DELA 104B ONLINE

Course Overview

This course provides participants with a framework for transforming an organization into an engaged, productive, and inclusive workforce. DELA 100 training requires the completion of 10 modules. The course provides participants with exercises, short video presentations, and individual and Discussion Group activities to develop cultural diversity practitioner skills. There are also two required scenario-based quizzes to integrate the course content.

Diversity Certification Training Objectives

• Develop a strong understanding of the historical context, bias, power dynamics, and privilege in the workplace.
• Enhance leadership skills to become a more effective cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion (CDEI) leader.
• Learn to facilitate productive conversations that address equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Gain critical knowledge and skills to address bias and marginalization and foster an inclusive corporate culture.
• Learn conceptual models to identify and address biases, promote behavioral change, redefine leadership, and recognize dimensions of equity.
• Address known and unknown barriers to building inclusive and diverse teams, such as making the business case and combating unconscious bias.

Diversity Certification Training Goals

Upon completion of the course, participants will:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the historical context, bias, power, and privilege in the workplace. (Specific)
• Identify and measure the opportunities and challenges in developing diverse, inclusive, and equitable initiatives, practices, and policies within participants' organizations. (Measurable)
• Identify leadership skills in cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion (CDEI) needed to drive organizational change effectively. (Achievable)
• Facilitate productive conversations among participants that address equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an inclusive corporate culture. (Relevant)
• Explain how to onboard an organization's leadership to the cultural diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.

Resources/Materials

• Participant manual
• Textbook