Learning & Development that makes inclusion work in practice
Build the confidence, capability and behaviours leaders, managers and teams need to create inclusive cultures, improve everyday decisions and support better organisational outcomes.
The right learning depends on where inclusion needs to work in practice
Some organisations need to build inclusive leadership and manager capability at scale. Others need focused learning to address a specific challenge, risk or priority. And some individuals want to develop their own confidence, language and specialist knowledge.
Inclusive Employers helps organisations move beyond awareness and into everyday behaviour change. For more than 20 years, we’ve supported UK employers to turn inclusion commitments into practical capability, culture change and measurable progress.
Trusted by hundreds of organisations across the UK to build inclusive culture, leadership capability and practical progress.
Choose the right route to build inclusive capability
Our Learning & Development offer helps organisations and individuals move from awareness to action. Whether you need a tailored programme for leaders, managers and teams, or a course for personal development, we help you build the skills, confidence and behaviours that make inclusion part of everyday work.
Learning and development for organisations
Tailored inclusion learning and development programmes for leaders, managers and teams. We work with you to understand where inclusion needs to work better in practice, then design learning that fits your people, priorities and organisational goals.
- Bespoke programmes built from proven learning chapters
- Builds inclusive leadership, management and team capability
- Supports culture change, engagement, performance and risk reduction
- Virtual, face-to-face, webinar, drama-based and scenario-based options
- Designed to move people from awareness to behaviour change
Courses and accredited programmes for individuals
Open courses and CMI accredited programmes for professionals who want to build specialist inclusion knowledge, practical confidence or a recognised qualification.
- Open online sessions on specific inclusion topics from £249 + VAT
- CMI accredited two-day programmes in equity, inclusion and diversity
- Led by expert Inclusive Employers facilitators
- Practical, applicable knowledge for real workplace situations
- Members receive 10% off all courses
Not sure which path is right?
Speak to our team and we’ll help you find the best fit.
Learning that moves beyond awareness
Our programmes are designed to help people apply inclusion in real workplace situations, not just understand the concepts.
What our clients have to say
Very impressed with the flow, structure and trainer’s inclusion awareness.
This has reinforced my positive perception of Inclusive Employers.
Diversity & Inclusion Officer
The inclusion training workshops have created a space for meaningful conversations around inclusion and are helping to build colleagues’ confidence to address EDI in their day-to-day work.
Colleagues found real value in learning about unconscious bias and inclusive language, which supports our goal of creating a culture where everyone feels valued.
We’ve partnered with Inclusive Employers for many years because their facilitators are expert and approachable, and their personalised approach makes every session relevant.
We would not hesitate to recommend them.
Learning and Development Advisor
Saffron Housing Trust
Why choose Inclusive Employers for learning and development?
Practical and applied
Focused on what leaders, managers and teams need to do differently in real workplace situations.
Evidence-informed
Grounded in inclusion expertise, behavioural science and adult learning principles, not generic awareness-raising.
Connected to wider people priorities
Designed to support inclusive culture, leadership, engagement, performance and risk management.
Part of a connected inclusion ecosystem
Learning can sit alongside structured inclusion partnerships and Transformation & Change support, helping organisations move from commitment to capability and measurable progress.
Ready to find the right learning and development route?
Need to build capability across your organisation?
Speak to an inclusion specialist who can help you choose the right route.
Looking to develop your own inclusion expertise?
Browse our courses for individuals
Not sure where to start?
Speak to an inclusion specialist who can help you choose the right route
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Frequently asked questions about learning and development and EDI training
Do you offer learning for both individuals and organisations?
Both. For organisations, our learning and development programmes are tailored to your goals, audiences and priorities. For individuals, we offer open EDI courses and CMI accredited programmes.
What inclusion learning and development and EDI courses do you offer?
For individuals: open online sessions on specific inclusion topics and two-day CMI accredited programmes.
For organisations: bespoke programmes covering inclusive leadership, neurodiversity, respect at work, inclusive recruitment, employee networks, equality impact assessments, allyship and more.
Can your learning and development be tailored to our organisation?
Yes. Every organisational programme is built from proven micro modules and adapted to your context, workforce, language and priorities. You get something that feels genuinely bespoke without building everything from scratch.
How do you measure the impact of diversity and inclusion training?
We can help you track engagement, confidence, application and behaviour change, and connect learning outcomes to wider people and culture measures. 82% of participants say our training inspired them to behave differently at work.
What formats do your learning and development courses come in?
One-hour webinars, three-hour virtual or face-to-face workshops, scenario-based learning, drama-based learning, and CMI accredited two-day programmes. We’ll help you choose the right approach for your people and goals.
How quickly can we get started?
Once we understand your requirements, we can typically design and deliver your training programme within six weeks.
Do you offer learning and development for HR and people teams?
Yes. We deliver diversity and inclusion training for HR, Learning and Development, and People professionals, including inclusive recruitment training and equality impact assessment training.
Does Inclusive Employers offer anything beyond training?
Yes. Learning & Development is one route within a broader offer that includes Inclusion Partnerships and Transformation & Change support. Together, these help organisations move from commitment to capability, culture change and measurable progress.