The qualities that make people unique are the qualities that make an organization diverse!

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WHY SHOULD STUDENTS GET CERTIFIED?

Taking this course will prepare you for the complex reality of the diverse workplace, plus give you the competitive edge as you apply for professional jobs. All major companies have some type of diversity program and require their employees to be trained in diversity. Each year companies send thousands of employees and spend millions of dollars in certification programs training managers, supervisors and employees in HR, EEO and Diversity. You will be more valuable to potential employers having already been trained than those who have not.

Our survey on what companies are looking for in today’s market from students entering the workfroce:

1. Return on Investment (ROI):

Diversity initiatives can improve the quality of an organization’s workforce and can be the catalyst for better return on investment (ROI) regarding human capital. An organization's largest budget item is the amount it spends on human resources in the form of salaries, benefits, training, development and recruitment. In order to get a healthy ROI in human capital and maximize competitive advantage, it is important to recognize that the workforce will grow in the number of women, people of color and employees of cross-cultural differences every year; Hence the need for an ever growing workforce trained in diversity.

2. New Customers:

Customer bases are becoming even more diverse than the workforce. Employing resources (personnel) that mirror the customers we serve, benefits an organization. Diverse employees can understand diverse customers, identify their needs and suggest potential new markets and new services.

3. Attract and Retain New Talent:

Recognized diversity initiatives and results will attract the best and the brightest employees to an organization. As the value of diversity continues to grow in the business community and elsewhere, recruiting and retaining talented potential employees who are diverse is even more important to organizational success.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION:

As we seek to prepare students for life in the twenty-first century, the educational value of such encounters will become more important than in the past. Diversity workshops held on various campuses gives us a truly unique and more complex way of seeing diversity.

Studies indicate three know facts. One, students benefit significantly from education that takes place within a diverse setting. Two, students learn more and think in deeper, more complex ways in a diverse educational setting and three, students encounter and learn from others who have backgrounds and characteristics very different from their own.

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

Workforce competence in diversity is defined as a set of behaviors, attitudes, and policies that help organizations and staff work effectively with people of different cultures. This four hour workshop explores the rich dynamics of cross cultural interactions and provides participants with knowledge and skills to increase their effectiveness in relating across lines of cultural differences. Those who complete the four hour workshops will receive a certificate of achievement for their participation in the following areas:

• Defining diversity
• Distinguish between Diversity, Affirmative Action (Equal Access), and EEO
• Recognize and respond to cross-cultural misunderstandings
• Understand “The Dimensions of Diversity”
• Understand the “Systems-Level Model”
• Controlling conflict resolution
• Understanding culture
• Discuss the impact of culture on perceptions and behavior
• Incorporate “M.E.E.T. On Common Ground” model into everyday action and behaviors
• Understand organizational goals, requirements, and responsibilities for creating a respectful workplace
• Practice skills for communicating, anticipating and resolving problems involving diversity

CAPABILITY:

Red Hawk and Alexander Consulting & Training, Inc. has maintained a solid and successful track record in providing training, instructional materials, and consulting services.  Since 1981, we have conducted training for over 500,000 participants in more than 100 public and private sector organizations throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada.

Corporate Wide Training                   

• Johnson Controls - 110,000 employees in U.S., Canada, and Mexico
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - 12,000 employees
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - 12,000 employees
• Federal Transit Agency - 400 employees
• American Credit Indemnity (U.S. and Canada) - 1000 employees
• Social Security Administration (SSA) – 600 employees

Partial University - College List:

• University of Michigan – diversity training
• Waynesboro Public School conference – keynote
• SACUBO - Southern Association of College and University Business Officers – keynote
• Bluefield University – keynote, diversity training, cultural awareness
• Chesterfield County Public School conference – keynote – breakout sessions on diversity
• Franklin Community College – diversity training
• James Madison University – keynote, breakout sessions on diversity
• Paul D. Camp University – keynote, diversity training
• Monmouth University – Keynote, diversity training
• Michigan State University – keynote, MLK day
• University of Richmond - keynote

Diversity Training for your University or workplace

can be booked by call us directly:

757-719-3398

Cost per class $60.00 per person with a max of

40 students or professionals per class.

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