Looking to enhance your understanding of DEIA principles and create a more inclusive workplace culture?
Need to champion diversity and inclusivity but don’t have enough people to justify an in-house programme?
We’re here to support you. Introducing our ground-breaking Inclusive Leader DEIA training programme, focusing on diversity, inclusion, equality and accessibility, launching in 2025. Designed to empower individuals, like you, to champion inclusivity and influence meaningful change. We’ve distilled all our expertise from the field into this comprehensive programme, offering everything you need to foster inclusivity and drive transformative impact, all without a hefty price-tag.
Drawing on our extensive experience and expertise from delivering successful DEIA initiatives for our clients and partners, we are now offering an open DEIA programme, running virtually from January to April 2025.
So, if you’re looking to enhance your own DEIA knowledge, support your team’s development in diversity and inclusion, or create a more equitable and accessible workplace, then this is the programme for you!
What’s included?
You’ll have the opportunity to connect with your cohort colleagues right from the start, during your first introductory session. You’ll also meet our knowledgeable and friendly programme facilitator, Kate, who will be there to guide and support you throughout your journey.
You’ll find a safe learning environment where we encourage you to question and challenge, and where you can grow together with your cohort. And, with only a small group of roughly 12 people you’ll have the safe space to build your confidence and skills at your own pace, with the time to apply them back in role, making a real difference to your career and future potential.
This 4-month programme, designed for maximum impact includes:
- 6 x 2-hour virtual sessions (via Zoom)
- Post-course workbooks for each module
- 2 x 30-minute individual coaching calls (during and after the programme)
What’s covered?
Session 1: Introduction to DEI
21st January 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session is an introduction to the topic of equality, diversity & inclusion. It explores how to become aware and prevent discrimination and bullying at work.
- Determine the difference between equality, diversity and inclusivity
- Recognise the differences between discrimination, bullying and harassment
- Daring leadership
- Benefits of embracing diversity and inclusion
- Learn how to challenge unacceptable behaviours
- Examine case studies
Session 2: Unconscious Bias
11th February 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session looks at how to become aware of our own biases and explores how to challenge them.
- Understand what unconscious bias is
- Discover types of bias
- Recognise bias
- Challenge bias
- Explore micro-messages
- Overcome negative impact
Session 3: Cultural Intelligence
4th March 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session explores the skills and knowledge needed to allow you to work effectively in culturally diverse situations.
- Understand what is meant by culture
- Discover different types of culture
- Explore the CQ model and its three stages
- Develop cross-cultural skills
- Recognise cultural differences and how to adapt behaviours
- Build trust and credibility
Session 4: Psychological Safety
18th March 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session takes a look at how to create teams where members feel accepted, respected, and where they feel safe to be themselves, express their ideas and opinions openly, take risks and learn from their mistakes. Propel your team’s performance and happiness!
- Understand what psychological safety is and why it’s important in the modern workplace
- Examine the key contributors to psychological safety in the workplace
- Understand the importance of flexible working environments and adapting to individual working styles
- Learn how to create a culture of care and support employee resilience
- Discover how to connect teams through collaboration and conscious inclusion
Session 5: Accessibility
1st April 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session explores the importance of creating an equitable experience for everyone. You cannot have inclusion at work, if you haven’t considered accessibility!
- Understand ‘access for all’
- Explore social vs medical model of disability
- Delve into ableism
- Identify accessibility at work
- Discover accommodations and support strategies
- Investigate inclusive design
Session 6: Action Planning; creating and maintaining an inclusive work environment:
22nd April 2025 | 09:30-11:30 GMT
This session is designed for the attendees to action plan and share ideas on how to create a more inclusive culture at work. Focusing on:
- Inclusive communication
- Inclusive language
- Identifying potential barriers and exploring ways to overcome them
- Identifying systems and ways of working that do not promote inclusion
- Discussing what systems and processes we can introduce, to promote DEIA
- Making commitments as individuals, and from a team perspective
Ready to make a difference?
This open virtual programme is now open for registrations starting in January 2025. So please get in touch if you’d like to confirm your space, for yourself or an employee, for just £999 (plus VAT) all in, please email kate@peopleunboxed.co.uk and she will get you booked on.
The spaces are limited to keep the learning environment personal and maximise effectiveness for our delegates!
We look forward to welcoming the first cohort on the kick off session on 21st January 2025 (09:30-11:30 GMT) to start their journey
