Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
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.
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
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.
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
This course is suitable for:
This lesson explores the concept of unconscious bias, its subconscious nature, and illustrates its presence through real-life professional examples.
This lesson examines how unconscious bias influences hiring, promotions, and workplace interactions, highlighting the importance of addressing these biases for fairness and diversity.
This lesson defines affinity bias and discusses how favouritism towards people similar to ourselves can distort decision-making processes.
This lesson identifies gender bias in professional settings and explains how gender stereotypes can shape behaviour and limit opportunities.
This lesson illustrates how pre-existing beliefs can affect the interpretation of new information, and how to identify confirmation bias in team assessments.
This lesson explains how initial positive or negative impressions can unfairly influence subsequent judgments about individuals.
This lesson provides insights on how our own personal biases are developed throughout our life.
This lesson highlights the effects of unconscious bias on communication and collaboration, and teaches recognition of biases during real-time interactions.
This lesson provides an interactive self-assessment tool to help participants identify their own biases in action.
This lesson outlines structured interview techniques and blind CV reviews to reduce bias in recruitment and hiring practices.
This lesson discusses the establishment of objective criteria for performance evaluations to ensure fairness in promotions and rewards.
This lesson introduces decision-making frameworks designed to minimise bias and promote diverse perspectives in team discussions.
This lesson emphasises the importance of ongoing education in bias awareness, providing tools and resources for sustained learning.
This lesson explains how to establish accountability systems within teams and the importance of monitoring progress in reducing bias.
This lesson guides participants in creating individual and team action plans to address biases and implement ongoing inclusive strategies.
This lesson recaps the essential topics covered throughout the course to reinforce learning.
This lesson assists participants in formulating a personal action plan to apply their learning in their professional contexts.
Lesson 6.4 provides a concluding overview of the course, outlines the process for receiving your Certificate of Completion, and encourages participants to promote inclusivity by sharing their experiences while also offering in-house training options for organisations in Scotland.