Overview
Held over three days, the course begins by examining workplace inequality, covering institutional barriers, biases and attitudes.
Participants will have the chance to explore inclusion in their own organisational context, along with the business case for equality.
Focus will then be placed on developing strategic approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion, from appraising data to monitoring, reviewing and embedding strategic equality objectives.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand equality, diversity and inclusion at a strategic level
- Critically assess structural inequality within an organisational and societal context
- Examine approaches to comply with legal and good practice requirements
- Appraise the influence of equality, diversity and inclusion on strategic objectives
- Develop strategic priorities for equality, diversity and inclusion
To provide a fully immersive study experience, this course will be led by experts with a wealth of professional experience and in-depth knowledge of the field.
Sessions will be held each day, providing peer-to-peer exchanges and interactive discussions with the subject matter experts on content, techniques and case studies.
To ensure a varied and engaging learning experience, the course will delivered as blend of workshop activities, group exercises, presentations and self-reflective materials.
As a CMI Level 7 course, this training is designed for individuals who are responsible for translating organisational strategy into effective performance. Aimed at senior managers, the course is ideal for regional, specialist, director or CEO management roles and business owners.
Agenda
Day 1
Understand Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Context
- Welcome, Introductions and Overview
- Introductions to the trainer(s), MyPD support team and fellow participants
- Sharing of backgrounds, areas of work and motivations for taking the course
- Overview of the course content and planned outcomes for the week
Inequality in the Workplace
- Introduction to the topic
- Explore the meaning of equality, diversity and inclusion
- Examine the manifestations of inequality at work
Societal Perspectives on Inequality
- Understand the wider, societal drivers of inequality in the workplace
- Analyse structural inequality, institutional barriers and their impact on organisations
- The behaviour of us and the movement for change
Moral, Financial and Legal Business Case for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Be able to articulate the need for workplace equality, diversity, and Inclusion
- Appreciate the importance and connectivity to inclusion of the legal framework on
- Outline the beneficial impacts that EDI has on an organisation from multiple perspectives
Exploring EDI: Your Own Organisational Context
- Reflect on your own organisation’s approach to EDI and apply a SWOT analysis to your organisation
- Identify opportunities and areas for improvement
Day 2
Approaches, to implementing EDI strategically
- Influence of EDI on Strategic Objectives
- Strategic approach to EDI using a framework for success for a compelling EDI narrative
- Developing EDI strategic priorities within an organisational context
- Creating an EDI business case for tangible sustainable solutions
Setting Strategic Priorities: Defining Success
- Select and appraise data to inform strategic priorities of an organisation
- Developing a strategy to embed EDI strategic priorities
Developing, Monitoring and Reviewing Strategic Objectives
- Reviewing approaches to effectively framework monitor and review EDI strategic objectives and solutions
- Consider the effectiveness of an equality impact assessment as a collaborative approach to EDI.
Day 3
Moving Forward: Workplace Equality Diversity and Inclusion in Practice
- Common Oversights in EDI Approaches
- Identify the frequent deficits or oversights in implementing EDI in organisations, using examples and peer lived experiences.
Identifying Obstacles and Barriers to implementing EDI
- Assess the common factors and barriers which inhibit the implementation of EDI effectively in companies
- Anticipate points of resistance and explore strategies for overcoming them
Accountability Mechanisms
- Examine how roles, responsibilities and accountabilities can be developed in operational planning
- Review how hold others to account throughout the organisation through accountability mechanisms such as a scorecard
Action Plans and Individual Presentations
- Develop your own action plan for for ensuring you adopt a strategic approach to EDI moving forward. Consider what you are going to do and why and the outcome(s) you are looking to achieve, including how you will hold yourself to account and present it to the group
What Our Delegates Say
The CMI Level 7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training course was great and has helped my approach to EDI.
Rochdale Training
Marketing Manager
The CMI Level 7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training course was Excellent. The right balance of theory and participation. Would highly recommend.
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Head of Business Management
Excellent subject knowledge and opportunity to share EDI experiences and information with other delegates as well as the trainer. Overall the CMI Level7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course was very worthwhile.
Ascendancy Partnership Trust
Director of HR
Fitz was an excellent trainer and it was super useful to take stock and have meaningful discussions throughout the 3 days of the CMI Level7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course.
Motability Foundation
Head of HR
I found the CMI Level 7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training course very useful in respect of validating my organisations D&I Strategy. It was helpful to meet with fellow EDI advocates, and listen to their experiences. I felt that the programme had sufficient breadth and depth of information and the delivery methods were very inclusive. The joining instructions were also very helpful.
Wasall Housing Group
Corporate Director of People and Culture
The CMI Level 7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion was a really excellent course in terms of content and facilitation. Psychologically safe space to be open about strategic knowledge, or lack of.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
HR Business Manager - Staff Experience & Culture
The CMI Level 7 Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion was a thorough and well paced training session that will support me to refocus my EDI work.
Versus Arthritis
Head of Culture
Course Instructor
Fitzroy Andrew
Fitz’s 45-year career encompasses director and CEO-level experience, award-winning research, and strategic leadership and governance roles with agencies tackling some of society’s most complex challenges including sustainability, community development, and youth violence/knife crime.
His outlook combines enduring and related interests in leadership and inclusion, grounded in a belief that they are foundational to each other – creating inclusion requires leadership, and leadership at its best requires an inclusive approach. Fitz’s work incorporates open and bespoke programme design and facilitation, alongside leadership coaching – Fitz is especially interested in the application executive coaching practice to ‘inclusive leadership’.
Qualification
This course offers participants the option to achieve a globally-recognised Chartered Management Institute Level 7 qualification should they opt to complete the assessment criteria.
Assessment
After attending the training course, participants may choose to complete a written assignment of 3500 – 4000 words. The assignment will then be graded by the CMI and successful candidates will be awarded the Chartered Management Institute Level 7 Award Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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