AKRON, Ohio – The city of Akron will host “intercultural competency” training to help employers and community leaders identify hidden biases and deal with employees without unconscious discrimination.

The city encourages area organizations to have a representative participate in the Intercultural Development Inventory® training, which is scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at Bounce Innovation Hub, 526 South Main St., Akron.

“We are in the process of training key members of our city staff as Qualified Administrators of the IDI so that we can identify structural biases and barriers within our organization, and help our employees move toward greater intercultural competency," Mayor Dan Horrigan said in a news release. "Other groups have as well, including Akron Public Schools, United Way of Summit County, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and Akron Community Foundation. I encourage organizations across the Akron community to join us.”

The cost is $2,200 per attendee. To register for the training program, visit leadershipakron.org/news-events/idi-conference/. Registration is open through Sept. 30; class size is limited to the first 25 registrants.

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