Equality refers to providing equal opportunities to everyone and protecting people from being discriminated against. Diversity refers to recognising and respecting and valuing differences in people. We’ve all heard and used the words ‘equality’ and ‘diversity’ before but what do they actually mean and how do they affect you as an employer or employee? Equality and diversity in the workplace mean a lot of things. They’re about respecting your staff for their individual age, gender, race, cultural background, career experience, skills, beliefs (religious and philosophical), sexual orientation, and more. Well if you take the words on their own they are actually quite different, equality is the state of being equal, especially in rights and opportunities. Diversity is the state of being different or varied. However these 2 things should not be seen as opposite to each other, after all people can be different but they still have the same rights. When it comes to places of work there is legislation in place to ensure that we all meet our responsibilities in relation to equality and diversity… And one way to make sure we meet these responsibilities is through training.
This course will cover the following modules:
What is Equality & Diversity
Equality and Diversity Legislation
What do we Mean by Discrimination
Promoting Diversity
Links Between Values, Attitudes and Beliefs
Stereotypes, Prejudices and Discrimination
Institutional Discrimination
Valuing Others
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