DEI in Talent Development Certificate

At the end of this program on diversity, equity, and inclusion, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate the value and benefit of integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into talent development for your organization.

• Expand your self-awareness and shift your mindset, practices, and influence around diversity, equity, and inclusion within your own work.

• Identify factors that shape identity and culture, including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation/identity, age, physical abilities/qualities, and neurodiversity.

• Discover how cultural norms affect beliefs, values, behaviors, and decisions and their potential impact on workplace dynamics.

• Demonstrate inclusive leadership skills, including co-creating an environment where diverse perspectives are considered, using storytelling to create safe spaces, and making space for people to be seen, heard, understood, and valued.

• Examine the diversity, equity, and inclusion climate of an organization and its impact on talent development.

• Propose talent development strategies to sustain a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.

• Feel empowered to develop and lead others in a diverse, inclusive, and equitable manner.

• Gain the knowledge, resources, and tools you or your team needs to integrate DEI into your talent development efforts.

• Optimize your talent, drive meaningful change, and strengthen your workforce and your workplace through an inclusive organizational culture.

• Earn an industry-recognized certificate, continuing education credits, and an ATD digital badge demonstrating your commitment to inclusive excellence that you can share with your networks.

This course is for talent development practitioners—those within organizations who create and lead strategy for talent development to functional experts, such as learning consultants/business partners, trainers/facilitators, and instructional designers—who have responsibility to develop inclusive excellence or support their organization’s DEI training efforts.

The certificate program will be especially useful to HR professionals and other individuals and teams who want to drive positive outcomes, and support business success through DEI strategies that foster inclusive work environments, psychological safety, and a diverse workforce.

ATD’s DEI in Talent Development Certificate is focused on concepts and skills that help L&D practitioners design and implement employee development programs that are inclusive, considering principles of diversity and equity. Unlike diversity certification programs, there is no exam that tests knowledge at the end of the course. Completion certificates and digital badges are awarded when participants complete the course.

Understanding concepts like unconscious bias and inclusive leadership skills are important for talent development professionals who are tasked with creating learning and development programs that benefit all employees. This core course in DEI principles will equip you with insights and skills to ensure your learning initiatives are intentionally designed and implemented to ensure that all participants benefit in ways that help them grow.

Contact ATD’s Enterprise Solutions team for information about bringing this DEI course to your organization, either in person or virtually. An ATD representative can assist with scheduling, present facilitator options relevant to your industry and goals, and discuss possibilities for customizing the content to meet your team’s diversity, equity, and inclusion needs.

Additional information to help you prepare for your diversity, equity, and inclusion program:

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• Establishing a Common Understanding of DEI

• Recognizing the Impact of DEI in Talent Development

• Noticing Our Own Biases

• Starting With Self-Awareness

• Developing Cultural Appreciation and Humility

• Seeing the Similarities and Differences Around Us

• Understanding How Cultural Norms Influence Behaviors

• Building Incusion and Equity

• Communicating Within and Across Differences

• Responding to the Challenges of Workplace Diversity

• Promoting Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Through Training Design, Facilitation, and Management

• Shaping an Organization's Culture

• Evaluating Your Organization’s DEI Maturity

• Measuring the Success of DEI

• Creating a Blueprint for Success

• Developing an Equity and Inclusion Strategy