Inclusion Essentials at Edinburgh

Inclusion doesn't mean treating everyone the same. It's about understanding people's different needs, perspectives and backgrounds, and ensuring equality of experience.Inclusion isn't about just meeting obligations under equality law or having a visibly diverse workforce. It's about creating a culture where diversity is highly prized, where people feel respected and valued, and where everyone knows that they will get the opportunities, support and resources that they need to succeed.

Protected Characteristics such as age, sex, race, religion, sexuality, disability or gender identity, are a start, but we need to consider other characteristics that can cause people to be excluded or marginalised, such as their socio-economic background, any neurodivergences, or whether they have caring responsibilities.

By taking this course you will be able to:

• Understand what we mean by an inclusive University of Edinburgh
• Identify the key benefits for us of a more inclusive work/study/research environment and culture
• Know the various characteristics and minority groups who are at risk from exclusion in the workplace and beyond, and the specific challenges that they may encounter
• Take an inclusive approach that supports all people and makes them feel invested in the team and the organisation
• Put in place best-practice solutions and strategies to create an inclusive working environment

Note to users:

Training can be carried out at your own pace. If you don't want to complete the course in one session, click 'Bookmark' before exiting People and Money (P&M) and it will automatically take you back to where you left off when you next log in. 

This course has an automatic 3-year renewal period enabled.   You will be reassigned the course 90 days before your 3-year anniversary.   You are welcome to review the course between completion and renewal, but this will not be reflected in P&M.

If you experience any problems with this e-learning training module please contact the HR Helpline.

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Inclusion Essentials (online course in People and Money)

Completing the course:

You should view the course completion certificate, and the following page in the course to ensure this activity is also marked as complete. More information on checking if you have completed the course can be found in the pdf here: