What’s trending in learning? Inclusion in May 2024

Companies with strong D&I programs are proven to be 22% more likely to be seen as industry leaders, with the added bonus of attracting top talent. These companies also benefit from high-impact learning cultures, outperforming other learning and development (L&D) teams by 24%. This shows the vital role D&I plays in boosting organizational success and creating a culture of continuous learning and development. On top of that, the challenges that 78% of neurodiverse individuals face within learning environments, like social integration, learning, and communication difficulties, tell us how crucial it is to create truly inclusive spaces.

It's clear that inclusion isn’t just about doing the right thing; it's a critical strategy for fostering innovation and securing a competitive edge. So, are you focusing on inclusion? We'll help you...

Topic spotlight: Inclusion

Here are five recommended courses on Go1 that can help your organization in becoming a more inclusive place to work:

1. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging by Flick Learning (8 mins) 

This CPD-certified, level-1, eLearning course is suitable for anybody looking to understand how to improve diversity, inclusion, and belonging in their workplace. The course includes optional voiceover recorded by a professional actor and includes downloadable resources, and provides certification upon completion to evidence the learning provided.

It's specifically designed to give employees a good understanding of the benefits of a culture that promotes diversity, inclusion, andbelonging, what this means in practice, how to make a DIB plan to make improvements in your organization, using data to define your goals and decide both system solutions and culture solutions.

2. Be Proactive! Inclusion Starts With You by Enspark (5 mins) 

In today's identity-dynamic workplace, proactively addressing discrimination-based conflicts and acting towards fostering inclusivity are essential. This course empowers you with practical skills to identify, mitigate, and resolve conflicts before they escalate. Explore proven conflict resolution techniques, learn to anticipate and address potential issues, and develop strategies for proactive communication.

By the end of this course, you'll be adept at recognizing early signs of conflicts, taking timely action to prevent disputes, and fostering a more inclusive, harmonious work environment through proactive conflict resolution.

3. Inclusion In The Hybrid Workplace by emtrain (4 mins) 

This skill-building lesson highlights hybrid workplaces where remote and office workers collaborating is common. Developing best practices to ensure everyone is equally engaged, even if they aren't physically present in the meeting room, brings the opportunity to sharpen our people skills and to interact inclusively.

4. Inclusion in Meetings by Symmetra (10 mins) 

Diversity of thought quite simply means people with different backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge sharing their perspectives — and very often that's done in meetings. It's in meetings that some of our most important opportunities for learning lie and where many important decisions are made. Ensuring meetings are inclusive and effective in tapping into the power of diversity is one of the most important steps one can take towards building a more successful team and company.

In this interactive, game-based course, you'll learn practical steps to make your meetings more inclusive, so that people feel heard and the best ideas are voiced.

5. 4 Lessons about Inclusion and Unconscious Bias by Seven Dimensions (10 mins) 

4 Lessons About Inclusion and Unconscious Bias is a video that explains unconscious biases — the prejudices we have and our tendency to make judgments about individuals or groups without being fully aware of what we are doing. Even the most open-minded individuals can have underlying, unconscious beliefs or assumptions that trigger automatic, skewed judgments about other people.

In this video, psychologists Eve Ash and Peter Quarry explain that to create an inclusive workplace, we need to identify our own unconscious biases, and learn strategies to make sure we don't create barriers to inclusion. Inclusion is accepting, showing respect, and giving fair treatment to everyone, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, learning styles, religious beliefs, culture, disabilities, appearance, and so on.

New to the Go1 Library 

At Go1, we’re constantly growing our content library. From fresh content providers to returning favorites updating their offerings, here’s what’s new to Go1 in May.    

Hemsley Fraser

A newer addition to Go1, Hemsley Fraser now has 1,012 new courses available, offered in both English and Spanish. Their content comes in a variety of styles and formats, like infographics, videos, and quizzes, covering Soft Skills (or Power Skills) topics.

Packt

Calling all tech pros! Packt has added 397 new courses to the Go1 library, providing coverage of essential skills for tech professionals like Cybersecurity, Programming Languages and Development (Python, Java, C#, and C++), Web Development (Angular, React, etc.), Data Science and Machine Learning, IT Infrastructure.

FutureThink

With 77 new courses, FutureThink now has a bite-sized format that you can get through fast, with short videos on soft skills content. While they're only available in English right now, this is sure to change, as FutureThink offers many courses in seven different languages. Stay tuned for more updates in the future.

Three content providers that we’re loving in May

Symmetra

Symmetra are a premier name in diversity and inclusion training in the Asia Pacific region, with content that's suitable across a range of industries. Symmetra courses are predominantly gamified to better stimulate learner thinking, increase engagement, and encourage completion of the learning items.

• Topic coverage: Human Resouces, Diversity and Culture, Leadership, Management, Professional and Pesonal Development
• 15+ courses in Premium ranging from 10-20 minutes in duration 
• Top courses: Unconscious Bias 101, Building a Diverse Organisation, Getting Flex-Agile

Enspark

Since 2009, Enspark's library of soft skills training has helped individuals, employees, managers, and leaders become more effective in their respective roles and responsibilities. Enspark's courses combine real-world content, solid instructional design, professional visuals, and engaging simulations and interactions to create content that truly stands out from the rest.

• Topic coverage: Leadership, Human Resources, General Management, People and Communication Skills, HR Compliance, Computer Science & Engineering, Personal Development
• 105+ courses in Premium ranging from 5-70 minutes in duration 
• Top courses: Be Proactive! Inclusion Starts With You, Why Diversity Matters, Business Email Etiquette, Sexual Harassment Prevention — Employees, An Effective Leader's Guide to Time Management

Flick Learning

Flick Learning Ltd’s mission is to transform the world of must-do training — particularly for those on budgets — into highly effective, engaging, and enjoyable eLearning.

Understanding that no one completes compliance training for the sheer pleasure of it, they set out to create eLearning that's to-the-point, simple to absorb, easy-on-the-eye, and memorable.

With everything they do, they have two guiding principles: 'focus only on what people need to know' and 'find a way to make it stick'.

• Topic coverage: Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, Financial Compliance 
• 85+ courses in Premium, ranging from 8-240 minutes in duration 
• Top courses: Equality & Diversity, Environment Health & Safety Training, Risk Assessment Training,  Health & Safety Introduction Training, Modern Slavery

As we wrap up this edition of "What's trending in learning?" we hope the course recommendations and insights provided have inspired you to prioritize inclusion in your learning and development efforts. Remember, fostering an inclusive environment is an ongoing journey, and Go1 is here to support you every step of the way.

Stay tuned for next month's edition, where we'll continue to bring you the latest trends and resources in the world of L&D.

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