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Statutory & Mandatory Training: Equality, Diversity and Human Rights

Equality and diversity can be a complex subject - it covers all human experience. This module looks at what equality and diversity means to the healthcare sector, what the law says, how you can work in an inclusive way and what to do if you need to raise a concern.

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Course Overview

Format

  • Introductory Course
  • Up to 45 Minutes
  • Online Study
  • Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

  • 1 CPD Hour
  • CPD Certified

Course description

In today's healthcare landscape, fostering an inclusive environment that respects and upholds the principles of equality, diversity, and human rights is not just a moral imperative but a legal requirement.

Aligned with the Core Skills Training Framework, this course has been meticulously designed to equip healthcare professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of equality, diversity, and human rights.

Throughout this course, you will delve into the fundamental principles of equality, exploring its significance in healthcare settings and understanding how it crosees paths with diversity and human rights.

Statutory & Mandatory Training: Equality Diversity and Human Rights Features

Our Statutory & Mandatory Training: Equality Diversity and Human Rights has been designed to work on all devices including mobiles, laptops, tablets and desktops giving you the flexibility to complete the training at a time and in a location suitable for you.

With healthcare staff often expected to complete training on an annual basis there will be topics you will be more familiar with than others. Our self assessment tool, which is at the start of each course, will allow you to test your knowledge to see if you would like to complete the training or progress straight to the end of course test.

At the end of this equality diversity and human rights course, you will need to complete a test that consists of multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve an 80% pass mark, and - if necessary - may attempt the test six times at no extra cost. If learners do not achieve the pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

The online equality diversity and human rights training is fully interactive and is packed with various multimedia forms including video, animation and custom graphics to give you the best learning experience.

Each element of the training is WCAG 2.2 accessible and includes scenarios, contextualised activities, reflective activities, knowledge checks, bite sized lessons and so much more.

Accreditation

The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Certification

On completion of this course, you will be able to print a Virtual College certificate.

Duration

This course can take up to 45 minutes study to complete. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material.

Who is it for?

This training is designed for anybody who wants to better understand equality, diversity and human rights and their effectson both individuals and an organisation. We have created this course with frontline NHS staff and professionals whose work brings them into direct contact with members of the public in mind - uas well as any volunteers or paid staff.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Frameworks

Our Statutory & Mandatory Training: Equality, Diversity and Human Rights online training course is mapped to the Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework and Skills for Care Core and Mandatory Training Framework. 

Here we explain each framework and their importance. 

Skills for Health Core Skills Training Framework:

The Core Skills Training Framework sets out minimum learning outcomes, frequency of refresher training and is linked to relevant legislation or expert guidance.

It can be used by any healthcare employer in the UK including NHS, independent and voluntary providers.

We have mapped our eLearning courses to the learning objectives within the Core Skills Training Framework, to give organisations the confidence that they can use the eLearning as a foundation for their wider training programmes.

Skills for Care Core and Mandatory Training Framework:

The Core and Mandatory Training framework was produced by skills for care in partnership with a panel of social care employers, learning providers and representative organisations and was updated in line with CQC’s revised inspection framework.

It sets out a series of minimum learning objectives and a suggested refresher frequency, to support care organisations to provide their staff with a foundation of learning and refresher opportunities.

You will learn

  • Define the terms 'equality', 'diversity' and 'human rights', and explain how these relate to the health sector
  • List the key principles of UK legislation regarding equality and human rights
  • Describe the benefits of an effective approach to equality and diversity within healthcare, including monitoring equalities
  • Promote inclusion and treat everyone with dignity, courtesy, and respect
  • Describe what you should do if there are concerns about equality and diversity in your workplace

Who is it for?

Roles including:

  • Anyone working in a paid or voluntary role in healthcare
  • Care workers
  • Nurses
  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Health Visitors

How the online courses work