The UN Global Compact Network Canada and the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) present a series of practical, results-oriented workshops in support of the 50 – 30 Challenge. With a focus on actionable insights and peer-to-peer learning, these courses are designed to enable your organization to meet the 50 – 30 Challenge targets: 50% gender parity and 30% representation of equity-deserving groups on boards and/ or in senior management roles.
Complete these core courses to build a solid foundation in equity, diversity, and inclusion, and then embark upon the specialized workshops of two distinct learning pathways.
Our specialized pathways, the Practitioner’s Path and the Leader’s Path, offer curated workshops to meet your unique business needs in key areas proven to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within your organization. These advanced courses are tailored to complement your organization’s strategic objectives and help you navigate the complexities of creating an inclusive environment.
Designed for DEI professionals, as well as transformative leaders and individuals committed to learning the practical skills required to cultivate inclusive environments. To earn a certificate of completion, participants are required to complete the two core courses in addition to a selection of at least three specialized workshops from the Practitioner's Path.
Created specifically for top-level executives, business owners, industry leaders, team or project managers, and decision-makers aiming to integrate DEI into their management or leadership style. Participants seeking a certificate of completion must successfully complete the two core courses, along with a minimum of two tailored workshops from the Leader's Path.
In collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, we are extending an exclusive series of capacity-building workshops to those actively participating in the 50 – 30 Challenge.
This core course is designed to provide an overview of the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and discuss why these should be prioritized in Canadian workplaces. It will also delve into the topic of unconscious bias and its different manifestations including sources and types of bias. Participants will have the opportunity to explore what it means to be a diversity champion during the session through facilitated case studies, peer-to-peer learning, and other engaging capacity-building activities. At the end of the session, participants will be able to mitigate bias, embrace differences, and return to their workplace with strategies and reflective changes to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Monday 15 July 2024 11 AM - 1 PM ET
Workplaces are microcosms of society and negative attitudes or behaviours such as microaggression, antagonism, and bullying can be prevalent in these spaces. This session explores negative behaviours in the workplace, highlighting how they can impact employee well-being and organizational culture. Through case studies, statistical analysis, and peer-to-peer learning, participants will gain a deeper understanding of what constitutes genuine respect in the workplace and how to ensure they are contributing to an inclusive environment. At the end of the session, attendees will have learned strategies to activate their allyship and combat microaggressions and workplace discrimination, while promoting individual and organizational wellbeing.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Wednesday 17 July 2024 11 AM - 1 PM ET
This two-part course starts with exploring components of the recruitment process. From understanding and managing bias to reviewing recruitment hiring policies and practices, participants will learn how to develop inclusive recruitment practices adaptable for all workplaces.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Monday 12 August 2024 11 AM - 1 PM ET
Talent Management Part II: Retention and Beyond (Practitioner’s Path)
A continuation of the two-part talent management workshop, this session focuses on career development and succession planning. Through tracking and monitoring retention for systemically marginalized groups, removing barriers to development opportunities and financial and non-financial rewards across rank and function, this workshop will help your organization ensure its career development and succession planning processes include a DEI lens.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Wednesday 14 August 2024 11 AM - 1 PM ET
It’s one thing to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) in your organization; it's another to do this with a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lens. This workshop provides an overview of leading principles-based frameworks that can help your organization advance responsible business conduct by embedding DEI in your CSR efforts across the workplace, marketplace, and community. Participants will expand their understanding of how CSR efforts with strong DEI integration can improve employee wellbeing, align with international human rights and decent work standards, and have positive impacts on the community in which your organization operates.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Monday 9 September 2024 10 AM - 12 PM ET
This optional course will examine how unaddressed wage gaps negatively impact organizations and the strategies you can use to close existing wage gaps. By examining current Canadian wage gap demographics as well as providing participants with an opportunity to understand salary audits, data monitoring on wage gaps, and the importance of transparency, participants will leave this session with tips and methods to work towards identifying and removing discriminatory remuneration practices.
Register now for this safe and supportive learning experience: Thursday 12 September 2024 10 AM - 12 PM ET