CLEVELAND JOB CORPS

DIVERSITY TRAINING

WELCOME

GOAL OF THIS GOAL OF THIS TRAININGTRAINING

Goal:Goal: To Increase empathy that staff have for the To Increase empathy that staff have for the

students at the Cleveland Job Corps Center students at the Cleveland Job Corps Center by sensitizing them to the diverse by sensitizing them to the diverse experiences of our students which may experiences of our students which may impact their educational and developmental impact their educational and developmental success in the program.success in the program.

To increase staff cultural awareness levels To increase staff cultural awareness levels to be more considerate to other staff to be more considerate to other staff members who are striving towards the members who are striving towards the same mission.same mission.

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES Objectives:Objectives:

Participants will review the Diversity presentation and Participants will review the Diversity presentation and receive a better understanding of the population we receive a better understanding of the population we serve and diversity in the workplace.serve and diversity in the workplace.

Participants will better understand the impact of Participants will better understand the impact of environment and upbringing on students behaviors.environment and upbringing on students behaviors.

Participants will understand different reactions to Participants will understand different reactions to situations based on different experiences.situations based on different experiences.

Participants will able to identify various diversity Participants will able to identify various diversity factors and the 5 keys elements to assist with creating factors and the 5 keys elements to assist with creating a culturally competent working environment.a culturally competent working environment.

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ OR LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE

PRESENTATION BECAUSE YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A QUIZ AFTERWARDS.

YOU CAN REMOVE THE AUDIO BY TURNING DONE YOUR VOLUME ON YOUR SPEAKERS OR CHANGING YOUR SETTING. EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A GRADE OF 80% OR HIGHER IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT FOR

THE ON-LINE TRAINING SESSION.

GOOD LUCK!!

Diversity Reflection Diversity Reflection ExerciseExercise

I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing

I’d like to build the world a homeAnd furnish it with love,

Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow white turtle

doves.I’d like to teach the world to sing

in perfect harmony,I’d like to hold it in my arms

And keep it company.I’d like to see the world for once

all standing hand in handAnd hear it echo through the

hillsFor peace throughout the land.

How does ‘teaching the world to sing’

relate to the work we do here at the

Cleveland Job Corps Center?

““Ways that we “teach the Ways that we “teach the world to sing at CJCC”world to sing at CJCC”

First: We are an equal opportunity First: We are an equal opportunity employment organization.employment organization.

Second: Our students come to Cleveland Second: Our students come to Cleveland from many different states, bringing a from many different states, bringing a variety of experiences to the CJCC World.variety of experiences to the CJCC World.

Third: We participate in community Third: We participate in community activities in many multi-cultural activities in many multi-cultural communities.communities.

We allow student to come as they are with We allow student to come as they are with the possibility of changing and growing the possibility of changing and growing throughout their 2 year stay.throughout their 2 year stay.

WHAT IS DIVERSITY?

“The complete mix of differences and

similarities at all levels of the organization.

TWO CATAGORIES FOR DEFINING DIFFERENCE IN DIVERSITY

PRIMARY: These are the obvious differences that you can see via actions or physical appearance.

SECONDARY: These are differences that may make-up a person character and the way they live.

Primary and Secondary Primary and Secondary Dimensions of Diversity:Dimensions of Diversity:

PRIMARYPRIMARY SECONDARYSECONDARY Age Educational Age Educational

BackgroundBackground Ethnicity Geographic Ethnicity Geographic

LocationLocation Gender IncomeGender Income Physical Ability Martial StatusPhysical Ability Martial Status Race Military ExperienceRace Military Experience Sexual Orientation Work ExperienceSexual Orientation Work Experience

Many laws have been established to try and prevent discriminatory acts from happening to

individuals based on differences.

Laws and Regulations surrounding Laws and Regulations surrounding diversity & discriminationdiversity & discrimination

Civil Rights Act of 1964Civil Rights Act of 1964 -Makes it unlawful for -Makes it unlawful for

employers or their supervisor to employers or their supervisor to discriminate with respect to any discriminate with respect to any condition of employment condition of employment because of race, color, sex, because of race, color, sex, religion or national origin.religion or national origin.

AGEAGE

The age Discrimination in The age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967Employment Act of 1967

-Made it unlawful to discriminate on -Made it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of age in the case of the basis of age in the case of applicants or employees over the applicants or employees over the age of 40 in any area of employment. age of 40 in any area of employment. Amendments in 1974 extended Amendments in 1974 extended coverage to Governmental coverage to Governmental employersemployers

Additional LawsAdditional Laws

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 501)Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 501)

-Required Federal agencies in the executive -Required Federal agencies in the executive branch of Government to develop affirmative branch of Government to develop affirmative action programs for hiring, placement and action programs for hiring, placement and advancement of people with handicaps.advancement of people with handicaps.

The American with Disabilities Act (ADA The American with Disabilities Act (ADA 1993)1993)

-Made it unlawful to discriminate as to any -Made it unlawful to discriminate as to any term of employment based on a disability.term of employment based on a disability.

Are different styles of learning a form

of diversity?

Yes! For our students we have to adjust our program on many levels to accommodate various learning styles. Even with TABING we have different levels of testing taking.

“If children can’t learn the way we teach,

we must teach the way they learn”Unknown

What happens when you are the minority in a workplace and you feel uncomfortable, but you like your job? How can understanding Diversity help you become adjusted?

Keys to adjusting to be a Keys to adjusting to be a minority in the workplaceminority in the workplace

Be confident about who you are and your Be confident about who you are and your values.values.

Give the situation a chance. Set a 3 month Give the situation a chance. Set a 3 month timeline before you quit.timeline before you quit.

Identify your own prejudices. “What issues or Identify your own prejudices. “What issues or preconception do you bring to the table.”preconception do you bring to the table.”

Learn about the culture of the majority staff. It Learn about the culture of the majority staff. It will make you more aware of whose around will make you more aware of whose around you.you.

Be yourself. Stay who you are. Don’t try to Be yourself. Stay who you are. Don’t try to become the majority to fit in better.become the majority to fit in better.

What does poor What does poor management of diversity management of diversity cost the organization?cost the organization?

Lower Productivity/People do not feel Lower Productivity/People do not feel appreciated or they are uncomfortable.appreciated or they are uncomfortable.

Recruiting-Have a constant turn over in Recruiting-Have a constant turn over in employeesemployees

Retraining-We have to pay out to retrain Retraining-We have to pay out to retrain new employees and train old employees new employees and train old employees because of poor managementbecause of poor management

Law suitsLaw suits Poor moralePoor morale Departmental ConflictsDepartmental Conflicts

What are some ways that you What are some ways that you can promote diversity in you can promote diversity in you

departments?departments? Encourage staff members to talk Encourage staff members to talk

about who are they are.about who are they are. Learn new things about different Learn new things about different

cultures and share them.cultures and share them. Stay aware of your language and use Stay aware of your language and use

of slang/stereo types.of slang/stereo types. Don’t believe everything you see or Don’t believe everything you see or

hear in the media about a race or hear in the media about a race or religion. Learn for yourself.religion. Learn for yourself.

Here are the 4 “A’s” to Here are the 4 “A’s” to becoming culturally becoming culturally

competent.competent. AA11 = Awareness: Awareness of the differences in others = Awareness: Awareness of the differences in others

(i.e. different religions, cultures, education, gender, (i.e. different religions, cultures, education, gender, etc.).etc.).

AA22 = Acknowledgement: Acknowledge that you have pre- = Acknowledgement: Acknowledge that you have pre-judged differences without experiencing them (i.e. judged differences without experiencing them (i.e. having negative attitudes, beliefs or behaviors about having negative attitudes, beliefs or behaviors about differences in others without experiencing differences, differences in others without experiencing differences, etc.).etc.).

AA33 = Action: Taking Action to experience differences (i.e. = Action: Taking Action to experience differences (i.e. eating different foods, going to different churches, eating different foods, going to different churches, asking questions of others that will explain differences, asking questions of others that will explain differences, etc.).etc.).

AA44 = Acceptance: Allowing yourself to be accepting of = Acceptance: Allowing yourself to be accepting of differences in others, even if you do not agree or value differences in others, even if you do not agree or value these differences.these differences.

“If we make an attempt to be fair in our everyday encounters, and we try

to be respectful of each others differences, and we think about how

miserable the world would be without differences.”

We can accomplish diversity.

THE PRESENTATION HAS ENDED

THANK YOU

PLEASE COMPLETE THE QUIZ ON THE CLASS PAGE AND THE EVALUATION AT

THE END.

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