The online course “Enhancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace” is especially designed for helping actual and future managers and professionals to have a better approach toward Equality, Diversity and Inclusion topics and skills. The MOOC will enable participants to pursue entrepreneurial initiatives based on EDI competencies, offered free of charge, through the online platform, developed by DAISSy – HOU.

WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE ESSENTIAL?

The course contributes to:

• training needs, competency gaps and identified competencies coming from the research phase of the EDIFY-EDU project (Ref. EU Report: Business Management Education and Training Provision on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion);
• fostering the modernisation of HE and VET Management education to develop future managers’ social skills and competencies, addressing post-pandemic societal and economic changes;
• developing a new modular curriculum focused on EDI competences through micro-credentials which aims to enhance Business & Management training and upskill the current workforce;
• facilitating the acquisition of EDI competencies, transversal and digital skills for management students and managers in business, mapped to European competence frameworks (e.g. EntreComp, LifeCom, DigComp);
• responding to the societal transformation by setting up a system for skill assessment, learning offer and validation and recognition.

WHO SHOULD ENROLL IN THIS COURSE?

The course is open to anyone interested in the topic. Training material has been designed to meet the needs of:

• actual managers, SME owners and start uppers eager to have a better approach toward Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and thus have better outcomes;
• undergraduate HE students willing to attend trainings that can effectively and rapidly introduce them into the labour market.

WHAT DOES THE MOOC OFFER?

• state-of-the-art curricula developed by experts under high standards of quality assurance
• 20 modules in MOOC covering transversal and digital skills for professionals and future managers
• a flexible weekly workload and schedule of about 10 hours per week that you can complete at your own pace
• personalised support provided by experienced lecturers
• opportunity to meet, connect and network with peers from all over the world
• certification in accordance with the European and national qualification frameworks
• opportunity for participants who will successfully complete the MOOC to enlist in a specialised training programme (only for undergraduate students… check conditions below).

WHAT IS THE COURSE APPROACH?

Unlike a traditional “course”, a MOOC is delivered on-line. The lectures are videos and reading materials, which are available 24/7. Take the course at your own pace, and interact with other students, professionals (and the tutors) through the fora.

WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS TO JOIN THE MOOC?

The MOOC will be offered free of charge to anyone who is interested in joining the course. The REGISTRATION FORM is now open.

The course will start on mid of October 2024 and will last until the end of December 2024. Participants should be able to commit to about 10 hours of study per week, and should have at least an intermediate level of English, as all the online lessons and materials will be in English. The MOOC will provide interested learners with a set of core modules, focused also on practical applications and case studies. Every two weeks you will be able to interact with highly experienced invited experts in 1-hour live webinars! But don’t worry – if you miss them, you will be able to watch them afterwards!