We are constantly developing new and engaging courses covering a wide range of intercultural topics.
We offer dynamic interactive course with group discussion, exercises,reflection and pledges for the future:
- corporations
- educational institutions (schools, further education, higher education)
- grassroots organisations
- goverment and local authority
- Individuals
An example of the aims for a workshop on social inequality and diversity in the community:
- To create a safe space for people to be able to share their thoughts, experiences and ideas without worrying too much about saying the right things or being seen as nonpolitically correct.
- Encourage participants to reflect on their own unconscious bias and discuss ways of reducing it such as widening and diversifying your network and where you get your ‘news’ and information from.
- To reflect on community development practices.
- To address issues of social inequality and diversity within Communities
- Look at collection of data and what to do with it.
- Encourage attendees to think about where they get there information about minorities (migrants, Muslims, asylum seekers etc...) and to question them.
- Reflect on their use of language.
We offer 2 hour, 4 hour or 2 x 4 hour split session practical training courses.
Our training packages are divided into modular interactive theme units. We can combine units to suit the needs of your organisation. The package includes consultancy and focus group sessions to identify your organisational needs and course content requirements. Our intercultural awareness introductory 1 day course provides an introduction to all requested units.
Course content:
- Define othering
- Terminology
- Historical context
- Reducing othering
- Positive future actions
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How it manifests in contemporary:
- society
- business
- commerce
- media
- education
Prerequisites:
none
Course title: Unconscious bias
Tagline: 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.
- Further reading.
Prequisites:
none
course duration options:
- 2 hour introduction
- 1 x 4 hour sessions
- 2 x 4 hour sessions
Course content:
Introduction and definitions
Context:
- historical
- local
- organisational
- national
- international
Data
Research
Case studies
Analysis
Future positive actions
Further reading
Course content:
Definitions
Terminology
History
Present challenges
Positive future actions
Prerequisites:
none