Equity, diversity, and inclusion

While most organizations have a language and process in place to embrace diversity and be more inclusive, effectively developing and implementing an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategy that is truly operational—and not tokenistic—requires more than good intentions.

Move away from optics and performative allyship, to effective and transformative action, by exploring courses and programs that focus on collective solidarity and co-creation of justice-centred, equitable and inclusive communities and workplaces.

Programs

Diversity and Inclusion
UBC Micro-certificate
In this part-time program, learners have a safe space to examine diversity efforts and explore ways to enact inclusive spaces within organizational and community settings.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
UBC Certificate
Gain the knowledge and skills to challenge systemic and organizational barriers to equity, diversity and inclusion, and co-create inclusive communities and workplaces.

Courses

Available courses
Course name	Format	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online	May 2, 2024	Join Waitlist	Details	Learn tools to build culturally diverse and inclusive teams. Enhance your skills to establish, motivate and lead your existing group toward inclusion. Develop strategies for transforming conflict and understand the influence of culture on teamwork.
	Online	Jun 6, 2024	Open	Details	Explore your leadership strengths and areas of growth and opportunity when leading in an intercultural setting. Complete the Intercultural Development Inventory and receive individualized feedback on your results. Reflect on your cultural identity, role and challenges in your own leadership context and develop a plan for applying your skills to create change and build inclusive communities and organizations.
	Online	Jun 13, 2024	Open	Details	Learn to integrate intercultural and social justice perspectives and take a critical look at intergroup relations. Review identity development models and explore how culture, ethnicity and race shape intercultural interactions. Look at the impact of systemic issues of power and privilege. Develop practical strategies for meaningful intergroup dialogue and engagement.
	Online	Jul 9, 2024	Open	Details	Expand your understanding of anti-racist work. Deepen your understanding of the historic and current realities of racism in Canada, and learn from the perspectives and experiences of racialized professionals. Consider the commitment, courage and creativity required to dismantle racism within organizations both on micro and macro levels.
	Online	Jul 9, 2024	Open	Details	Understand the differences between equity and inclusion, and how each contributes to the well-being, growth and safety of employees, customers and stakeholders. Consider different approaches to becoming more inclusive and equitable. Reflect upon your role within your organization, and create a toolkit that generates a more inclusive and equitable environment.
	Online	Sep 12, 2024	Open	Details	Take your intercultural understanding to the next level and build essential skills and practices to create welcoming spaces for all
	Online	Sep 17, 2024	Open	Details	Build awareness around the ways in which white supremacy manifests as our workplaces grow more diverse, and take a close look at the impact that white supremacy has on both individuals and systems. Reflect on the tensions between the desire to champion anti-racism while experiencing the privileges that whiteness confers.
	Online	Sep 24, 2024	Open	Details	This course explores the meaning of intersectionality, and solutions for respectfully engaging with all members of our communities. Understand the complexity, range and depth of intersectionality by first paying attention to your identity, then considering others' narratives which are generated at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, religious identity and ethnicity, among other social identities.
	Online	Oct 17, 2024	Open	Details	Help your organization make the most of diversity through increased creativity and innovation, enhanced employee engagement and better service to clients. Explore systemic barriers and inclusive practices in designing communication strategies with employees, clients and customers. Learn to develop policy frameworks and best practices; engage in community consultation; lead and supervise staff and volunteers; and plan programs.
	Online	Oct 29, 2024	Open	Details	In this course, take part in reflective activities that expand your awareness of your unconscious biases. Develop practical and concrete strategies and techniques for addressing these biases, and noticing, identifying and responding to microaggressions.
	Online	Nov 19, 2024	Open	Details	Understand and learn how to decolonize your research, teaching strategies and tools. Start by examining the pedagogies you use now and understand how you can deconstruct them through a decolonization lens.
	Online	Nov 26, 2024	Open	Details	This course supports you in identifying barriers to inclusion and equity. Gain tangible steps, strategies and tools to build a safe, respectful and more equitable workplace. Understand how to foster collective accountability and responsibility, and implement meaningful and timely action toward such measures.
	Online	Jan 23, 2025	Open	Details	Achieve success in conflict resolution through negotiation strategies that cut through misunderstanding, miscommunication, impasse, and implicit bias. Tap into your intercultural intelligence skills to negotiate conflict effectively.
				Details	UBC Extended Learning's Equitable Systems Design Program for Organizations is designed to build capacity within teams in an organizational setting to achieve their equity, diversity, and inclusion goals. This educational program is open to managers, leaders, and staff of all industries who are interested in implementing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategies within their organizations.
				Details	In this live online information session, get an overview of the programs and courses, the 100% online curriculum, and benefits and learning outcomes. Hear from a participant and learn more about how they experienced the program and how they are using what they learned in the program.

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