Education (Training)

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Due to COVID-19, the HREO has developed virtual sessions for the following using Microsoft Teams and Zoom:

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External faculty, staff and students

Our office offers various types of training available for Students, Faculty and Staff including. Click on each type of training to be shown a list of offerings.

× Staff Team Learning Program - Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Staff Team Learning Program In this program you will explore a wide range of topics related to diversity and inclusion. This blended course has been designed to be interactive and directly applicable to your professional careers. You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program. Audience: Staff Length: 8 week program with 6 weeks of online learning and two mandatory in-person sessions. Diversity to Inclusion Certificate Program (D2I) Building an inclusive environment that promotes diversity and inclusion requires active participation of everyone on campus. This certificate program consists of 8 core face-to-face workshops that seek to engage Queen's staff and faculty in conversation, discovery, and learning about diversity and equity and to provide resources, knowledge, and tools required to make Queen's an inclusive campus. Please note that you must register in the Certificate program in order to receive a certificate upon completion. Core Workshops: Accommodation: (Dis)-Ability, Faith, Gender and More… This course offering is broken up into two parts. Part one is an introduction to the elements of workplace accommodation. Participants will become familiar with the central principles of accommodation; discrimination in workplace culture, and workplace barriers to the full participation of persons from equity seeking groups. In part two of this workshop participants will explore workplace accommodation at Queen’s University. Participants will gain foundational knowledge related to who is included in the accommodation process, what information is required and the function/role of the Return to Work and Accommodations Department at Queen’s. The final portion of this workshop will draw upon real-life scenarios so that the participants understand the pivotal role they can play in recognizing and implementing the concept of accommodation in their workplace. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 2 hours Human Rights, Queen’s, and You The term “human rights” can mean many different things to different people. Often when people think of “human rights”, faraway struggles for freedom from state persecution are the images that come to mind. Yet, human rights are as much an issue for people here as they are for people around the globe. What are our human rights? Where do they come from? How do they relate to our everyday lives and, more specifically, to the Queen’s workplace? Video clips and reality-based scenarios will be used to illustrate important human rights concepts and spark discussion around best practices for resolving complex and sensitive issues. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 6 hours Building an Inclusive and Accessible Workplace at Queen’s This workshop will familiarize participants with the purpose and mandate of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), along with how the AODA intersects with other key pieces of legislation. Participants will recognize barriers to access and gain a better understanding of what accessibility means in the Queen’s context and what they can do towards achieving a barrier-free and inclusive workplace. Key principles, concepts, and the positive impact of fostering inclusive and accessible workplaces will be explored through group discussions, exercises, and case studies. In addition, strategies around best practice approaches for creating an accessible workplace for persons with disabilities, as well as methods for measuring the success of accessibility strategies will be shared. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 3 hours Sexual and Gender Diversity in the Workplace and Beyond This workshop is an overview of both the legal obligations of employers with regard to LGBTQ employees and the business case for inclusion of sexual and gender diversity. It will examine the impact in the workplace of “coming out” and of “transitioning,” look at barriers to inclusion, and offer ideas about how the workplace can become more inclusive. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 3 hours Anti-oppression in the Workplace Equity seeking groups in Canada have long experienced various forms of oppression. Some oppressions, like physical brutality, may be direct and easily observable. Others are less easy to detect but nevertheless have a great impact on peoples’ feelings of dignity, welcome and value and ability to participate in the community. Understanding the interconnectivity of various oppressions and how oppressions function is fundamental to our efforts to challenge social injustice. Each of us has a positive role to play in creating communities and workplaces that are “anti-oppressive” for all people, but particularly those most affected by inequity. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 3 hours Sexual and Gender Violence and Harassment in the Workplace Like any other workplace in Ontario, Queen’s University has legal obligations to address issues of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace. This important session will provide participants with a clear understanding of the definition of sexual harassment along with examples of how it may occur within a workplace context. Through a stop action role play and case scenarios participants will have the opportunity to: practice first-response skills, learn strategies for making appropriate referrals to people experiencing sexual harassment or violence in the workplace, and learn how to initiate appropriate resolution processes to incidents of sexual violence. This session will be equally valuable for both employees and supervisors given our shared responsibilities to address harassment in the workplace. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 3 hours Anti-racisim 101 Universities have long been named as places of racial struggle by racialized students, staff, and faculty. However, despite the numerous accounts of incidents of overt and systemic racism expressed by racialized minorities, many Canadian universities have had difficulty accepting and addressing the existence of racism on its campuses. Anti-racism training and education is based on the fact that racism exists, it is pervasive, and is manifested in a variety of forms. This workshop will help us to understand the dynamics of racism in our society, institutions, and daily lives and share approaches for working together to fight racism. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 3 hours Gaining Competence in an Intercultural Workplace In this one-day workshop, participants will consider the characteristics of an intercultural workplace and some of the knowledge and skills that will help them function more effectively in it. They will be introduced to common metaphors and theoretical dimensions of culture, as well as a theory of how intercultural competence develops. They will be exposed to intercultural strategies, and learn and practice at least one skill that can help make intercultural interactions more successful. Participants will increase their awareness of the characteristics of an intercultural workplace and consider some established definitions of culture. Participants will learn about some of the theoretical dimensions of culture, including those affecting how we communicate, deal with conflict, and make decisions. Finally, the workshop will introduce the theory behind the Intercultural Development Continuum - a theoretical tool that demonstrates how individuals develop intercultural competence. Audience: Staff, Senior Admin Grades 10 and above Length: 6 hours

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