Diversity Training refers to the initiative taken by organizations to create awareness about diversity-related differences. Diversity Training is a program that encourages team cohesiveness and togetherness through positive interactions. The objective of Diversity Training - To understand that a small change in attitude will help in better teamwork - Improve cooperation and soft skill - Prevent discrimination lawsuits in future - Give voice to people who are easily sidelined - Teach people to cope with differences and consider everyone as equal Types of Diversity Training 1. Awareness-based Training This type of training includes experimental exercises and various case studies to - Make employees understand the value of a diversified workforce - Create a workforce that is sensitive towards diversity-related issues - Make employees aware of biases and cultural assumptions and how it is harming everyone 1. Skill-based Training Takes the help of numerous tools to - Handle cultural differences - Advance from awareness to proficiency stage How to Create Effective Diversity Training 1. Encourage shared goals as it will boost bonding 2. Create awareness about unconscious bias 3. Encourage employees to look at diverse ways of looking and thinking to fix issues 4. Encourage people to become more accepting by discouraging prohibited words Different Methods of Diversity Training 1. Gamification Encourages engagement, draws people out and helps them to play and relax with each other 1. Micro-Learning It is old-school training that sticks together workers in a commonplace or event so that they become comfortable with each other 1. Mobile Learning Telecommunicating options helps in connecting a diversified workforce from different offices Why is Diversity Training so Important? 1. Helps to look at various perspectives 2. Better at problem-solving because of the different mindset 3. Wider audience 4. Helps to create a diversified pool of talent 5. Greater levels of efficiency and performances Example 1. Apple 2. Google This video is on Diversity Training and it has the following sub-topics. Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction 00:21 Definition of Diversity 00:43 Definition of Diversity Training 01:20 Origin of Diversity Training 02:06 Objective of Diversity Training 02:39 Types of Diversity Training 03:19 How to create effective Diversity Training 04:08 Different Methods of Diversity Training 05:00 Why is Diversity Training so important? 05:55 Diversity Training Examples