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1. Valuing Diversity Workshop (VDW)
This two (2) day experiential workshop is targeted at all employees and individuals
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Target Audience All employees and individual members of the public Learning Outcomes • Understand and appreciate your own and other people’s uniqueness • Understand the impact of socialisation on work behaviours • Learn to overcome internalised barriers towards differences • Build on diversity for personal and professional growth • Strengthen your interpersonal skills for better team work and effective customer service Course Outline Day 1 Session 1: Creating a conducive learning environment and context for diversity Session 2: Understanding Differences and the Impact of Socialisation on Work Behaviours Day 2 Session 1: Understanding and Dealing with Diversity Dynamics in the Workplace Session 2: Explaining Observable Behaviours and Realities Training Delivery Method U-shape, experiential learning facilitation, assessments, videos, case studies, small & large group discussions Duration of Course Two (2) Days Course Leader(s) Two (2) Diverse Facilitators Number of Delegates Minimum = 15 Maximum = 25
2. Valuing and Managing Diversity (VMD) Workshop
Today’s business landscape requires more than before that business managers and leaders should possess world class technical abilities, flexible mental models and effective people and team leadership capabilities, as these are central to the achievement of business objectives. On this programme you will learn to understand the subtleties of human nature and human behaviour in the workplace, whilst gaining a deeper insight into yourself. You will also expand your broad and deep understanding of diversity dynamics, the impact of the socialisation process on work behaviours and a compelling business case for diversity in your organisation. This knowledge, coupled with the ability to apply it in your daily interactions and strategies, will give you and your organisation a competitive advantage in today’s competitive business and labour markets.
This two (2) day workshop is targeted at all managers , from junior to middle and senior management.
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Target Audience Managers (Junior, Middle, and Senior) Learning Outcomes • Understand the business context and business case for diversity • Understand and appreciate your own and other people’s uniqueness • Learn to overcome internalised barriers towards differences • Build on diversity for leadership effectiveness at the level of subtleties on workplace behaviours • Understand essential skills required in leading a diverse workforce in a changing workplace Course Outline Day 1 Session 1: Creating the learning environment and clarifying the business context for diversity Session 2: Understanding Differences and the impact of socialisation on work behaviours Day 2 Session 1: Understanding Diversity Dynamics and required management skills in the workplace Session 2: Explaining observable behaviours and realities Training Delivery Method U-shape, experiential learning facilitation, videos, assessments, case studies, small & large group discussions Duration of Course 2 (Two) Days Course Leader(s) Two (2) Diverse Facilitators Number of Delegates Twenty (20): Minimum 12, Maximum 25
3. Valuing Diversity Workshop for New Recruits
Entering a new work environment whether it is into your very first job or subsequent job, requires of you to make a positive impression on your new leader, colleagues and organisation. To enter this environment with internalized barriers and inhibitions could harm your credibility and chances of success. It could, as a result, derail the advancement of your career. As part of your induction, learn from this workshop to shed some of the undesirable attitudes and behaviours in today’s diverse workplace and learn to use diversity as one of your best tools to adjust and be effective. One of the key success factors in today’s business world is the ability to work effectively with other people, in your team or with customers.
This two (2) day experiential workshop is targeted at all new recruits.
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Target Audience All new recruits Learning Outcomes • Understand key success factors for new recruits in today’s business world • Understand and appreciate your own and other people’s uniqueness • Understand the impact of socialisation on work behaviours • Learn to overcome internalised barriers towards differences • Build on diversity for personal and professional growth • Strengthen your interpersonal skills for better team work and effective customer service Course Outline Day 1 Session 1: Creating a conducive learning environment and context for diversity Session 2: Understanding Differences and the Impact of Socialisation on Work Behaviours Day 2 Session 1: Understanding and Dealing with Diversity Dynamics in the Workplace Session 2: Explaining Observable Behaviours and Realities Training Delivery Method U-shape, experiential learning facilitation, assessments, videos, case studies, small & large group discussions Duration of Course Two (2) Days Course Leader(s) Two (2) Diverse Facilitators Number of Delegates Minimum = 15 Maximum = 25
4. Valuing Diversity Beyond Awareness
Diversity awareness and education form a vital foundation for individuals, work teams and organisations. To sustain and ensure applicability of the awareness and knowledge gained on a diversity awareness workshop, relevant incremental skills need to be developed. On this training programme learn to operationalise and manage personal diversity change by revisiting the learning gained from 7-Up and 14-Up South Africa longitudinal study video series, and extend it to learning about this vital process of diversity change through the recently released 21-Up video. This will culminate in the development of your own personal diversity change action plan. Also learn about conflict, your own conflict handling style and how to manage conflict effectively.
This one (1) day course is targeted at all employees and individuals that had attended the two (2) day Valuing diversity Workshop.
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Target Audience All employees and managers Learning Outcomes • Develop deeper self-insight and a plan for personal diversity change. • Develop the ability to critically analyse diversity situations for better decision-making and problem solving. • Develop an understanding of different conflict-handling styles, and your own style. • Develop a deeper understanding of how prejudice and discrimination develop Training Delivery Method U-shape seating, experiential learning facilitation, self-assessment, video, case study, small & large group discussions. Duration of Course One (1) Days Course Leader(s) One (1) Course Leader
5. Managing Diversity for a Competitive Advantage
Top leaders of organisations require straight -to-the-point information that will help them in making strategic decisions on topical issues and processes impacting on business. Diversity management, as part of people management and transformation management in contemporary South African organisations, is a relevant strategic business matter. This training programme helps leaders to be able to make the links between strategy, transformation, people management, diversity management and business success. Learn to understand the business case for diversity, deeper self-insight on diversity, the role of leadership and required skills in dealing with people dynamics when leading in a diverse organisation.
This one (1) day programme is targeted at executive management.
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Target Audience Executive Management Group Size Twenty (20): Minimum 12; Maximum 25 Learning Outcomes • Understand the business context and business case for diversity management. • Develop self-insight and sensitivity to differences as one of the key requirements for the effective management of workforce diversity. • Understand essential skills required in leading a diverse workforce in a changing workplace. • Build on diversity for leadership effectiveness at the level of subtleties on workplace behaviours. Training Delivery Method U-shape, experiential learning facilitation, videos, case studies, small & large group discussions Duration of Course One (1) Day Course Leader One (1)
6. Employment Equity & Diversity Programme
The Employment Equity Act 55/1998 is not well understood by even those that are tasked with guiding their organisations to achieve both its business and compliance objectives. The understanding is almost non-existent in line managers who are tasked with implementation, and staff members who are to live through this process. In fact, the current understanding is negative and mostly feulled by conventional perceptions on transformation. Members of Employment Equity Committees will learn to blend the business context, legal compliance, and the spirit of the equity process and the management of diversity that should underpin and sustain the equity objectives and add value to the business. This knowledge will result in both pro-active and re-active strategies for successful integration, implementation and sustenance.
This two (2) day programme is targeted at members of Employment Equity Committees.
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Target Audience Employment Equity Forum Members Group Size 20 Programme Goal To provide clarity on the Employment Equity legislative mandate, the role of the Employment Equity Forum, as well as pro-active and re-active strategies to nurture and promote equity and diversity in the workplace and address barriers to equity. Learning Outcomes • Understand key aspects of the Employment Equity Act 55/1998 in terms of procedural and substantive compliance. • Develop the ability to analyse and make sense of the Employment Equity Report. • Provide clarity on the role, powers and limitations of the Employment Equity Forum. • Develop practical pro-active and re-active strategies and interventions to address equity barriers and nurture diversity. • Develop an implementation plan for Forum activities. Training Delivery Method U-shape, experiential learning facilitation, lecturettes, case studies, small & large group discussions. Duration of Course 2 (two) Days
