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Andrea we have a similar set up to you with an online e-learning package but we only have 15 minutes in the staff induction session, which runs only twice a year. I really only use that to introduce the team, signpost support and talk about what we can offer our colleagues. I also touch on some of your current work, themes and any issues etc. By I have done that my 15 minutes is up! I not sure staff get a great deal from it, but I decided to continue to be part of the event just to give the team visibility more than anything Dave On 4 September 2013 14:28, Lechner, Andrea <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi**** > > ** ** > > I was hoping you might have some helpful tips about improving our E&D > Induction session of 30 minutes or be willing to share what you do?**** > > ** ** > > At present we have mandatory E&D training for all new starters which > includes:**** > > **· **An online module which covers the legislation (Equality Act > 2010) and**** > > **· **A 30 minute presentation at the Corporate Induction event > which covers, bias/unconscious bias, what diversity is, expected > behaviours, organisational policies and procedures.**** > > ** ** > > Feedback on the 30 minute presentation is very mixed, some staff really > appreciate the topic, discussions and videos and others feel it is too > superficial, general and ‘too low level’. **** > > ** ** > > Some difficulties with the Corporate Induction are:**** > > **· **I don’t want to duplicate the online module as I don’t want > to bore people. Besides the legislation and compliance is important but > there are ‘softer’ aspects I want to cover as well.**** > > **· **Our Induction is for all staff ranging from security > guards, facilities operatives, administrators/secretaries, IT staff, > academics at all levels and deans and directors of service. Their existing > knowledge differs greatly as does their exposure to students and other > staff. **** > > **· **The E&D modules are mandatory as our VC and some senior > managers belief very strongly that equality is important and want to ensure > that these values are communicated clearly to all new staff. **** > > **· **I want all new staff to understand that E&D is everybody’s > responsibility and not something that ‘just sits in HR’.**** > > ** ** > > I was wondering whether in your institution you have some form of > mandatory E&D training, how long that is, what topics you cover? Would it > be better to pick one area for a 30 minute Induction event rather than try > and cover very briefly a different range? **** > > ** ** > > Kind regards,**** > > Andrea **** > > ** ** > > Andrea Lechner**** > > HRM (Development & Diversity)**** > > Anglia Ruskin University**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ------------------------------ > > *World-leading research.* The government rated 8 areas of our research > activity as world-leading in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, > they were: Allied Health Professions & Studies; Art & Design; English > Language & Literature; Geography & Environmental Studies; History; Music; > Psychology and Social Work & Social Policy & Administration. > > > > This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the above named > recipient(s) only and may be privileged. If they have come to you in error > you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show them to > anyone: please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error and then > immediately delete the e-mail from your system. Any opinions expressed are > solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or > opinions of Anglia Ruskin University. > Although measures have been taken to ensure that this e-mail and > attachments are free from any virus we advise that, in keeping with good > computing practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus > free. Please note that this message has been sent over public networks > which may not be a 100% secure communications. > > -- *Dave Small* Equality & Diversity Manager University of Portsmouth St Andrew's Court Portsmouth PO1 2PR [log in to unmask] 023 92845774 twitter: @UoPequality www.port.ac.uk/equality Check disability access to University buildings<http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/university-of-portsmouth> Check disability access in Portsmouth<http://www.disabledgo.com/en/org/portsmouth-city-council>