LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Training & Learning Development

Take this course to learn how to provide appropriate training to LGBTIQA+ people and help them feel safe, included and respected.

Key Outcomes

You’ll feel more confident when providing training to LGBTIQA+ people.
You’ll know how to make LGBTIQA+ people feel safe, empowered and valued in your training sessions.
You’ll understand common mistakes made in providing training to LGBTIQA+ people – and how to avoid them

You’ll gain greater knowledge of the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQA+ community and how to build the lived experience of LGBTIQA+ people into your training.
You’ll go away with tangible tips to help you be a respectful and LGBTIQA+ inclusive training and learning development professional.

Prerequisite: No prerequisite for this course.

Who Should Take This Course?

➢ independent trainers
➢ educators
➢ instructional designers
➢ coaches
➢ tutors
➢ mentors
➢ training consultants
➢ HR professionals
➢ teachers

➢ course coordinators
➢ assessors
➢ facilitators
➢ trainers from Registered Training Organisations
➢ training needs analysts
➢ training assessors
➢ course developers
➢ training instructors
➢ anyone in the training and learning development industry who wants to learn more about the LGBTIQA+ community

Become a LGBTIQA+ Inclusive Vendor

Let’s understand your desired learning objectives and we can tailor our course to meet them. Please book a Zoom meeting today!

Featured Reviews

A safe learning environment

As a supporter and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, it is important to me that I am genuinely inclusive and supportive, which is why I enrolled in The Equality Network Masterclass. Bronte provided a safe learning environment to broaden my knowledge and understanding of important issues for the community, and this was enhanced by being part of a small group of like-minded people and hearing Bronte share his personal stories and experiences. I particularly valued learning more about the history of the fight for civil rights. This encouraged me to become better informed about the impacts of those actions, leading to an appreciation of the ongoing issues in our society today and how I can be more supportive. This Masterclass is for those who truly appreciate and value equality and for those who want to hear the stories and voices that matter most – those of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Training format

Take the course face-to-face
4 x 150 min workshops
10-12 hours in total
2 half days, a week apart
minimum of 8 to conduct course
interactive, engaging
When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
Course fee: POA

Take the course live via Zoom
8 x 90 min workshops
10-12 hours in total
timing negotiable
minimum of 6 to conduct course
interactive, engaging
When completed, gain ongoing access to the course content online
Get access to additional scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
Course fee: POA

Course Description

Take the course face-to-face, or live via Zoom
Gain ongoing access to the course content
Work with actual LGBTIQ+ training case studies
Get access to scheduled online support (Q&A sessions)
Take the course over a nominal 10 hours
Complete the course and become a member of The Equality Network
Stay up-to-date with additional resource materials

Are you using LGBTIQ+ inclusive language in your courses, workshops and training sessions for LGBTIQ+ people, as well as in your workplace, events or meetings? What about on your website and in your social media posts, and the emails etc you send? Are they accessible and truly inclusive for everyone?

LGBTIQ+ awareness is crucial if you want to build a safe, inclusive space for everyone in the training you conduct.

In this course, you’ll learn about some of the best ways to make LGBTIQ+ people feel safe, comfortable and valued as they undertake your training; and you’ll learn lots about the language, history and culture of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown of what you’ll learn:

Why you’re here – benefits, objections and outcomes of being inclusive
Quick test – what do you know?
Heteronormativity and training
The relationship between LGBTIQ+ people and training – barriers
Language 101 – keyLGBTIQ+ terms
The LGBTIQ+ acronym
Pronouns – why they’re important; how to use them
Terms to avoid using, and why
LGBTIQ+ flags – symbolism
‘In the closet’ and ‘coming out’
Where are the gay people in Victoria and what do they earn?
How’s your gaydar?
LGBTIQ+ stereotypes and their effect
Those offensive little questions
Milestones in various phases of LGBTIQ+ people’s lives
Equality, equity and liberation – an explanation
Legal rights of LGBTIQ+ people
Major events in the struggle for rights – US and Australia
Let’s talk straight (or not)
How safe is it in various situations for LGBTIQ+ people?
Guided fantasy – walk in our shoes
Mental health statistics of LGBTIQ+ people – implications for training providers
What are the LGBTIQ+ pressure points for your training organisation?
Sensitivities and concerns that LGBTIQ+ people may have in undertaking training
That first phone call about an LGBTIQ+ person enquiring about training – how to respond
What could possibly go wrong at a non-inclusive training facility?
Impacts of your training facility not being LGBTIQ+ inclusive
LGBTIQ+ health check of your deathcare website and business
Tangible tips to help you be an LGBTIQ+ inclusive training facility
Developing an LGBTIQ+ inclusion policy or charter

About the trainer

Bronte Price

The person who will train you is Bronte Price (he, him), a cis gay man, who is not only a qualified trainer but also a registered marriage and funeral celebrant. Bronte came out as a gay man at the age of 42, having been married to a woman and having had four sons. He lives with his husband, Clint, and their rescue kelpie, Bingo.

It’s Bronte’s lived experience as both a straight man and a gay man that informs this LGBTIQA+ inclusion course. He understands the pressures on people who know they are LGBTIQA+ but can’t come out for a range of reasons; he’s experienced the stigma of being labelled ‘homosexual’ when to be so was a criminal offence; as a gay man, he’s faced harassment and discrimination from family members and in the workplace; and he continues to work with LGBTIQA+ people who struggle with not being able to be their authentic selves.

He’s on a mission to help other training professionals provide respectful, inclusive training to LGBTIQA+ clients. As a former senior public servant, Bronte understands how to treat people with respect. He knows how to create safe spaces for LGBTIQA+ people and for those who undertake his LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Training.

Get started on your journey to be a LGBTIQA+ Ally!

If you’re wanting to do the right thing in working with LGBTIQA+ people in training and learning development but aren’t sure of what the right thing is, or you’re worried about saying, doing or assuming the wrong thing, then this course is for you.