Many of the workplace practices, activities and training which have been developed to increase inclusion for specific types of diversity can also apply to other types of diversity. For example, unconscious bias training can have positive impacts across First Nations, LGBTQIA+, gender equity, cultural diversity, disability, and generational diversity.Ìý
The Core Inclusion course has been developed to build foundational skills and knowledge which will help to make organisations more inclusive of a range of diverse communities.
Core themes
- The ‘Why?’ of inclusion
- Unconscious bias
- Discrimination legislation
- Building an inclusive organisation
- Flexibility
- Inclusive design
Learning objectives
By completing the Core Inclusion course, you will be able to:Ìý
- Identify different types of bias
- Recognise that they have unconscious biases, and that workplace practices and decision making can be negatively affected by unconscious bias and assumptions
- Recall what constitutes unlawful discrimination and the difference between direct and indirect discrimination
- Understand the legislative environment and complaints procedure for victims of discrimination
- Utilise core inclusion skills or ‘people skills’ - such as curiosity and flexibility
- Incorporate their understanding of diversity and intersectionality into their inclusion skills
- Understand the impact of universal and inclusive design on inclusion
Enrol
If you are interested in taking this course, please enrol via .
- Ensure you are logged into Moodle.
- Access the course using .
- You will be presented with a page with the self-enrolment options.
- Under self-enrolment (student) enter the self-enrolment key (SBSI_Enrol) to access the course (use this even if you are a staff member).
If you experience any issues enrolling please consult the Moodle . You can also contact us at edi@unsw.edu.au with your zID number and the course you are trying to access.