Business & Management
Sexual and Sex-Based Harassment Awareness (Great Britain)
Assessment type
Training and assessment
Minimum duration
15 Minutes
Course delivery
E-learning
Description
The Sexual and Sex-Based Harassment Awareness (Great Britain) eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of sexual harassment and sex-based harassment in the workplace, including behaviours that may be inappropriate, unwanted or unlawful.
The course explores how harassment can occur through verbal, non-verbal, physical and electronic behaviour and the impact it can have on individuals and workplaces. Learners will consider appropriate workplace conduct, professional boundaries, how to respond to or report concerns and the role everyone can play in maintaining a respectful working environment.
Who Should Attend?
- Employees at all levels.
- New starters requiring workplace harassment awareness.
- Employees working with colleagues, customers, contractors or other workplace contacts.
- Managers and supervisors requiring general awareness.
- Employees undertaking equality, diversity or workplace conduct training.
- Anyone requiring an understanding of sexual and sex-based harassment within workplaces in Great Britain.
What You Will Learn
- What is meant by sexual harassment.
- What is meant by sex-based harassment.
- Recognising different forms of unwanted workplace behaviour.
- Understanding that harassment may be verbal, non-verbal, physical, written or electronic.
- Recognising inappropriate sexual comments, jokes or remarks.
- Awareness of inappropriate sexual gestures, images or communications.
- Recognising unwanted physical contact or advances.
- Understanding how workplace banter may constitute inappropriate or harassing behaviour.
- Recognising harassment through email, messaging, social media or other electronic communications.
- Understanding that harassment can occur between individuals at any level of an organisation.
- Recognising that harassment may involve colleagues, managers, customers or other workplace contacts.
- Understanding the importance of how behaviour is experienced by another person.
- Recognising the potential impact of harassment on individuals.
- Understanding the wider impact of harassment on workplace relationships and culture.
- Maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
- Communicating respectfully with colleagues and others.
- Understanding individual responsibilities for workplace behaviour.
- Recognising the importance of challenging inappropriate behaviour where it is safe and appropriate to do so.
- Understanding the role of witnesses and bystanders.
- Knowing what to do if you experience sexual or sex-based harassment.
- Responding appropriately if another person raises a concern.
- Reporting concerns through appropriate workplace channels.
- Understanding the importance of taking allegations seriously.
- Maintaining appropriate confidentiality when concerns are raised.
- Recognising that victimisation or retaliation against someone who raises a concern is inappropriate.
- Understanding the importance of employer measures to prevent sexual harassment.
- Following organisational harassment, equality, dignity at work and grievance procedures.
- Knowing where to seek additional advice or support.
- Contributing to a professional, inclusive and respectful workplace culture.
Course Delivery
This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.
Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.
Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.
Assessment
Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.
A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.
This is an awareness-based eLearning course and should be used alongside the employer's own harassment, sexual harassment, equality, dignity at work, grievance and reporting policies and procedures.
Course Duration
The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.
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