“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
University Court has supported and approved the proposal that the University commit all staff to undertake a mandatory training programme on equality and diversity. The main aim of the programme is to allow staff to increase their awareness and understanding of the many complex issues involved in this area and to comply with legislative requirements. It has the full backing of all of the recognised University trade unions who have been actively involved in piloting it and has received the full approval of the relevant University committees. A similar training programme for students will be introduced in academic session 2009/10. The programme's director is Mr Ajit Trivedi, Equality & Diversity Officer, Human Resources.
The training programme will be delivered through the following online training modules covering various aspects relating to equality and diversity developed by a company with a proven track record in this field, Marshall ACM Ltd. (The modules will take on average 1 - 2hrs to complete, however, the Diversity in Learning & Teaching, and the Recruitment & Selection modules, may take slightly longer.)
The modules have been designed in line with accessibility requirements (e.g. are compatible with screen reading technology) and individuals can also customise the text size/colour to meet their individual needs by using the accessibility features of their web browser. Further information on how to do this is available from the BBC 'My Web My Way'site.
All staff will be required to complete the following modules:
Staff involved with Learning and Teaching will also be required to complete the following module:
Staff involved in the recruitment and selection of University staff, will also be required to complete the following module:
Please Note : The Recruitment & Selection module is specifically designed for employees who are involved in the recruitment and selection of University staff. This module is currently being updated as regards current legislation and the University's own practices and procedures, however, should it apply to you, please ask your Line Manager to request access by contacting diversity-training@dundee.ac.uk. Once the module has been updated and relaunched, we will amend your Marshall Profile so that this module becomes available to you.
Marshall ACM have already developed and are delivering online training modules in this field for a number of UK universities. We are anxious to ensure that these modules are user friendly, appropriate for the context of our University and easy to understand. To meet these requirements, the modules have been piloted by various staff groups.
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions page before accessing your modules.
To access your modules please login to: http://dundee.marshallacmtraining.co.uk
It is expected that all staff will have completed their modules in the next six months and while module completion rates will be monitored centrally by the Equality & Diversity Office, individuals' performance in the tests which appear in some of the modules, will not.
Any non-technical ie non-IT related questions on the training programme should be sent to diversity-training@dundee.ac.uk. Any IT related problems should be forwarded to the ICS Service Desk at ICS-servicedesk@dundee.ac.uk.
An alternative training route is available for those staff who cannot access the training online. Please contact Mr Ajit Trivedi, at diversity-training@dundee.ac.uk if you wish to consider this option which has also been piloted successfully. The Human Resources Directorate will also organise a number of staff development events related to this programme and further details will be made available from this site.
Comments related to this training programme are welcomed and should be addressed to diversity-training@dundee.ac.uk.
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