This training package aims to increase understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion. It defines key terms like equality, diversity, stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, harassment and current anti-discrimination legislation. Exercises explore discrimination and harassment. Promoting equality involves examining attitudes, challenging offensive language, increasing knowledge of different people, and undertaking training. Additional resources are provided for further information.

1. Equality and Diversity
Training Package

2. Aims & Objectives
Aim
 To gain an understanding of ‘Equality
of Opportunity & Diversity’ and
strengthen good practice both
personally and professionally.
Objectives
 To add or improve your knowledge of ‘Equality of
Opportunity & Diversity’.
 To become aware of your rights and responsibilities.

3. What is equality?
“Accepting that everyone is
different and treating them
with an equal level of respect.”
‘We are all human but
we are not the same.’

4. What is diversity?
“Embracing these differences
and creating a more inclusive
environment.”
‘We are all human but
we are not the same.’

5. Equality covers:
• Race
• Religion & Belief
• Sex and Sexual Orientation
• Marriage and Civil Partnership
• Pregnancy and Maternity
• Age
• Disability
• Gender Reassignment
Government laws are in place to enforce these.

6. What is a stereotype?
‘Putting people in categories
or pigeon holes’
Examples
• All doctors are male
• All Irish are stupid and drink Guinness
• All blondes are unintelligent
• All taxi drivers are Asian
• All American people are overweight
These are examples of common stereotypes that
we should challenge.

7. What is prejudice?
‘Pre-judging a person or
group of people without
fact, reason, knowledge or
thought.’
Prejudice is often a result of lingering
stereotypes.

8. What is discrimination?
‘Discrimination is the
unfavourable treatment of
groups or individuals.’
There are three types of discrimination:
• Direct
• Indirect
• Victimisation
See induction handbook for definitions.

9. Discrimination experiment
Who was Martin Luther-King?
Try searching on www.bbc.co.uk
Following his death, Jane Elliott, an American
teacher, conducted an experiment on her 3rd grade
pupils to show the effect of discrimination.
The following film shows the 1970 experiment.
‘A Class Divided’

10. http://www.prostartuk.co.uk/videos/AClassDividedFina

11. Exercise
A Class Divided

12. What is harassment?
‘Any behaviour that is
unwelcome or the receiver Any behaviour
finds offensive’ found
offensive by
anyone
‘bullying’
‘Unwanted sexual or racial
conduct which is offensive
to the recipient’

13. Exercise
Harassment and Bullying

14. Current legislation (law)
The Equality Act became law in October 2010 and it replaces
and harmonises previous legislation as below:-
• The Sex Discrimination Act – 1975 (Addition) Gender
Reassignment 1999
• The Race Relations Act – 1976 (Amended) 2003
• The Disability Discrimination Act -1995 (Amended) 2003
– Oct 2004
• Employment Equality Regulations (Sexual Orientation) 2003
• Employment Equality Regulations (Religion and Belief) 2003
Employment Equality Regulations (Age) – December 2006
All company policies and procedures should comply with
government legislation.
The Equality Act covers the same groups and these are now
called ‘protective characteristics’.

15. Policies & procedures at work
Many organisations have developed their
own Equality & Diversity policies which cover
all matters involving staff and customers.
Not complying with these policies can result
in serious disciplinary action.
It is essential that you fully
understand and comply with your
company’s policies and procedures.

16. How can you actively promote Equality
& Diversity?
• By examining your own attitudes and
values. This can be difficult to do.
• By challenging behaviour and language
that you find abusive or offensive.
• By increasing your knowledge and
understanding of people who are
different from yourself.
• By undertaking training that will increase
your knowledge.

17. Further Information
www.youthinformation.com
www.equalityhumanrights.com
www.stonewall.org.uk
www.direct.gov.uk
www.bullyingonline.org
www.acas.org.uk
Further information can be accessed at the above
websites or from:
Paula Vaughan – Equality & Diversity Officer
Tel: 0844 815 0804
E-mail: paulavaughan@prostartuk.co.uk

18. Aims & Objectives revisited
Aim
 To gain an understanding of ‘Equality of
Opportunity & Diversity’ and strengthen good
practice both personally and professionally.
Objectives
 To add or improve your knowledge of ‘Equality
of Opportunity & Diversity’.
 To become aware of your rights and
responsibilities.

19. Well Done!
You have now completed the Equality & Diversity package.
Please make sure you complete the
exercises in your Induction Handbook
for your assessor to check.
Once you have completed your
Induction Handbook you can print off
your certificate. REMEMBER:
We are all human but we
are not the same.

20. Thank you for your attention
If you would like a hard copy of
these slides please ask a member of
staff