Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

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Course details
Duration : 2 hours 30 mins
Lectures : 18
Assignments : 1
Quizzes : 4
Level : Intermediate
  • Description

Course Title:

Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

Course Description:

Unconscious bias plays a significant role in shaping workplace decisions and interactions, often without employees being aware of its effects. This eLearning course provides a comprehensive understanding of unconscious bias, its various forms, and the practical steps to mitigate its impact. Through interactive activities, self-assessment tools, audio lessons, and real-world case studies, learners will develop the skills to recognise and address their biases, ensuring a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

Delivered entirely online, this course is designed for busy professionals, allowing learners to engage with the material at their own pace. By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to identify personal biases and implement strategies to reduce them in everyday workplace situations.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  1. Define unconscious bias and understand its effects in the workplace.
  2. Recognise key types of unconscious bias, including affinity, gender, and confirmation bias.
  3. Identify their own biases and reflect on how these impact workplace behaviour.
  4. Implement bias-reducing strategies in recruitment, performance reviews, and decision-making.
  5. Encourage an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and fairness.
  6. Establish long-term practices to maintain awareness and accountability around unconscious bias.
Course requirements

The Unconscious Bias in the Workplace eLearning course is designed to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of unconscious bias, its implications in professional settings, and actionable strategies to mitigate its effects.

Through engaging content, interactive lessons, and reflective exercises, this course explores various types of biases, their origins, and their impact on decision-making, recruitment, performance evaluations, and workplace culture.

Participants will learn to recognise their own biases and develop practical action plans to foster a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify and Understand Bias: Define unconscious bias and recognise its various forms, including affinity bias, gender bias, confirmation bias, and the halo and horn effect.
  2. Assess Personal Biases: Engage in self-reflection and self-assessment to identify individual biases and understand how they may impact interactions and decisions in the workplace.
  3. Implement Mitigation Strategies: Apply structured techniques to reduce bias in recruitment, performance reviews, and decision-making processes, promoting a fairer workplace.
  4. Create an Action Plan: Formulate a personal action plan to apply learning outcomes in a professional context, with a focus on long-term accountability and bias reduction.
Intended audience

Target Audience:

This course is suitable for:

  • HR professionals responsible for recruitment, promotions, and employee development who want to ensure fair practices.
  • Managers and team leaders looking to build diverse, inclusive teams and make unbiased decisions.
  • Employees at all levels who want to contribute to a positive, respectful workplace.
  • Organisations focused on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices by offering bias training to their staff.
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace