Investing in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) is a current need, rather than a future requirement. Understanding how D&I connects with value creation, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is at the core of social sustainability for today’s organisations. The training programme is based on international diversity management standards, internationally certified competence and international research & practice based experience.
Outcomes of the training
Understanding the role of diversity competence in diversity management and how to navigate the D&I landscape
Understanding the essence and benefits of diversity management for business growth
Understanding how D&I principles relate to value creation, innovation and social sustainability
Understanding your organisation’s diversity potential and ability to see diversity of your people as a resource
Understanding the reasons for low performance at the workplace
- Understanding what data are needed to map your organisation’s D&I situation
Understanding how to measure the effectiveness of diversity management in your company
- Understanding why and how to develop a diversity management strategy aligned with your organisation’s business objectives, KPIs and best practice guidelines
- Understanding systemic obstacles to attracting the best professionals
Understanding how bias and stereotypes affect the workplace and business growth
Understanding the risk of not having a diversity management approach in business and organisational development
Ability to identify and eliminate obstacles to successful diversity management and strengthening inclusive leadership
Ability to realise and use your own diversity competence
Programme
Module 1 | 10.09.2024
Module 2 | 17.09.2024
Module 3 | 24.09.2024
Basic D&I and Diversity Management concepts to establish awareness & build competence
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging
- Diversity competence
- Diversity maturity
- Diversity management
- Diversity & HR
- International diversity management standards
Diversity management & value creation
- The business case of diversity
- Diversity & competitiveness
- Diversity & technology
- Diversity & innovation
- Diversity recruitment
- Common approaches & mistakes
Diversity management strategy
- Diversity management strategy: Why?
- Case analyses
- Diversity management strategy: How?
- Diversity & ESG
- KPIs, action plans, metrics & measurements
- Diversity management strategy roadmap
Principal lecturer: Agnese Cimdina, PhD, PwC Latvia Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Agnese Cimdina is a certified diversity manager (certified by the Norwegian Certification Authority “Norsk Sertifisering” & International Personnel Certification Association) and has contributed to awareness raising, knowledge transfer and consulting in diversity management to international organisations since 2019.
She has conducted research, led projects, consulted, published, been a lecturer, speaker & moderator on such topics as Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity Management, Diversity Competence, Internationalisation of Nordic businesses, International Marketing, Sustainability & Development, Equality & Trust, Culture & Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovations in Nordic, Latvian and Middle East societies.
Agnese holds Master’s and PhD degrees in social anthropology from the University of Bergen (Norway) with expertise in business and economic anthropology, development anthropology, and intercultural understanding. She has extensive international experience working with academic, corporate and diplomatic sectors in the Baltic, Nordic and Middle East countries.
Agnese is an author having recently published a monograph “Searching for Sustainability in Arabian Deserts. An Anthropology of Market and Oil” based on her post-doctoral research on business development, social and environmental sustainability, synergies between traditions, modernity, culture and business in the region of the Arabian Peninsula.
Programme information
- To whom
- Timeline
- Fee
- Format
- Certificate
To whom
If your work on D&I and diversity management is to be successful, it’s important to understand the essence of D&I practices, clearly define your organisation’s D&I goals, and create an effective strategy in diversity management. Implementing diversity management requires not only management insight and a collaborative HR department but also staff engagement and enhancing the relevant competencies at company level.
Timeline
Module 1: 10.09.2024, 14.00 - 17.00 (EET - time zones)
Module 2: 17.09.2024, 14.00 - 17.00 (EET - time zones)
Module 3: 24.09.2024, 14.00 - 17.00 (EET - time zones)
Fee
Participation fee in 3 modules (9 hours) training: 490 EUR + VAT
In order for the work on D&I and diversity management practices in the company to be successful, we recommend that several members of the organization attend the training. If 2 or more representatives of the same organization apply for the training, we offer a 15% discount.
Format
Each module includes online lecture combined with discussions and practical tasks to build and strengthen diversity competence at individual and organisational level, as well as a strategic diversity management approach. The length of each module is three hours.
The training will be held in English.
In order to make our training effective, it’s essential that we provide a safe environment for openness and differing views. We will therefore request that the participants undertake to respect the confidentiality of this training course.
Certificate
On conclusion of the training programme, the participants will receive a PwC's Academy certificate.
Contact us
Trainer, Senior Manager, MBA, CFA, ACMA/CGMA, CIA, PwC Poland
Tel: +48 519 062 937
