Equality and Diversity Online Training Course

Equality and Diversity Online Training Course

£2.50

Our Equality and Diversity training course outlines the what you need to do and consider to ensure compliance with UK legislation. The course clarifies the roles of employers and employees and outlines responsibilities both legally and morally to help demonstrate statutory compliance.

Equality and Diversity Online Training Course

Our online equality and diversity training course promotes opportunity for all, giving every one the chance to achieve their potential, free from prejudice and discrimination. ‘Equality’ and ‘diversity’ are often confused and used in the same context, but the terms are different and each has its own meaning, they are not the same.

Equality is about fairness and the respect of individual needs, treating everyone equally.

Diversity is about recognising, valuing and taking into account people’s different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, needs and experiences.

If you employ staff or work with, or along-side other people you need to consider our Equality and Diversity Course

Our Equality and Diversity training course outlines the what you need to do and consider to ensure compliance with UK legislation. The course clarifies the roles of employers and employees and outlines responsibilities both legally and morally to help demonstrate statutory compliance.

The training course outlines the meaning of equality and diversity as well as what they aren’t!  The course considers why equality and diversity is important in the work place, how to identify and react to unfair discrimination. The module also explains how to devise a positive culture toward equality and diversity and the development of an equality and diversity policy with the inclusion of areas where reasonable adjustments and steps can be made.

Equality and Diversity Training – Course Content

Our online Equality and Diversity training course will help your team improve awareness throughout all levels of the organisation.   The full content of our Equality and Diversity online training course is summarised below:

Welcome

Section 1

  • Defining equality and diversity
  • The Equality Act 2010
  • The Equality Act 2010 – sanctions and consequences
  • Equality and diversity – the positives

Section 2

  • The nine protected characteristics
  • The four types of discrimination
  • Discrimination in Action – quiz
  • Possible exemptions from the Equality Act
  • Bullying and harassment
  • How your employer should handle discrimination cases?

Section 3

  • The Equality Act 2010 – sanctions and consequences
  • Discrimination case study
  • Discrimination in Action – quiz

Section 4

  • Disability and the Equality Act
  • Attitudes to disability

Section 5

  • Misconceptions about equality and diversity
  • Business reasons for positive equality and diversity policies
  • More positive reasons for equality and diversity
  • Equality and diversity policy test

Learning outcomes

Upon the completion of this course you will have an understanding of the following:

  • The legal background to equality and diversity (The Equality Act 2010)
  • How to define equality and diversity
  • The “protected characteristics” described in the Equality Act
  • The nature and types of discrimination as described in The Equality Act
  • Exemptions from The Equality Act
  • What equality and diversity is – and isn’t
  • The legal case for equality and diversity
  • How to spot discrimination in the workplace
  • How to react to discrimination at work
  • How to handle bullying and harassment at work
  • How to devise a positive equality and diversity policy
  • What ‘positive discrimination’, ‘reasonable adjustments’  and ‘reasonable steps’ are
  • Additional information on disability at work
  • Why equality and diversity matters
  • The positive case for equality and diversity

The duration of the course is approximately 30 minutes and no prior learning is required.

Upon the successful completion of the course, a Training Certificate will be issued.