Don’t Forget Required DEI Training Available in Canvas

The new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Course is now available in Canvas for all employees. To access the modules in Canvas, log in to myNOVA, click the Canvas button and scroll down to Courses. Click on Courses > All Courses to see the NOVA Inclusion Training Series. When you click on this course, you will find the buttons to access each of the three modules.

The three training modules will take approximately 70 minutes to complete and will include the following modules:

1. Workplace Diversity, Inclusion and Sensitivity
   This 35-minute course explains racial identity and racism alongside core D&I concepts while providing practical steps to help employees choose inclusive actions, improve cultural competency, and address unconscious bias. The course further emphasizes the role civility and workplace sensitivity play in promoting a respectful culture.
2. Unconscious Bias
   This 20-minute course is focused on raising awareness of unconscious bias and provides suggestions to help employees reach a higher level of awareness so they are better able to prevent personal biases from affecting their actions at work. This course will train employees to understand and manage their hidden biases and assumptions.
3. Microaggressions in the Workplace
   This 15-minute course explains microaggressions and the effect they can have on others. Employees learn to recognize and prevent verbal and nonverbal messages that contain hidden meanings based on unconscious bias and receive guidance for responding to microaggressions in a positive and effective manner.

Please complete the modules at your earliest convenience but no later than March 31, 2021. Training records do not need to be sent to Human Resources. Official reports will be sent to all division offices and used to verify compliance.