Training:
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

We provide engaging and informative trainings on current EDI topics. We are happy to customise these for you.

Content:

  • Fundamentals concepts of E, D, I
  • Difference between E, D, I
  • How E, D, I play out in real life work scenarios
  • Impact of E, D, I on business culture, processes, systems

Learning outcomes:

  • Barriers to inclusion
  • Power of inclusive language
  • Creating safer, fairer environments
  • Embedding respect in workplace interactions

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes

Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Power of language
  • Inclusion/exclusion in multicultural environments

Learning outcomes:

  • Role of language in creating inclusion
  • Hidden biases in language
  • Creating safe, inclusive, respectful environments

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Concept of allyship in E, D, I
  • Power of allies

Learning outcomes:

  • Tips for being an ally
  • Using privilege to be an ally

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Concept of privilege in E, D, I
  • Manifestations of privilege

Learning outcomes:

  • Using privilege mindfully
  • Avoiding Cultural loading

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Current meaning of the term Culture
  • Cultural diversity and “otherness”

Learning outcomes:

  • Cultural competence
  • Nurturing cultural diversity

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Ability diversity
  • Models for understanding disability

Learning outcomes:

  • Interacting with diverse abilities in professional settings

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

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Unconscious Bias

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Content:

  • Introduction to Unconscious bias
  • Unconscious bias in thinking, decision making

Learning outcomes:

  • Development, impact of bias on behaviour
  • Recognition, management of one’s own bias

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Unconscious bias in recruitment decisions

Learning outcomes:

  • Assumptions around “Fit” in recruitment
  • Dealing with bias when hiring

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Unconscious bias in creativity

Learning outcomes:

  • Overcoming internal barriers to creativity
  • Improving innovation for high performance roles

Duration: 60/90/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training

Content:

  • “Improving Service Delivery for Aboriginal clients, communities
  • Communicating effectively with Aboriginal clients (do’s & dont’s)
  • A brief but in depth look at comparative Black and White history of Australia.
  • It’s affect on current work practices, Aboriginal people in society
  • Changing Behaviors with our actions
  • Sharing and learning of stories – personal, work experiences
  • Aboriginal Culture (Traditional, Contemporary)
  • A brief look at Kinship Structures and how they worked

Learning outcomes:

  • A better awareness of the issues, barriers facing Aboriginal people in the workforce
  • A better understanding of the History of policy, practices that have disadvantaged Aboriginal people, communities.
  • Awareness of Do’s and Dont’s when dealing with Aboriginal people face to face or working in the Aboriginal community.
  • How to create an Aboriginal friendly environment for Aboriginal workers and clients
  • Awareness of protocols when working in and with Aboriginal communities
  • What are the benefits of employing Aboriginal people and Reconciliation for all Australians

Duration: Half day/Full day
Format: In person, online

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Mental Health

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Content:

  • General mental health and wellbeing introduction

Learning outcomes:

  • Impact of mental health on individuals, teams
  • Mental health for workplaces

Duration: 120/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Experience of people living with mental ill health
  • Impact of mental illness of individuals on other team members

Learning outcomes:

  • Supervisors’ role in identifying, supporting individuals with mental health issues
  • Supporting the entire team

Duration: 120/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Mental wellbeing
  • Impact of stress on functioning

Learning outcomes:

  • Signs, symptoms of mental distress
  • Managing stress, improving emotional wellbeing

Duration: 120/180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Mental Health First Aid

Content:

  • Providing initial support to people developing/experiencing mental illness/crisis
  • What sort of help is effective

Learning outcomes:

  • Signs, symptoms of common and debilitating mental health problems
  • How to provide initial help, first aid in crisis
  • Where and how to get professional help

Duration: 12 hours
Format: In person, online

Special note: Attendees can take optional online test for Australian accreditation.

Content:

  • For adults working with, living or caring for adolescents
  • Appropriate for school staff, parents, sports coaches, youth workers etc.
  • Mental health in adolescents

Learning outcomes:

  • Signs, symptoms of mental health problems
  • How to assist an adolescent with mental health issues/crisis
  • Practical action plans

Duration: 14 hours
Format: In person, online

Special note: Attendees can take optional online test for Australian accreditation.

Content:

  • Mentally healthy workplaces
  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Information
  • Appropriate for senior leaders, decision makers, influencers

Learning outcomes:

  • How MFHA can assist mentally healthy workplaces

Duration: 90 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Refresher of 12 hour Standard Mental Health First Aid Course

Learning outcomes:

  • Skills and knowledge of the Standard Mental Health First Aid Course

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Refresher of 14 hour Youth Mental Health First Aid Course

Learning outcomes:

  • Skills and knowledge of the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • The role of mental health in gambling
  • For any interested adult

Learning outcomes:

  • How to identify, approach and support someone experiencing gambling harm
  • Practical, action plan

Duration: 4 hours
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Mental health and suicide
  • For any interested adult

Learning outcomes:

  • How to safely have a conversation with a suicidal person

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Mental health and self-injury
  • For any interested adult

Learning outcomes:

  • How to help someone engaging in self-injury

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

This 4-hour Mental Health First Aid for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury course is for any interested adult. This course gives participants an opportunity to learn how to help someone who is engaging in self-injury.

Content:

  • Mental health in a tertiary education setting
  • For students in tertiary settings

Learning outcomes:

  • How to assist a fellow student developing mental problem or experiencing a mental health crisis

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: In person, online

Content:

  • Mental health in a financial industry setting

Learning outcomes:

  • How to assist a co-worker or person in financial distress who is developing mental problem or experiencing a mental health crisis

Duration: 180 minutes
Format: Blended (eLearning component followed by a face-to-face component)

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Tools, Resources and Consulting

We provide bespoke consulting, tools and resources that are cutting-edge, actionable and evidence based to help
your organisation achieve robust, inclusive growth

We offer tools, resources that are:

  • Evidence based
  • Informed by latest research
  • Industry relevant

These include:

  • Guidelines, Frameworks
  • Action plan templates
  • Data gathering templates
  • Assessment, progress measures
  • Dashboard templates
  • Best practice, research insights

We offer bespoke consulting on projects such as (but not limited to):

  • EDI Policy, strategy creation
  • Human Resource processes
  • Setting up programmes (Employee networks)
  • Learning and Development (Mentoring etc.)
  • Inclusion programmes
  • EDI Data analysis, monitoring

We review:

  • Alignment of EDI policy with organisational goals
  • Embedding EDI into business strategy for growth
  • Assessment of EDI for impact, sustainability
  • Progress on EDI initiatives
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Technical Services

We provide a host of services to help make your organisation’s website be inclusive and engaging to the widest range of people, including people with disability, neurodiverse people etc.

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We conduct accessibility audits, design reviews and perform regression trainings. We evaluate websites for user experience and improve digital experience by ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.1 & WCAG 2.0 standards.

We address accessibility issues of various devices, including phones and tablets. We work across all mobile devices catering to different operating systems like iOS, Android and Windows.

We author VPAT audit reports of your web, app or digital products and provide a third-party view of your products’ accessibility conformance.

We provide document remediation services for documents/files such as pdf, excel, word, powerpoint, etc. and ensure they are compliant and accessible by people with disabilities.