Equality & Diversity
Recognise and appreciate the differences of the people we care for. This half-day course helps your team provide care that is fair and gives equal opportunity to everyone.
About the course
Fair care with equal opportunity for everyone
This course explores what equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination really mean, the legislation that covers them, and each of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Know the responsibilities of employees and employers
- Know what beliefs, values and attitudes are
- Understand what is meant by equality, diversity, inclusion and discrimination
- Know the legislation in place covering equality & diversity
- Know each of the protected characteristics
- Understand the different forms of discrimination, and how they can occur
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Seven areas take your team from beliefs and values through the law, the protected characteristics and the forms discrimination can take.
The Importance of Equality and Diversity
- Facts and statistics
- Employee responsibilities
- Employer responsibilities
Beliefs, Values and Attitudes
- What are beliefs?
- What are values?
- What are attitudes?
Definitions
- What is equality?
- What is diversity?
- What is inclusion?
- What is discrimination?
- Harassment
- Discriminatory language
Legislations
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- The Mental Capacity Act 2005
- The Care Act 2014
- The Health & Social Care Act 2012 (Duty of Candour)
- The Equality Act 2010
Protected Characteristics (Equality Act 2010)
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- Race
- Disability
- Religion and belief
- Age
- Gender re-assignment
- Marriage and civil partnership
- Pregnancy and maternity
Types of Discrimination
- Direct discrimination
- Indirect discrimination
- Victimisation
Signposting
- Signposts to useful organisations
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We bring Equality & Diversity training to your care home
Delivered on-site at your service, nationwide, with pricing on application. Tell us your dates and delegate numbers and we’ll reply quickly with a quote.
Part of our mandatory training range. Also explore clinical training and first aid courses.