Program Objectives

The program’s primary objective is to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to identify and address institutionalized bias and inequity in organizations. Additionally, the program aims to:

• Develop a strong understanding of the historical context, bias, power dynamics, and privilege in the workplace.
• Enhance leadership skills to become a more effective cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion (CDEI) leader.
• Learn to facilitate productive conversations that address equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Gain critical knowledge and skills to address bias and marginalization and foster an inclusive corporate culture.
• Learn conceptual models to identify and address biases, promote behavioral change, redefine leadership, and recognize dimensions of equity.
• Address known and unknown barriers to building inclusive and diverse teams, such as making the business case and combating unconscious bias.

Goals

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the historical context, bias, power, and privilege in the workplace. (Specific) 
• Identify and measure the opportunities and challenges in developing diverse, inclusive, and equitable initiatives, practices, and policies within participants’ organizations. (Measurable)
• Identify leadership skills in cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion (CDEI) needed to drive organizational change effectively. (Achievable)
• Facilitate productive conversations among participants that address equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an inclusive corporate culture. (Relevant)
• Explain how to onboard an organization’s leadership to the cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.

Courses

DELA 104 – Eliminating Institutionalized Bias & Inequities

DELA 304 – Designing & Developing an Eliminating Bias & Inequity Action Plan

Formats

Online

• Learn at your own pace
• 24-hour/365-day access
• Learn in small group settings
• Ask as many questions as you need. Get the support needed to meet your unique challenges.
• High-speed internet, computer access, word processing programs
• Learn from the experiences of others
• Receive your certification after successfully completing the training

Resources/Materials

Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion. The cost is not included in the registration fee.

Classroom (Organizations with more than 5 participants)

• Learn in small group settings.
• Ask as many questions as you need. Get the support needed to meet your unique challenges.
• Learn from the experiences of others.
• Receive your certification on the final day after completing the training.

Requirements

• The program is completed over four days of classroom training
• May require travel