclusion, and how to act as one at work.

   2. Session 10
      Advocating for diversity initiatives

      Speaking up for and supporting diversity initiatives in your workplace.

   3. Session 11
      Equity and equality

      The difference between equity and equality, and what each one looks like at work.

   4. Session 12
      Fair practices and policies

      Putting fair practices and policies into action in your workplace.

4. Weeks7–8

   Celebrating differences

   1. Session 13
      Embracing cultural diversity

      Building awareness of, and sensitivity to, the cultures your colleagues come from.

   2. Session 14
      Cross-cultural communication

      Working through the differences that come up when people from different cultures communicate.

   3. Session 15
      Intersectionality

      How different parts of a person's identity overlap, and what that means at work.

   4. Session 16
      Support for every identity

      Creating a workplace where people of every identity feel supported.

5. Week9

   Sustaining diversity efforts

   1. Session 17
      Reflecting on what you've learned

      Looking back on the course and how your own thinking has grown.

   2. Session 18
      Your personal strategy

      Setting personal strategies to keep advocating for diversity after the course ends.

How the sessions work

• Quizzes and multimediaInteractive learning materials, including multimedia content, quizzes and discussions.
• Group activitiesGroup activities and discussions where your staff share insights and experiences.
• Guidance and feedbackGuidance and feedback from the trainer throughout the course.
• Resource libraryExtra articles, resources and tools for learning after the course.

Who it's for

• Front-line and non-management staff
• New hires learning how your workplace approaches inclusion
• Teams getting ready to support a new diversity initiative