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Imagine stepping into a room where every voice matters, where every story is valued and where the richness of diverse experiences comes together to create something truly extraordinary.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) Foundations programme serves as a foundational step for individuals to gain insights, deepen their understanding, and actively foster equity, diversity and inclusion in both their personal and professional lives.

City & Guilds Assured: a global quality benchmark

This programme is City & Guilds Assured, an international quality mark for excellence in training and learning.

Assured has been created by global leaders in skills development and training, and builds on City & Guilds’ 144 years of experience. It demonstrates that the way in which OTD plans, designs and delivers its training programmes is world-class.

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Programme Details

What can you expect from EDI Foundations Programme?
EDI Foundations creates awareness and equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to promote an inclusive environment that respects and values diverse perspectives and experiences.
- Find out what bias means to the individualand how it impacts their decisions.
- Explore tools that demonstrate allyship forinclusion and equity for your team.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of theterms ‘privilege’ and ‘power’ and how this can impact interactions and outcomeswithin your organisation.
- Benefit from an introduction to the idea ofinclusive language and it’s impact within the workplace.
How EDI Foundations Programme works:
We will take you on a journey to discover how labels and bias drive assumptions in every interaction and explore the meanings behind privilege and power, reviewing their impact on team interactions and outcomes.
Our delivery will encourage participants to look at the importance of inclusive language and how it can unlock a world of opportunities. Individuals will feel empowered, able to build a community championing inclusion and equity in all interactions.
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Who will benefit most from EDI Foundations Programme?
EDI Foundations is a programme for everyone, as we all need support to thrive at work. It is especially useful for leaders and provides practical support to develop and evolve inclusive environments that will enable teams to innovate and thrive.
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In-person or online?
EDI Foundations has been specially developed for blended learning and is effective in a face-to-face and virtual setting. It can be adapted to suit specific needs - including group size and geography - and is underpinned by priming activities, evaluations and individual coaching and support, to achieve sustainable results.
It is one of a suite of complementary world-class leadership and development coaching programmes offered by OTD.
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