The benefits of including people from a range of different backgrounds and life experiences in organisations are clear—they include having access to a larger recruitment pool, improved efficiency and effectiveness, better retention, improved access to diverse markets, increased innovation and ultimately improved business outcomes. The Inclusive Recruitment short course is designed to help you build a flexible and supportive hiring process to attract and secure talent from a variety of backgrounds while respecting the needs of individuals. 
This course is structured in two modules. Upon completion of the first, trainees will learn to:

• Describe four main areas for consideration when creating an inclusive recruitment process
• Explain the term 'special measures' and how it relates to lawful discrimination in the area of recruitment
• Summarise the procedure to follow if intending to recruit from a specific cohort who may be protected under anti-discrimination legislation.

Upon completion of the second, trainees will learn to:

• Describe what is meant by the 'inherent requirements' of a job role
• Give three examples of how unconscious bias can be reduced or prevented in the recruitment process
• Outline four best-practice tips for writing a job advertisement  
• List several measures that can be put in place to make the candidate assessment process as inclusive and fair as possible.