Our Programmes
Practical training to build race and ethnicity inclusion at every level. We help organisations reach their EDI goals wherever they are on their maturity journey, building the knowledge, emotional intelligence and confidence to have conversations about race and ethnicity that might feel uncomfortable.
Choose from our Race Champions Learning Pathway, a career progression workshop, or a fully bespoke programme built around your organisation.
Find The Right Programme
Inclusive Leader
For senior leaders and executive sponsors who want to lead the race and ethnicity agenda from the top. Two three-hour workshops in small cohorts help leaders tackle bias in decision-making and role-model allyship with confidence.
Inclusive Manager
For first line managers supporting team members from ethnic minorities. Two three-hour workshops (maximum 20 per cohort) build the skills to run fair performance reviews and remove barriers to career progression.
Inclusive Employee
For employees in any role who want to support and ally for colleagues from ethnic minorities. Two three-hour workshops (maximum 20 per cohort) explore how to combat bias and help build a psychologically safe team.
Inclusive ERG / Steering Group
For network and steering group members driving racial and ethnic inclusion, available to IIE members only. Two three-hour workshops (maximum 20 per cohort) give volunteers the practical skills to influence real change.
Career Progression: Equity Intervention
For employees at any level who want to own and drive their career. This full-day workshop (maximum 20 per cohort) helps delegates build a career strategy in the morning and turn it into action in the afternoon.
Bespoke Programmes
For organisations that need training shaped around their own culture and challenges. After an in-depth consultation, we design a programme for groups of up to 500, from the C-suite to the whole organisation.
Every Race Champions Programme Includes
Delivered virtually or in person at your office or venue, with resources such as videos, role plays, case studies and digital workbooks tailored to your organisation.
- Two 30-minute scoping meetings
- Pre-work questionnaire
- Slide deck
- Handout / aide memoire (optional)
- Post-training reading and activities
How Our Programmes Work
The diagram shows an example of our virtual sessions aimed at the entire organisation. We recommend that organisations continue the journey by providing a safe space for participants to share and support.
Programme Details
Select a programme to see who it is for, what is covered and how it runs.
Inclusive Leader
For senior leaders and executive sponsors
Helps leaders address the impact of bias in decision-making, identify and leverage privilege, and role-model allyship with confidence. Leaders gain greater fluency discussing race and ethnicity, and a robust understanding of how ethnic inclusivity benefits the organisation. Cohorts are kept small to create high psychological safety for deeper, more challenging discussions.
Learning objectives
- Understand what it means to be an inclusive leader and the responsibilities that come with it
- Leverage privilege, act as an ally and build the confidence to speak up for ethnic minority colleagues
- Recognise the visible and invisible barriers minority groups face, and how to remove them
- Build cultural awareness and avoid unintentional microaggressions
- Create psychological safety as the foundation for high-performing, inclusive teams
- Address bias in decision-making, performance management and across the employee life cycle
- Discuss race and ethnicity with greater fluency and emotional intelligence
Format
Pre-work questionnaire, 2 x 3-hour workshops (ideally 1 to 2 weeks apart) and a follow-up action plan. We recommend a 90-minute coaching session two months after.
Best for
Organisations that need visible executive buy-in for the race and ethnicity agenda.
Also includes
Optional bias testing, plus coaching for teams or individuals.
Inclusive Manager
For first line managers
Supports line managers to best support team members from ethnic minorities. We explore ways to combat bias and to identify and address barriers to career progression for racialised ethnic groups, so managers are better prepared to lead diverse teams and develop every employee.
Learning objectives
- Inclusive performance management: run fair, unbiased reviews and understand why inclusive management matters
- Equitable career progression: identify and remove barriers for ethnic minority team members
- Inclusive conversations: discuss difficult topics and give feedback while mitigating unconscious bias
- Psychological safety: create an environment where people speak up without fear
- Empathy and active listening: understand the experiences of diverse team members
- Race allyship: the six critical skills for being an effective race ally
Format
2 x 3-hour workshops, virtual or in person. Maximum 20 participants per cohort.
Also includes
Optional bias testing, coaching for teams or individuals, follow-up meetings and circles, microsite and anonymous clinic.
Inclusive Employee
For employees in any role
Explores how employees in any role can support and ally for colleagues from ethnic minorities. Participants learn ways to combat bias and address barriers to career progression, leaving better prepared to help build a workplace where everyone can thrive.
Learning objectives
- Empathy and active listening: better understand colleagues’ experiences and needs
- Performance conversations: engage constructively and support a culture of inclusion
- Navigating career progression: identify challenges and advocate for your own growth
- Inclusive conversations: discuss diversity and race so every perspective is heard
- Psychological safety: understand your role in a team where ideas and concerns are shared openly
Format
2-part workshop (2 x 3 hours) for employees at any level. Maximum 20 participants per cohort.
Also includes
Follow-up meetings and circles, microsite and anonymous clinic.
Inclusive ERG / Steering Group
IIE members only
Steering groups and networks often shape race equality action plans, recruitment and policy, yet are usually made up of volunteers with passion and energy but no formal EDI training. This programme gives them the practical skills and support to drive change in their workplace.
Learning objectives
- The business case for inclusion: articulate and sell its strategic value to stakeholders
- Stages of maturity: what good EDI looks like at each stage, applied to your organisation
- Influencing: strategies to drive change, and how people and organisations respond to it
- Allyship culture: model inclusive behaviours and spot opportunities for allyship and sponsorship
- Fluency in race conversations: more open, constructive and respectful dialogue
Format
2 x 3-hour workshops, virtual or in person. Maximum 20 participants per cohort.
Audience
Inclusion task forces, networks and groups driving racial and ethnic inclusion.
Also includes
Optional bias testing, plus coaching for teams or individuals.
Career Progression: Equity Intervention
Take charge of your career
A full-day workshop giving delegates the tools, knowledge and skills to own and drive their career. Delegates imagine they are the CEO of their life as if it were a business, and leave with a high-level plan for reaching their career goals.
Morning: Strategy
- Purpose: what drives your career and why it matters
- Payoff: your ideal career destination
- Process: how you will get there
Afternoon: Tactics
- Identify barriers and build an allyship network for support
- Set SMART and HARD goals to turn your plan into actionable steps
- Practise influencing upwards and asking for the resources, support and opportunities you need
Bespoke Programmes
Designed around your organisation
Need targeted training for all your employees or clients? We start with an in-depth consultation, then build a programme that reflects your organisation’s culture, specific challenges and where you are on your journey. Pricing is based on the level of training and number of attendees.
C-Suite and Senior Executive
Up to 15 participants
Executive coaching with breakouts. Includes goal setting and two facilitators experienced with C-suite coaching.
Line Managers
Up to 40 participants
Interactive leadership workshops with breakouts.
All Levels
Up to 500 participants
Large-group interactive workshops for the whole organisation.
Example format for every level: 3 x 90-minute sessions, with pre-work, continuous feedback, alignment to your organisation, two expert facilitators, an anonymous clinic and a workbook. Sessions use bespoke handouts, breakout rooms, polls and Q&A, and draw on your organisation’s findings and lived experiences.
Previous clients include
The Guinness Partnership
Race fluency training for the whole organisation
NHS England
Race education programme for leadership
NatWest
Allyship and network group training for 700+ employees
Macquarie
Bespoke ally training for all leadership
Johnson & Johnson UK
Race & Ethnicity Champion training for senior leaders
Programme lead
Sanchia Moraes, coach and facilitator. A trained leadership coach specialising in culture change, now completing a qualification in Psychological Safety.
The Impact
"Simply outstanding. The conversations that have taken place following the session have been superb with many colleagues feeling empowered on how they can be EFFECTIVE ALLIES"
Add-ons To Extend Your Programme
Pre-recorded webinars
For larger cohorts, on topics such as cultural awareness, race and allyship.
Impact measurement
Pre and post questionnaires, designed with your organisation.
Follow-up workshops
More time on sensitive topics such as difficult conversations, conflict, change and privilege.
Train the Trainer
We train your people to deliver our programmes. Cost-effective long term and avoids lengthy procurement.
Coaching and circles
Individual or team coaching, and facilitated discussion circles.
Microsite and digital workbook
Resources, videos and anonymous forums or clinics in one place.
Podcast production
We record and produce your colleagues’ inspirational stories for internal or external audiences.
Consulting and Maturity Matrix
Bespoke consulting depending on membership tier, plus the IIE Maturity Matrix.
Want to know more?
We will work with you to find the right approach for your needs and budget. Hit the button below to schedule a call.
