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.
Disability Inclusion Training
The Disability Inclusion 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
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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Core Cultural Learning
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Core Cultural Learning aims to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability of organisations and employees at all levels.
It has been developed by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Learn more about the training.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Core Cultural Learning courses provide a detailed exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and topics to help you:
- enhance your cultural understanding
- gain a deeper sense of self-awareness and critical reflection
- enhance your personal and professional capacity to engage respectfully and effectively in an intercultural context.
It is strengths-based and encourages you to understand our own cultural perspectives as the basis for effective interactions with people of different and diverse backgrounds.
Who should complete the training
All staff are required to complete:
Before you start the required modules, it’s recommended you do Module 0: Introduction to be introduced to the course and how to navigate the modules and activities.
You can also complete optional modules (3-10) to receive a certificate and complimentary copy of Indigenous Australia for Dummies by Professor Larissa Behrendt. Read a review of Indigenous Australia for Dummies.
- Module 3 - History Lives In Us
- Module 4 - Too Much and Not Enough Change: Commonwealth Indigenous Affairs
- Module 5 - Communities in Control: Recognising the Role of Community Organisations
- Module 6 - Recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Rights to Country
- Module 7 - Self-determination and Autonomy
- Module 8 - Engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
- Module 9 - Helping to Build and Inspire the Australian Nation
- Module 10 - Continuing Your Journey
If you do not have access to Workday
If you are not a UQ Staff member or HDR student and do not have access to Workday - you can still access the courses via Learn.UQ. Please log into NOT FOR STAFF OR HDR - UQ UQ Workplace Inductions and Training and then select Core Cultural Training.
If you’re not directed to the course after you log in:
- Click the ‘home’ icon on the left on desktop, or in the menu on mobile.
- Select ‘The University of Queensland’.
- Select the module you want to complete.
If a message appears saying that you are not enrolled in any classes, click the ‘Contact us’ button at the bottom of the page and submit an enquiry to request access.
When you complete a module, make sure you click the ‘Finish’ button at the bottom of the screen to record your score in Blackboard.
If you use a screen reader and can’t access the training content, select ‘Contact us’ and complete the form to request an accessible version.
Help using the training
- To watch a video, click the small play button at the bottom left of the video screen, next to the time display.
- To read a transcript of a video, click ‘TRANSCRIPT’ or ‘LYRICS' at the bottom left of the video screen.
- Use the large arrows at the left and right to move to the next or previous slide.
- Press F2 on your keyboard at any time to see instructions for using the training.
Reports for managers
Managers and supervisors can access reports of Core Cultural Learning completions from Workday see Systems Training Hub Manager Learning guides.
Alternatively historical and current data Core Cultural Learning course data can be obtained from the UQ Reportal.