Unconscious Bias Course
The Unconscious Bias Course raises employees’ awareness of unconscious bias so they can mitigate the impact on decision-making processes. This enables them to make more objective judgements and to appreciate the value that different perspectives and experiences bring to an organisation.
Fostering diversity through unconscious bias training can enhance creativity and innovation by bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds with unique viewpoints. It also contributes to a culture where all employees feel empowered to contribute, driving the individual’s and organisation’s success.
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Unconscious Bias eLearning Course
Unconscious Bias Course fosters a more inclusive workplace culture, leading to fairer decision-making and improved collaboration amongst diverse teams.
£25
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What are the benefits of our unconscious bias course?
- Raises awareness of unconscious bias to support employees to make fair, rational decisions so individuals and organisation can thrive.
- IOSH Approved, CPD Certified and SCORM Compliant training.
- Online course can be completed at the employee’s own pace.
- Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout.
- Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go.
- Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding.
Course duration
Unconscious bias training online takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Who should take this course?
All employees benefit from unconscious bias awareness training, regardless of their role within an organisation.
By raising awareness of unconscious bias, employees gain valuable insights into their own thought processes and behaviours. Training fosters a more inclusive workplace culture, leading to fairer decision-making processes and improved collaboration amongst diverse teams.
Course accreditations
Our accreditations mean you can be confident that we deliver high-quality, effective eLearning that forms part of a professional development programme.
We pride ourselves on our extensive certification and accreditation. We’re CPD Certified and this course is SCORM compliant which means it can be integrated as part of your existing LMS or used as part of our SHINE learning management system.
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Unconscious Bias FAQs
What is unconscious bias in the workplace?
Unconscious bias refers to the social stereotypes, attitudes, or preferences that individuals form outside of their conscious awareness or control.
Can you change unconscious bias?
Everyone is biased. The key is to be aware of our unconscious biases so we can challenge and manage them and ensure they don’t cloud our decision-making processes.
Why should we avoid unconscious bias?
Managing unconscious bias in the workplace is crucial because it can result in unfair recruitment and promotion. This leads to organisations drawing from a limited talent pool, thereby missing out on the valuable perspectives and experiences that diversity brings.
Unconscious bias can undervalue certain individuals and silence their voices, so an organisation doesn’t benefit from collaboration and ideas.
What is an example of unconscious bias?
Affinity bias or ‘similarity bias’ is one example of unconscious bias. For example, when an HR manager recruits a candidate because they have something in common with them like a shared interest.
What’s the best way to combat unconscious bias?
Unconscious bias training supports employees to recognise unconscious bias in themselves and provides practical strategies for managing unconscious bias. This leads to a more inclusive, diverse, and happy workforce, which ultimately enhances productivity.
What is the goal of unconscious bias training?
Unconscious bias training supports employees to recognise their unconscious biases so they can reduce the effect on their decisions and recognise the value of experiences and perspectives that differ from their own.
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Course aims
By the end of the unconscious bias course participants will:
- Understand what unconscious bias is and why it is important to manage it.
- Recognise the types of unconscious bias.
- Have an increased awareness of unconscious bias in themselves and others.
- Know strategies to reduce the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace.
Course Overview
1. Introduction
What is unconscious bias, how does it affect individuals and why is addressing unconscious bias in the workplace important?
2. What are the five types of bias in the workplace?
How to recognise the most common types of unconscious bias: affinity bias, attribution bias, beauty bias, confirmation bias and conformity bias.
3. Tackling unconscious bias
How to recognise and manage unconscious bias in yourself.
Practical steps to manage unconscious bias such as acknowledging that everyone has unconscious biases, exposing yourself to different perspectives, seeking feedback, and engaging in self-reflection and continuous learning.
4. Organisational commitments
What direct and indirect discrimination in the workplace looks like, with reference to case studies. How employers can be held vicariously liable for the actions of their employees.
Ways in which organisations can protect themselves from unconscious bias through training, policies, holding employees accountable and encouraging transparency.
5. Preventing unconscious bias within processes
Practical ways organisations can reduce unconscious bias, for example by blind sifting job applications, conducting initial interviews by phone instead of in-person, and encouraging recruitment managers to make each other aware of stereotyping.
Assessment
At the end of unconscious bias training there are 10 multiple choice questions to answer, and the pass mark is 80%.
Certificate
If you complete the course on SHINE, you will receive a certificate which is downloadable as a PDF file.
Course screenshots
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How is it delivered?
The unconscious bias course is delivered online or through a computer network to each trainee at their desktop, laptop or mobile device.
We can also provide the course to be integrated into a SCORM compliant LMS.
Training can be completed at the employee’s own pace by “bookmarking” and recording progress and returning to the training later.
SHINE – compliance record keeping
The Praxis42 Digital Platform SHINE is our advanced eLearning management system and helps organisations deliver effective online learning for their employees.
A cost-effective tool for compliance record-keeping, SHINE allows you to view and manage employee training records easily. Individual training certificates can be printed as proof of compliance for audits or visits from enforcing agencies.
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