Continuous Education Opportunities from Accessible Employers
Six free online courses are available now for employers in British Columbia. These courses focus on developing an accessible and inclusive workplace. For each course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.
Today, most organizations understand the importance of having a work culture that is welcoming and supportive. Even with the best intentions, organizations hiring, onboarding and retaining staff with disabilities may need additional training and resources. Accessible Employers is here to help.
Your Organization and Employees with Disabilities
You may consider your workplace fully inclusive. Or you may just be starting to think about how to be more disability-friendly. Wherever your organization is, we believe there are benefits to improving access and inclusion.
Training tools to help your organization be more inclusive
Accessible Employers developed six courses to train operational managers, HR managers and anyone involved in the hiring process. These online courses are free to organizations in British Columbia once you sign up to be part of the Community of Accessible Employers. The courses support continuous education in diversity, equity and inclusion.
Course 1: Create an Accessible Workplace
Creating a welcoming environment starts with access. Can everyone get into your business? Can people understand your messaging? Can they contact you? If these barriers exist, people will not even be able to apply for a job!
In this course, you will learn how to tap into an untapped talent pool by identifying and removing barriers for employees with disabilities. You will also be able to address your organization’s legal obligations to become an inclusive employer. By the end of the course, you will be in a better position to support employees with disabilities – and ensure your workplace is welcoming!
Course 2: Lead Culture Change
How do you ensure people with disabilities feel included in your company’s culture? This course gives you the tools to build a workplace for everyone. You will learn the importance of an inclusion strategy and how to create your own.
Course 3: Support Self-Disclosure
An inclusive workplace must have a safe culture that supports staff – including staff with disabilities. Find out what barriers and biases may exist. You will learn how to develop an inclusive workplace. We will share tools to evaluate your company’s inclusion practices. After this course, sign up for Pledge to Measure to assess how inclusive your workplace is.
Course 4: Develop Your Accessibility Action Plan
Building on the other three courses, we will teach you how to keep you company moving forward with access and inclusion. Learn how to make an accessibility plan for the next few years. We will also cover the accessibility laws that affect your company.
Course 5: Champion Intersectional Equity for Disabled Employees
Learn how to support your intersectional employees with disabilities. Understand the challenges and biases that may exist in workplaces. We will show you how to change your policies and procedures to remove barriers and promote inclusion.
Course 6: Welcome Disabled Employees in Tourism Workplaces
Learn why hiring disabled employees is a smart business move for the tourism industry. We provide tips on how to build accessible teams to offer better customer service. We will also teach you how to offer the best work support and accommodations.
Be an Accessibility Leader in Your Organization
If you have read this far, you are likely a leader in your organization. You aim for workplace inclusion. These courses are a must for your success. You and your team should sign up today. Thanks for doing your part to create accessible and inclusive workplaces for all.