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Program Overview

The Certified Cultural Diversity Executive (CDE) program offers state-of-the-art diversity and inclusion strategies for the diversity officers, consultants, and human resource managers. Learn to think like an organizational change expert to identify and remove diversity and inclusion barriers. The 7-course program completes the Certified Cultural Diversity Executive program. It focuses on identifying inclusion barriers, making a case for an organizational change initiative, business acumen, political savvy leadership, and developing diversity education programs.
Goals
Upon completion of the course, participants will:
  • Have completed both the CDP and CDT training courses
  • Learn how to manage organizational change
  • Develop training designing and diversity initiative project management
  • Demonstrate how to market your cultural diversity consulting and training practice

Format:
There are three formats for completing the CDE:
(1) Online 
(2) Blended version: Complete courses both online and in the classroom
Currently, we do not offer the CDE training program in classroom training format.
(3) One online course followed by an examination.  You take DELA 105, followed by a scenario-based examination. You have completed the credentials upon successful completion. The examination does not require completing the exam at a proxy center. You can do it from the comfort of your home or office. 

Classroom
  • 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 successful completion of the training

Requirements
  • Course takes place over four days of classroom training
  • Three online modules completed before the beginning of the classroom training
  • May require travel

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

A participant manual (created by DTUI) is provided to each student. The cost is included in the registration fee.

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Courses this Program Includes.

Why students love this program

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
Laura Montiel

Still Have Any Questions?

Check out the FAQs.

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.

>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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