Course Duration: 30+ minutes
This CPD-certified Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Training course provides a greater understanding of EDI in the workplace, including benefits, strategies and relevant legislation.
The course explains EDI concepts and offers practical steps to develop fairer workplaces. Trainees learn how to uphold inclusive policies and behave in a way welcomed by colleagues and stakeholders.
| Course Duration | 30+ minutes |
|---|---|
| Approval body | CPD |
| Format | Fully online |
| Assessment | Multiple choice |
| Certification | Same-day digital certificate |
| Certificate Valid For | 3 years |
This EDI course contains the following sections:
The course certificate includes:
A CPD-certified EDI course certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Legislation makes it necessary for employers to promote equal opportunities and encourage diversity in the workforce. Workplace and customer attitudes are changing, too. More people are choosing organisations that prioritise EDI.
Research also shows that diverse and inclusive teams consistently surpass less diverse counterparts. This outperformance includes better decision-making, more innovative thinking and overall achievement.
Equality, diversity and inclusion training supports compliance and lets employers create fairer workplaces. Organisations can meet the evolving expectations of stakeholders and tap into the competitive advantages of diversity and inclusion.
Employers must comply with the Equality Act 2010 to promote fairness and protect workers from unfair treatment. The Equality Act prohibits direct or indirect discrimination based on nine protected characteristics:
The Equality Act also protects against workplace harassment – unwanted behaviour that makes someone feel intimidated, degraded or offended.
Equality and diversity training in the workplace helps employers and employees understand and respect protected characteristics. It also explains how to distinguish bullying, harassment and discrimination. This knowledge lets staff act accordingly and tackle harmful or unlawful workplace behaviour.
Having an EDI policy does not mean everyone interprets it in the same way. One person may see a comment as harmless while a colleague finds it offensive. Assumptions about who is suited to a task can also affect decisions without anyone noticing.
Our online Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course covers discrimination, unconscious bias and what employees are responsible for at work. It gives staff an opportunity to consider how their behaviour affects colleagues and where unfair treatment can arise.
Employers can use the training to make expectations clearer across teams and reinforce the standards already set out in their workplace policies.
This equality and diversity online course makes EDI concepts easy to understand and explains why they’re relevant to your workplace. It highlights what employees and employers must do to create a fair, inclusive workplace. The course also addresses discrimination and unconscious bias, helping staff to comply with legislation, avoid conflict and build stronger teams.
EDI training unpacks what equality, diversity and inclusion are and clarifies how incorporating these concepts can improve working environments and business performance. It promotes an inclusive workplace, reduces biases and ensures all employees feel respected and valued.
Yes. Research suggests EDI courses can produce lasting improvements in understanding, particularly when supported by wider efforts to build an inclusive workplace culture.
A meta-analysis of 260 independent samples by Bezrukova et al. found that knowledge gained through diversity training remained stable or improved over time, although some changes in attitudes faded. Bezrukova et al. (2016) also found that training was more effective when combined with wider diversity initiatives, awareness-building and practical skills development.
This suggests EDI courses can contribute to lasting workplace improvements when organisations reinforce learning through inclusive leadership, fair policies and everyday working practices.
All Human Focus training is exclusively online, so you can complete this course using your smartphone, tablet or computer.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Training is a single module course and takes about 30 minutes to complete.
This online EDI course gives you simple access to training and certification. This accessibility enables you to deliver training across your organisation and lets workers fit training around their current duties. The Human Focus system also makes it easier to manage training records, letting you track and check progress online.
Online courses also offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional in-person training as they eliminate the overheads of classroom-based courses.
Yes. We offer customisable training for organisations that want to tailor the learning material to their specific needs and objectives.
This EDI course is priced at £25.00 +VAT for a single trainee. Discounted rates are available for bulk purchases. Click on ‘Discount’ beneath the ‘Buy Now’ button for more details.
The three key principles are equality, diversity and inclusion.
