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Introduction to Cultural Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Workplace

Cultural diversity in the workplace is a reality in modern organizations. Unfortunately, few people have the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills to navigate the treacherous terrain of cultural differences. The good news is that it can be learned. This course is designed to increase your ability to work competently in a culturally diverse workplace.

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Course Overview

About This Course


Cultural diversity in the workplace is a reality in modern organizations. Unfortunately, few people have the awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills to navigate the treacherous terrain of cultural differences. The good news is that it can be learned. This course is designed to increase your ability to work competently in a culturally diverse workplace.  

Course Specification:

  • Skill level: All Levels
  • Captions: Yes
  • Certificate: Get a Diversity Executive Leadership Academy certificate for completion for completing the entire course.
  • Platforms: iOS and Android

Description

According to employee engagement data collected by the United States government Office of Personnel Management, employees enjoy a sense of inclusion when they trust the organization, feel that their contributions are valued, find it easy to share their views, and have access to professional development opportunities. The greater the sense of inclusion, the more a person feels a sense of belonging.

The diversity of cultures and worldviews adds to the richness of our workplace experience. At the same time, cultural diversity challenges us to think differently about what it trust feels like, what makes people feel valued, and how people make contributions in teamwork. Each of us can play an important role in supporting an inclusive workplace by increasing mindfulness of cultural differences and the ability to navigate cultural differences.  

In this course, you will learn about the challenges of cultural diversity in the workplace, and what limits our best efforts to promote inclusion. You will also learn what you can do to overcome personal barriers to supporting an inclusive, productive organization.
By the end of this course, you will increase your competence in the following areas:
  • Your understanding of cultural diversity, inclusion, and belonging terminology.
  • Your understanding of the key elements of an inclusive organization.
  • Your understanding of how differences can challenge your best efforts to connect with people of different cultures.
  • Recognizing cultural differences when working with teammates.
  • Identifying cultural collisions that undermine productivity in the workplace.
  • Avoiding cultural collisions, and limit the impact on productive relationships when cultural collisions inevitably occur. 


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Technical Needs

  • Computer with high-speed internet access
  • Access to the online meeting platform (Please try this at least two days before the first lecture/discussion session to manage any technical difficulties beforehand).
  • Telephone access (preferably with earphones)
  • MS Word (Do not submit files in pdf, please)
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Why students love this course

Hello.  You are so awesome!  I am so glad that you are sharing your D&I knowledge and experience with the global community.  I will definitely keep in touch.  I have learned a great deal and plan to put it in action.

Fannie Summers
Nekita sullivan

I just presented an overview of the program to our Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and her team. They were impressed with the "Cultural Competence and Organizational Inclusion" framework and the five stages of cultural competence in the model. I shared that by way of next steps my plans are to complete a comprehensive assessment of the business unit I support to determine where they are perceived to be along that continuum and then work with their office to identify potential interventions.

Robert Fox
ED Nieves

The information you provided helped me to gain a better understanding of the personal and professional characteristics needed and the challenges faced by Diversity & Inclusion professionals.

Annette Black
Felicia Ross

Thank you so much for your support and for sharing your knowledge...quite valuable!.

Jerome Bell
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Still Have Any Questions?

Check out the FAQs.

The DELA difference is that our training is designed to develop professional awareness, attitude (inclusive values and beliefs), knowledge, and skills. A comprehensive examination only assesses your knowledge. Each DELA program is designed to develop professional skills rather than cover only the knowledge you need to pass a final exam. Our certification recipients boast about having designed and developed a strategic plan, a diversity training, or a diversity recruitment plan upon completing their program. In that way, the knowledge you is put into practice. Instructors provide the feedback needed to complete the projects successfully. One graduate boasts that she developed a cultural diversity strategic plan by the end of the CDP training, for example. Her organization adopted the plan because she included staff during the design and development phases. A police officer developed cultural diversity training for officers in her department. The product you develop can be put into your professional portfolio along with the credentials that you earn..

>The CDE is designed and developed for individuals serving in cultural diversity leadership roles within an organization. The individual typically reports directly to the head of the organization, such as the CEO or president. The graduate’s range of potential influence within the organization is considerable compared to a diversity manager or someone with diversity and inclusion (D&I) expertise reporting to a middle manager, such as the human resource manager.

Yes, the distance learning format was the first format we offered the programs back in 1998. Now we use a state of the art learning platform called Canvas Instructure. You can begin the first course in each online program as soon as you register. There is also a weekly – strictly voluntarily – live one-hour video conferencing session for the course. It either meets either on a Tuesday or Thursday. You do not have to attend. It there when you want to attend. You can ask questions, meet other participants, and get an overview of the current module being covered in the course.

That is an excellent question. As of August 1, 2020, federal and state guidance on how to reopen live classroom training sessions is insufficient to even guess at start dates. The pandemic has not been arrested and that is likely the best turn of events that will offer that insight. Please check back as often as necessary or sign up to receive our newsletter at the bottom of this page.

In the meantime, online courses have, understandably, become very possible. In addition, we are currently considering a more intensive live, online experience (e.g., fours hour per day over two days for each course). If that is something you are interested in learning more about, please contact us.

Diversity Certification refers to the credentialing of professionals to serve in management or executive level diversity and inclusion leadership roles.

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