At Cambridge we have so far run courses for management. Until last year this
was rather heavy on the legal side (though well received in general) but we
are about to introduce a half-day course focussing more on how and less on why
we should be attempting to prevent harassment and deal effectively with
complaints.
We are also considering setting up a network of volunteer advisers which will
entail developing a training programme for them.
One difficulty that I have experienced, as one of the trainers on our old
course, was that people with an ongoing complaint often booked on the course;
this was not very useful for them and it also tended to get in the way of the
main focus of the course, and create discomfort for other participants.
On this note, I also do a module for a NEBBS accredited supervisory management
course on disciplinary and grievance procedures, and touch on harassment.
There is always at least one member of the group who has experienced
harassment or bullying - but it's less destablising, I suspect because there
is a group solidarity built up over previous weeks.
Jenny
Jenny Woodhouse
Personnel Consultant
University of Cambridge Personnel Division
The Old Schools, Trinity Lane
Cambridge CB2 1TN
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Subject: Training in Harassment and Bullying Awareness
Hello
At Nottingham Trent we are trying to scope a training and education programme,
aimed at staff, on issues of Harassment and Bullying. I am interested to know
how other institutions have approached this, the sort of models that have been
implemented and your perceptions of how well these have been received.
Any info gratefully received!
Many thanks
Tara
Tara Bath
Diversity Development Co-ordinator
Equality and Diversity Team
The Nottingham Trent University.
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