Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Understanding the Requirements

Author: Lynn Fountain

The term Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a phrase that is used to describe programs that promote participation of different groups of individuals within the corporate processes. This includes professionals of various races and ethnicities, ages, genders, religions, cultures, sexual orientations as well as abilities and disabilities. Diversity sometimes also includes the range of ideas and perspectives evident in the workforce.

In today’s multicultural workforce, these concepts are considered critical to promote equal opportunities in the workplace. Over the years, each of these concepts have been highlighted in various corporate efforts and all are important to bring together professionals with varying perspectives and ideas to create a value centered team and organization. In this training, we will explore the concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion each as a separate component of a strong human resource process. We will then take a look at how the combined concepts can bring ultimate value to your workplace and business.

Publication Date: June 2022

Designed For
Chief Executive Officers, Senior Executive Management, Board Members, Compliance Professionals, Legal Professionals, and Audit professionals.

Topics Covered

• Purpose of DEI
• History/need for a combined approach to DEI
• Why the concept of DEI has become a "must" for organizations
• Individual concepts and benefits of DEI
• Steps for developing a holistic DEI program for your organization
• Ways to implement DEI

Learning Objectives

• Describe the purpose of DEI
• Identify the history/need for a combined approach to DEI
• Recognize why the concept of DEI has become a "must" for organizations
• Identify how to examine the individual concepts and benefits of DEI
• Identify steps for developing a holistic DEI program for your organization
• Identify ways to implement DEI
• Describe the driving factors to success for a DEI program
• Recognize one of the biggest barriers to effective inclusion
• Describe microaggression

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Personnel/HR (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None