Equality in the Workplace

Equality in the workplace (a new 5-day course, level 1 & ‘openly recruited’).

The course will take the opportunity to consider appropriate inclusive language and its importance e.g. gender-neutral language. Students will explore and consider valuable and reliable research sites. It will also deepen an awareness of unconscious bias, in ourselves and others and the impact this can have. As well as developing students’ knowledge of using the Equality Act 2010 and Health and Safety to strengthen negotiations in the workplace and in communities.

The course will include:

• How to raise the equality agenda in workplaces
• Exploring how to make equality and diversity part of mainstream collective bargaining
• Working with vulnerable workers and ensuring they receives fair treatment