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Digitalife launches diversity training programme

Bradford based enterprise organisation Digitalife has launched a new diversity training course.

Digitalife says that in addition to offering a recognised professional qualification, the distance learning course - the BTEC Professional in Managing Diversity - focuses on how to manage the opportunities and deal with the challenges of creating and working with diversity.

Gweneth Balson, project manager at Digitalife, said: "Age, gender, cultural background, religion, ethnicity and race are just some of the differences between individuals that lead to diversity in the workplace.

"Managing this diversity to the benefit of both the company and the employee is a challenge facing all managers and organisations today."

Digitalife says the BTEC Professional in Managing Diversity in the Workplace, offered at level 4 on the QCA framework, is available in a modular format that can be undertaken at the candidate's convenience. The Professional Award requires 60 hours of study, while the Professional Certificate takes 120 hours and leads to the Professional Diploma which demands 360 hours of study.

Sukhdev Singh, from the Leeds College of Technology who has just achieved the Professional qualification said: "The course has certainly affected the way I approach people from different backgrounds and the way I address people with disabilities - I am more focused on the skills of the people that I work with rather than stereotype them."

At the recent Managing Diversity graduation ceremony, Margaret Coleman, regional director, Learning and Skills Council, Yorkshire and the Humber Region said: "In today's global economy it is essential that managers understand the value of having a diverse workforce and more importantly that they are equipped with the skills to manage a diverse group of employees effectively. Programmes like the Managing Diversity Diploma contribute to developing that understanding and the skills of the workforce."

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For more information, visit: www.managingdiversity.co.uk

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