Course Description

Course overview

This programme on effective management of diversity can lead to improved talent management, as it is easier to attract and retain talent to benefit businesses. This can help participants solve long-term problems within a business because a diverse workforce thinks differently, ensuring that problems are more likely to be recognized and addressed. Participants will be able to develop Leadership skills and learn approaches needed to shape an organization’s wide diversity and talent management strategy. Participants will also find creative solutions to workplace diversity and talent management.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, Participants will;

• Understand the importance of talent management for organizations
• Identify global emerging challenges and trends in talent management
• Explain the drivers for diversity management – The Case for Equality and Diversity
• Identify equality and diversity legislation
• Understand the relevance of leadership for diversity management
• Understand your role and leadership skills needed in implementing diversity
• Understand what and how to monitor
• Extend their understanding of diversity management and the importance of diversity management for successful talent management

Course content

Introduction to Workplace Diversity and Talent Management

• Introduction and objectives
• How is workplace diversity relevant for talent management?
• Brief introduction: The talent management concept
• What is diversity? What is diversity management?
• Drivers for diversity management using external recognition and image

 Workplace Diversity

• Understanding unconscious bias that causes problems in diversity
• Description of diversity management change processes
• Steps toward diversity as a resource
• Diversity management implementation principles
• Diversity audit – a self-assessment tool for companies
• Voluntary initiatives by companies
• How to network on diversity management?

 Highlights on Talent Management and How to Integrate Talent Management and Diversity

• Identify equality and diversity legislation around the world
• Understand the relevance of leadership for diversity management
• Highlights on Talent Management
• Recommendations for talent management
• How to integrate talent management and diversity

Leadership for Workplace Diversity

• Workplace diversity: a leadership challenge?
• Leadership skills required for workplace diversity
• How to be a good leader in a diverse workplace
• Appreciating and promoting Diversity
• Your role as a leader for workplace diversity

Target Audience

• Head of HR,
• Supervisors
• Administrators
• Senior Managers

Delivery method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

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Duration: 1 week

Course Date: February 27th – March 3rd 2023