DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
INCLUSION ACADEMY
LIFE-LONG LEARNING JOURNEY
Your go-to Academy for everything about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Achieving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion involves confronting challenges and overcoming obstacles through skills, tools, frameworks, and impact. It necessitates pushing beyond our comfort zones, discovering unknown skills and strengths, and cultivating the ones essential for the task at hand.
Transform knowledge into impact and create inclusive and thriving workplaces for ALL. Enroll in CEFI’s Academy and gain access to the knowledge, tools, frameworks, and community you need to create inclusive and thriving workplaces for all.
OUR APPROACH
Evidence-based insights. CEFI’s Academy resources are grounded in worldwide research and showcase perspectives from prominent academics, DEI professionals, and thought leaders. Learners gain insights into effective practices, explore potential possibilities, and discover actionable strategies for driving organizational change.
Instructional design. All our courses are developed based on cutting-edge principles of instructional design that fully support adult learning and are designed with your needs in mind.
Community and collaboration. CEFI’s Academy fosters a learning community wherein learners collaborate, share their challenges, exchange ideas and practices, and glean knowledge from expert instructors as well as their peers.
Problem solving with hands-on exercises and capstone projects. Theoretical concepts are linked to practical situations, enabling learners to promptly apply their knowledge to address challenges within their organizations through well-crafted capstone projects.
WHAT OUR LEARNERS GET
Fully Online and instructionally designed.
All of our courses are available online and self-paced, allowing you the flexibility to learn at your own convenience, wherever you are. These courses are developed using advanced instructional designs tailored to meet the needs of adult professional learners. Additionally, each course is enriched with a resource library containing evidence-based templates, playbooks, guides, and tools.
Hands-on learning experiences.
Hands-on learning experiences are integrated into the curriculum, immersing learners in specific scenarios tied to the content they’ve studied. Through case studies and assignments, participants engage in simulated situations, allowing them to practically apply their acquired knowledge. These hands-on experiences equip learners with the confidence to apply their skills in real-world settings, facilitating the transfer of learning into their professional roles.
Support from coaches.
Our coaches are dedicated to guiding members toward achieving their learning objectives and ultimately attaining success in their careers. Each member is assigned a coach who will provide assistance in any way possible throughout their learning journey.
Community.
As a participant, you gain entry to CEFI’s community comprising DEI and HR practitioners as well as people managers dedicated to fostering inclusive organizations. Within this community, you have the opportunity to share your experiences, seek advice, exchange insights, and broaden your personal network. Moreover, CEFI Academy members receive support from top academics and industry experts who offer their perspectives on your DEI challenges.
Cohort-learning for teams.
Your team has the option to join exclusive cohorts of CEFI Academy courses, fostering collective learning within your internal group. Through the Community forum, team members can pose questions, exchange resources, and provide recommendations, while also benefiting from insights from the Academy’s instructors, leadership, and fellow learners.
Assessment of skills.
By utilizing our skill assessment, you can pinpoint your learning gaps and tailor your learning opportunities to address your specific needs. In the case of teams, skill assessments are time-efficient, offering a thorough understanding of the level and distribution of DEI skills throughout the team and organization. Additionally, learners undergo pre- and post-assessments to precisely measure their progress in developing individual skills.
CEFI Academy is recognized as a recertification provider for SHRM and is an approved provider for HRCI. Members holding certifications from SHRM and HRCI can accrue credits by successfully completing courses offered in CEFI Academy.
Individual
Realize your DEI potential – Develop valuable DEI skills in your roadmap to unlocking the promise of inclusion for your organization
Team
Create a team-based learning experience – It is teams that build organizations.