Unconscious Bias Training - Online Course

Description

This online Unconscious Bias training course explains the impact of unconscious bias on people and organisations.

The online course describes what unconscious bias is and how it can have a negative impact on the quality of your decisions and behaviour at work. It describes the different kinds of bias and what steps you can take to reduce the impact of bias at work and in your life in general. It also highlights the importance for organisations to design processes that prevent unconscious bias having a negative effect in the workplace.

Unconscious biases are associations that you hold subconsciously, and they affect the way you think and feel about others around you. Very often those associations will not be accurate or fair about the specific people you meet and work with.

Unconscious bias affects everyone. It is influenced by your background, personal experiences, societal stereotypes and cultural context. Unconscious bias can influence your attitudes and behaviours towards other people. Also, it can influence decision making in the workplace and contribute to inequality during recruitment, appraisals and promotions.

After completing the course you will be able to:

The first topic is about stereotypes and behaviour. It identifies the ways in which unconscious bias can impact your decisions. It describes how bias affects some groups more than others. Finally the topic describes the impact that unconscious bias can have on a business.

The second topic describes four types of bias - affinity, name, conformity and confirmation.

The third topic describes four more types of bias - performance, attribution, likeability and maternal.

Topic 4 describes three effects that increase bias - the halo, horns and contrast effects.

The final topic discusses the limitations of unconscious bias training. Then it identifies ways you can reduce your own bias. It also identifies ways that an organisation can reduce the impact of bias.