Online training modules and workshops
At UQ, diversity enriches our community, reflecting one of our core strengths. Staff members are encouraged to enhance their understanding of diversity and inclusion through training that fosters inclusive and collaborative environments.
SBS Inclusion Online Modules
Age
The Age course is designed to highlight the widespread age-related discriminatory practices that are prevalent today.
After completing this module, you will possess:
- An awareness of the age demographic changes occurring in society
- Awareness of age discrimination and its impacts on individuals and organisations
- Improved knowledge of assumptions people makes about older and younger workers
- Knowledge of how organisations can effectively manage a multi-generational workforce
Key Themes
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Age
- Barriers to employment
- Ageism
Start the Age Inclusion training module (staff login required)
Core Inclusion
The Core Inclusion module is designed to improve understanding of inclusion, and the principles guiding right conditions for every individual to achieve their full potential.
After completing this module you will be able to:
- utilise core inclusion skills
- incorporate diversity and intersectionality into your people skills
- understand the impact of universal and inclusive design on inclusion.
Key themes
- The ‘why?’ of inclusion
- Unconscious bias
- Discrimination legislation
- Building an inclusive organisation
- Flexibility
- Inclusive design
Start the Core Inclusion training module (staff login required)
Culture
The Culture module is designed to improve understanding of culture, and the various hindrances and biases that exist.
By completing this module, you will:
- gain knowledge about the impact of culture on all aspects of behaviour
- understand the various stages of cultural adaptation
- be able to successfully communicate cross-culturally.
Key themes
- The ‘why?’ of cultural inclusion
- Cultural differences and similarities
- Practical cultural communication
- Cross-cultural communication
- Cultural adaptation
- Australia by the numbers
Start the Culture training module (staff login required)
Disability
The Disability course is designed to improve your understanding of disability in all its guises and to show how employment options for people with disability can be improved and embraced.
By completing this module, you will possess:
- Knowledge of best practices to foster inclusion of disability in the workplace
- An understanding of how employing people with disability is good for the bottom line
- An understanding of barriers in the workplace preventing the inclusion of people with disability
Key themes
- Diversity
- Inclusion
- Disability
- Impacts on mental illness
- Barriers to employment
- Neurodiversity
Start the Disability training module (staff login required)
Gender
The Gender module is designed to improve understanding of gender equality and the various hindrances and biases that exist.
After completing this module you will possess:
- improved knowledge of the dynamics of gender equality
- tools to move forward and contribute to gender equality in the workplace.
Key themes
- The ‘why?’ of gender equality
- The gender pay gap
- Everyday sexism
- Recruitment and promotions
- Flexibility
- Sexual harassment
- Domestic violence
- Women in leadership
Start the Gender training module (staff login required)
LGBTQIA+
The LGBTIQ+ course is designed to improve your understanding of the LGBTIQ+ community. It also provides tools to apply your knowledge to promote a fairer, more LGBTIQ+ inclusive society.
After completing this module, you will have:
- Improved knowledge of the LGBTIQ+ community
- The ability to identify some key terminology used to describe the LGBTIQ+ community, plus identify unhelpful and harmful language
- An understanding of the importance and possibilities of allies
Key themes
- Diversity & inclusion
- Allyship in the workplace
- Homophobia in the workplace
- The LGBTQIA+ and the queer community
Designing effective and inclusive learning environments at UQ
This 90 minutes on the demand module has been designed to guide academics and professional staff in developing their awareness and understanding of inclusive teaching at UQ, aiming to build their capacity.
Participants are introduced to the UQ commitment to embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (including policies, procedures, and existing networks of support). They are then introduced to universal design for learning as a framework that can inform changes in practice supported by interactive scenario-based examples of inclusive teaching, student experiences, strategies, tips, and UQ staff vignettes.
Participants will
develop an understanding of diversity and inclusion at UQ,
build strategies to strengthen their inclusive teaching practice,
be introduced to the universal design for learning framework,
become familiar with the various support mechanisms on offer at UQ to enable inclusive practice, and
be able to promote engagement in learning and equity of opportunity for all to reach their potential.