Transgender Awareness Training Course
Important Announcement
Please be aware that given the Corona virus issues and in line with Government guidelines, Equality and Diversity UK is suspending all face to face training courses - initially from March to June 2020
During this period, we are delivering all our open and in house courses online via video conferencing.
Our training sessions are provided by experienced and knowledgeable Trans* trainers and are tailored to you/your organisations specific needs. Sessions are tailored to appeal to all levels of management/staff and are designed to inform and increase confidence and respect in interacting with all Trans and Gender Variant people.
Overview
Attendees are introduced to key topics explaining Trans* people’s identities, communities, lives and the legal duties. Delegates are encouraged to ask questions throughout the sessions.
The sessions provide best practice guidance and legal information through audio / visual presentation, discussion, case studies, group activities and presentation of real-life scenarios and exercises appropriate to the group(s) being trained.
Feedback from previous attendees indicates that participants leave our training courses far better equipped to engage with Trans* people fairly, with acceptance, respectfully, appropriately and confidently. Participants say that they are better able to understand their needs in supplying services and support and in meeting the Equality Duties.
This course is available as an In-House Course and we also run it monthly as an Open Course
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Click hereWorkshop Aims
- Consider why gender matters: gender identity versus sexual identity
- Explain the diversity of gender variance and articulate the causes of gender variance
- Engage with the lived experience of gender variance
- Address the barriers to gender variant people living fulfilled lives
- Articulate legal protections and duties – and the gaps in legal protection
- Facilitating the contribution of gender variant people in the workplace
- Better service provision for gender variant people
Workshop Objectives
By the end of this workshop we hope that the participants will have a greater understanding of:
- Why gender matters
- The difference/similarities between gender identity and sexual identity
- Barriers faced by gender variant individuals
- The legal protections and duties and the gaps in legal protection
- How to manage gender diversity in the working/learning environment
- How to provide appropriate/relevant goods and services for gender variant individuals
Workshop Structure
Introduction to Speaker
Group Exercise: Is gender really a big deal?
- Thinking about reality of gender in groups
- Feedback/discussion/develop realisation of problems
- Discussion of Key Concepts and relationship to sexuality
- Understanding the science
- Terminology and sub-cultures
- Diversity and differences across the spectrum of gender variance
Gender Dysphoria – explanation and impacts on lives
Group Exercise – what is acceptable?
- Video clip
- Feedback/discussion
Video Case Study - Good practice for helping transpeople live their real lives in the workplace;
Duties on Employers and the Equality Act 2010;
Good (and Bad) practice for supporting TG staff and students
- Reactions to disclosure
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Gender specific facilities and clothing
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Informing others
- Use of names and pronouns
- Transgender Policy
Introduction to the further resources/Final Questions
Cost
Open Course
Delegate Rate: £395.
This includes lunch, refreshments and course pack to take away
When more than one person from an organisation books on to the same course, this is reduced to £355 for additional delegates
In House Course
Half Day: £495
Full Day: £795
These rates are for groups of up to 20 delegates
Travel costs are in addition. Please see our Costs and Agreement
Online Open Course
Full Day (10.00 am to 3.00 pm)
Delegate Rate: £195
This includes course pack to take away
Online In House Course
Full Day: £795
Half Day (up to 3 hours): £495
Up to 10 delegates can attend online courses.
Please see our Costs and Agreement
Course Dates
| 5 May | London |
| 5 June | London |
| 7 July | Manchester |
| 4 August | London |
| 3 September | |
| 6 October | |
| 3 November | |
| 3 December |
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seminars@equalityanddiversity.co.uk or telephone 0161 763 4783.
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