Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fast becoming an important factor to consider and implement in today’s workplaces and communities.  NAIT’s EDI certificate takes a closer look at what is important in achieving equity and inclusion in workplaces and communities.  Through participation in the certificate, participants will explore concepts and terms used in EDI, ways to create safe spaces for all employees to engage in and most importantly develop an inclusive mindset that will ensure real action occurs in an equitable manner.  Students must have completed a total of 21 hours of training to receive this certificate.

EDI is and will always be challenging as it is an invitation to self-reflect as individuals, and as organizations.  Participants will walk away with tools and strategies and most importantly the awareness of what it means to:

• Discover what it means to be an effective ally in the workplace/community
• Understand your own social location and intersectionality of identities while outlining your power and privilege
• Help counter bias in your work environment
• Discover frameworks for understanding ways cultures differ, how these impact organizations, and how they may affect the transfer of communication among people
• Create environments that foster equity, diversity, and inclusion

Quick Facts

• Credential: Certificate of Completion
• Campus: Main Campus
• Delivery Modes and Times: Varies by Class. See section details for delivery mode and detailed schedule.

Before You Register

To qualify for the EDI certificate, students must complete the three core courses:

CITC815 - Cross-Cultural Intelligence (7 hours)
CITC916 - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (3.5 hours)
CITC920 - Biases and Microaggressions (3.5 hours)

and then choose any of the following optional or focused courses:

CITC917 - Inclusive Strategies for Organizations (7 hours)

CITC918 - Human Rights in an Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Space (3.5 hours)

CITC928 - Allyship in the Workplace (3.5 hours)

CITC929 - Racial Equity: Strategies for Organizations (3.5 hours)

CITC980 - Inclusive Marketing and Communications (3.5 hours)

CITC981 - Inclusive Language (3.5 hours)

CITC982 - Change Management and EDI (3.5 hours) 

CITC983 - Recruitment and Hiring in an EDI Space (3.5 hours)

CITC984 - Developing a Workplace EDI Strategy (3.5 hours)

CITC985 - Applying Frameworks and an Intersectional Lens to Advance EDI (3.5 hours)

CITC986 - Understanding Disability and Ableism in the Workplace (3.5 hours)

CITC987 - Decolonization Approached and Practices in the Workplace (3.5 hours)

Students must have completed a total of 21 hours of training to receive this certificate.

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