Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Our CPD Course for Professionals

Join our exciting CPD Course on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion @ UWS

The aim of this  course is to provide learners with a fundamental understanding of equality, diversity  and inclusion in an organisational context, including policy approaches, support and the elimination of barriers for minority people. The course also provides a foundational discussion around key elements that aim at advancing the equality agenda, such as the legislative requirements as well as the social justice and business case arguments.

While this CPD course is predominately designed for individuals working in HRM or having managerial responsibilities in their organisations, the course is also a valuable addition to any employee’s professional development.

This CPD course is designed with our full academic quality assurance measures in mind, potentially allowing learners to use this course towards any future aspiration of obtaining a university degree from UWS.

Meet the Course Leader

Dr. Silvio Hofmann, Course Leader for the CPD Course on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, provides a brief overview of the course in the video below.

Why doing CPD with us?

There are great reasons why studying with us benefits you:

The CPD course is specifically designed for indiviudals who are in full-time employment, meaning it is offered in a flexible and self-paced learning design;
Learning is supported by face-to-face sessions, either offered on campus or online, enabling us to create an engaging learning environment;
Here at UWS, we pride ourselves on our engaging & supportive teaching staff from many disciplines, including a team of enthusiastic HRM lecturers, to support you on your university journey;
The whole teaching team aims at developing an engaging and supportive learning environment, where you can explore the programme and module content in a deep and meaningful manner, while also receiving the learning support YOU need.

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Learner Support

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All course and support material will be made available through our Rice360 Space, as well as the assessment for this course.
Furthermore, student support drop-in sessions will be arranged, allowing students to engage with their course tutor on a one-to-one basis if and when required/desired.

Course Learning Outcomes

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The course is aimed at developing key knowledge and skills in understanding equality, diversity and inclusion which, upon successful completion, are as follows:

- - - Critically define and evaluate fundamental theoretical concepts  within the equality, diversity and inclusion debate;
    - Assess elementary arguments for equality, diversity and inclusion  along the lines of the legal, social justice and business case;
    - Demonstrate the ability to identify and critically evaluate organisational  approaches towards the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda;
    - Demonstrate the ability to critically self-reflect on key behaviours and  abilities helping to eliminate potential barriers to EDI in organisations.

Course Assessments

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Group Presentation (50%)

Learners will prepare a group presentation which is worth 50% of the course assessment, and must not exceed 25 minutes in duration, to be delivered to their peers and course tutor in session 4 (week 12).

The presentation assessment meets learning outcomes 1-4, and should address the following areas for consideration:

Select an organisation and provide a brief background;
Explain the legal, social justice and business case arguments and their applicability to the chosen organisations;
Critically evaluate the organisation’s approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion, including organisational support, policies, etc.

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Individual CPD Portfolio (50%)

Learners will develop a written CPD portfolio — preferably in the form of a report — which is worth 50% of the overall course assessment. The portfolio should not exceed 2,000 (+/-10%) words, and will be submitted in week 15.

The overarching purpose of the assessment is to enable learners to critically reflect on their own behaviours and abilities in order to help advance the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda in organisations (learning outcome 4).

In order to successfully complete this assessment element, learners may want to reflect on the following areas/questions:

What have I learned about myself in regard to my thinking about EDI?
Have I been able to identify any issues in my thinking about EDI?
How can I use what I have learned in my role/organisation?
What behaviours will I demonstrate to advance EDI in my organisation?, etc.

Course Structure

The course is is delivered over a 15 week period, and is designed as hybrid approach to course design, largely around self-paced learning, while also providing four live sessions — either online or in a classroom setting — as detailed in the schedule below:

Session 1 | Week 2: Introduction & Fundamental Concepts

Topic 1: EDI = Fundamental Ideas & Concepts

Topic 1 introduces the course and explores the fundamental ideas of equality, diversity and inclusion, including key definition and explanations the concepts.

Session 2 | Week 6: Elementary Arguments for EDI

Topic 2: EDI = Legal Requirement

- Topic 2 explores the legalities for the public sector in Scotland, including areas within the Equality Act 2010 as well as the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations.

Topic 3: EDI = Social Obligation

- Topic 3 discusses the social justice/moral case for equality, diversity and inclusion, which a particular emphasis on the role of the public sector within the EDI debate.

Topic 4: EDI = Organisational Success

- Topic 4 evaluates the importance and applicability of the business case arguments within the public sector context, including the impact on Human Resources.

Session 3 | Week 10: Organisational Approaches towards EDI

Topic 5: EDI = Organisational Support

- Topic 5 explores areas around organisational support mechanisms and organisational culture, in advancing the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda.

Topic 6: EDI = Policy Approaches

- Topic 6 focuses on general policy approaches within organisations,  aimed at advancing the EDI agenda, such as Equal Opportunity Policies, etc.

Topic 7: EDI = Recruitment & Talent Management

- Topic 7 evaluates the impact of organisational procedures around recruitment and development opportunities in an EDI context, and the role of management.

Session 4 | Week 13: Group Assessment

Participants will be delivering their group repsentation in week 13.

Week 15: Individual CPD Assessment

Participants will be submitting their individual written CPD assessment.

Please note: we will offer additional support drop-in sessions for participants during weeks 13 - 15.

Exact dates of course delivery and assessment submissions will be provided upon successful registration.

Fees & Funding

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Course Fees:

This course is currently funded through the UWS Upskilling Fund, delivered by the Scottish Funding Council. Funding is available to those resident in Scotland, or to those working for an organisation operating (with a business address) in Scotland. Those who are eligible for funding will be able to study this course for a reduced fee of £75. Please click below for more information.

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