Conversation starter: What does inclusion mean to you?
Our final Newsletter for 2022, so I thought I would provide a round-up of releases that we have delivered in the year, together with new releases for the first part of 2023. Several new bite-size videos were launched within our film library/internal marketing sections of our Members' Resource Centre (MRC), the latest one being 'What is intersectionality?'
Peter ThorpeHead of Business Development
Members update
So to recap, the new titles released on schedule during 2022 (in case you missed any), were:
This course looks at the nature of domestic abuse, its prevalence and its impact, and sets out what employers can do to support victim-survivors in the workplace.
As awareness about neurodiversity grows, organisations are recognising the importance of responding to the wider needs of neurodivergent thinkers.
Being able to challenge behaviour, decisions or practices is an important part of the collaborative working process.
In 2022 we also released new lived experience videos: Intersectionality
People are multi-faceted in their identities and may identify with several different marginalised or minority groups at the same time. These overlapping identities can result in multiple and intersecting forms of bias, discrimination and disadvantage that can affect areas such as workplace inclusion, educational achievement, and mental and physical health outcomes.
Intersectionality provides a framework for considering people’s overlapping identities and experiences in order to understand the complexity of the biases and prejudices that they face and take steps to address any resulting inequality or discrimination. Combining expert insight, personal stories and original drama, this course explains the concept of intersectionality and looks at how applying an intersectional lens can help us to achieve equity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond.
The full course will be ready in the latter part of January, and the short film in February. I’ll drop you an email when these are ready to preview and download.
Mabinty
Mabinty is a Black British mother of West African heritage who is a practising Christian.
Tate
Tate is a young gay trans man from a low-income background.
Alex
Alex is a British Indian lesbian who is a practising Catholic.
Mia
Mia is a British Indian lesbian with Hindu and Muslim parents.
Andrew
Andrew is a gay white man of faith from the North West of England.
Don
Don is a stand-up comedian, is neurodiverse. and comes from a middle-class Indian family.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a Black British dyslexic woman of West African heritage.
I thought you might also like to know our most popular downloads for 2022:
As awareness about neurodiversity grows, organisations are recognising the importance of responding to the wider needs of neurodivergent thinkers.
Being able to challenge behaviour, decisions or practices is an important part of the collaborative working process.
Effective delegation supports staff development and employee engagement, helps to build a culture of trust, and improves both individual and team performance.
Giving feedback is an essential part of supporting the development of your staff.
Inclusive leaders know how to leverage a diversity of skills, experience and perspectives in a way that delivers competitive advantage for their organisation.
Our communication style and the language we use play a vital role in creating an inclusive workplace culture.
This course looks at the impact that ageist bias and stereotypes can have in the workplace.
The menopause and perimenopause can cause a wide range of debilitating symptoms that impact negatively on work and relationships.
Inclusion essentials
Upcoming new release in 2023
An inclusive organisation is one that can leverage diversity of skills, experience and perspectives in a way that enables staff to achieve their potential, ensures high-level performance and makes it possible to meet the needs of a diverse base of customers and service users. Combining thought-provoking drama and powerful lived-experience testimony with insight from leading equality, diversity and inclusion experts, Skill Boosters brand new Inclusion Essentials course looks at the benefits of being an inclusive organisation, the barriers and challenges faced by minority and marginalised groups in the workplace and beyond, and how to create an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
Sexual orientation
- How a person’s sexual orientation is a key part of their identity
- The various LGB+ identities and how they allow people to express their individuality
- The bisexual and asexual experience
- The benefits and challenges of being out in the workplace about your sexual orientation
- The sexualisation of LGB+ minorities, and how that can be a barrier to the normalisation of different sexual identities in the workplace and society.
- Discrimination, what that looks like and how managers can deal with it
- Psychological safety at work, what that means in the context of LGB+ and the idea of bringing your whole self to work
- How a sexually diverse workforce feeds into policy and the customer experience.
New in 2023: Video Bites
These 2-5 minute ‘micro-learning’ modules provide additional insight from our featured experts and information about some of the key concepts and terminology that we use in our training. They can be used either as standalone resources or in conjunction with our courses for learners who want to take a deeper dive into a particular topic.
The Mid-career MOT
Working with your employees to evaluate their career, health and finances between the ages of 45-50 makes it possible to retain and develop your experienced staff and ensure a financially secure future for them when they leave. In this bite-size module, journalist and writer Camilla Cavendish explores the novel concept of the Mid-career MOT and explains why life after 50 can be the start of a whole new chapter in our working lives.
What is ‘privilege’?
The term ‘privilege’ is often misunderstood and misrepresented in conversations around inclusion, but a better understanding can help us to be more effective allies and create fairer and more equitable workplaces. What is ‘privilege’? explores the intersectional nature of privilege and explains why knowing where ours lies is key to tackling structural inequality.
Managing Millennials
Who are they, where did they come from and what do they want? Millennials expert Mark Leruste takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the events that shaped this singular generation and what makes them tick, and explains how to get the best out of your Millennial workforce.
As always, thanks for reading and for your continued custom with Skill Boosters. Enjoy the festivities/holidays and may I wish you all a healthy and happy 2023!
Haviva YanoverDevelopment and Partnerships Manager
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