Training

We offer bespoke training on a range of Intercultural topics to suit the needs of:

Corporations and Businesses
Educational institutions (Schools, Further Education & Higher Education)
Grassroots Organisations
Government and Local Authority
Individuals

Our Sessions

Our training packages are divided into modular interactive themed units. We can combine units to suit the needs of your organisation. All packages include consultancy and focus group sessions to identify your needs and course content requirements. Our intercultural awareness introductory 1 day course provides an introduction to all requested units.

Our Aims

To create a safe space for people to share their thoughts, experiences and ideas without worrying about saying the right things or being seen as non-politically correct.
To encourage participants to reflect on their own unconscious bias and discuss ways of reducing them such as widening and diversifying your network
To reflect on community development practices.
To address issues of social inequality and diversity within communities and organisations
To understand how to analyse diversity data and what to do with it.
To encourage attendees to think about where they get their information about minorities (Migrants, Muslims, Asylum Seekers etc.) and to question the sources.
To enable attendees to reflect and understand use of language.

OTHERING

Define othering

Terminology

Historical context

Reducing othering

How it manifests in contemporary:

Society

Media

Education

UNCONSCIOUS BIAS

We all have unconscious bias.

Course Content:

Origins.

Ideas and Definitions.

How it manifests.

Unconscious bias effects on:

Recruitment

Employment

Education

How to reduce it

Future positive actions

DIVERSITY AS AN ASSET

Introduction and definitions:

Historical

Local

Organisational

National

International

Data

Research

Case studies

Analysis

Future positive actions

Allyship Training

Your allyship journey

Diversifying and recruitment

Understanding white privilege

The wheel of privileges

True inclusion and how to increase a sense of belonging

Getting uncomfortable before you get comfortable

We all have unconscious bias - so let's talk about it

The legacy of colonialism

UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM SEEKING CHILDREN

Definitions and Appropriate Language

Historical Context

Current Situation

Othering of UASC

Immigration Legislation and the Home Office

Children and Young People

REFUGEE AWARENESS

Definitions and Appropriate Language
Terminology
Historical Context
Present Challenges
Positive Future Actions

Language Learning

Immigration Law and Policy

The Role of Optimism In Cultural Adaption

Language Learning

British Culture

The Role of The Media

Living In the UK