Equality and Diversity Refresher Training
Duration: One Day
Content: Updated Feb 2025
Suitable for: All Employees:
Group Size: 15 Delegates
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Overview:
If it is a little while since you last delivered Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training, you may appreciate that things have changed a lot recently.
Areas such as Intersectionality, White Privilege, Gender Identity and Neurodiversity are well and truly changing the EDI landscape.
A continued story of Dignity at Work issues from some high profile organisations this year combined with changes to the law e.g. Participating fully in working life (Disability regulations) and the preventative duty (sexual harassment) means there is a lot going on !
Our refresher training provides all employees with the essential, knowledge skills and confidence to understand and effectively embrace workplace Diversity and Inclusion in 2025.
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Event Style:
McKenzie provide a modern, interactive and engaging Equality and Diversity training event using the very latest development tools including digital surveying software, tablet computers for delegates, interactive workplace case studies and a quiz exploring facts relating to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.
Events can be delivered either in house or as a virtual event – usually in group sizes of up to 15 delegates.
All McKenzie training events events are led by professional, engaging and passionate subject matter experts. We always work with our partner organisations to develop tailored and bespoke content – so the examples given below are for illustrative purposes only.
We have worked with hundreds of UK organisations in this area from major PLC’s to micro businesses across the public, private and third sectors.
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Example Programme Content:
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What is Diversity, Equality, Equity and Inclusion ? How do they differ and why are they important ?
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Five stage model providing practical guidance as to how and why Equality, Diversity and Inclusion must be embedded into daily workplace activities and not simply viewed as an occasional add on or afterthought.
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The key benefits of promoting and embracing Diversity and Inclusion to individuals, teams, leaders and overall organisational results.
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Skills for holding confident and purposeful conversations about difference and inclusion at work.
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An exploration of Generational Diversity and some of the key considerations for all colleagues in this area. This includes differences in working preferences, expectations of colleagues / leaders and awareness of EDI related considerations.
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Gender Identity briefing exploring the key differences between Birth Sex, Sexual Orientation, Transgender and Gender Identity.
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How Stereotypes, Prejudice and Bias can affect our sub conscious and conscious thinking and decision making.
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Comprehensive exploration of what is and is not Inclusive Language to use in 2025 and how and why certain phrases previously accepted / used, are no longer relevant in a modern and inclusive workplace.
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Interactive case analysis, discussion and outcomes.
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Access to a virtual EDI toolkit, resources, signposts and further reading.
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McKenzie Resources:
You may find the following publication to be of interesting reading. Published by the Government Equalities Office The Business Case For Equality and Diversity – A survey of the Academic literature.
