In partnership with Diversity Builder, Inc., Vubiz released a groundbreaking Diversity Training and Cultural Competency Program for Law Enforcement.
This innovative law enforcement diversity training program promotes strategies and skills to enhance community relationships and engagement, leading to more positive perceptions of policing.
Vubiz Inc. and Diversity Builder, Inc. are proud to announce the development of their groundbreaking online program, Diversity and Cultural Competency for Law Enforcement. The interactive and engaging online program is a first of its kind. It’s specifically tailored to enhance law enforcement’s cultural competency knowledge while also building inclusive communication skills to better connect with the communities they serve.
Following the intense race-related events of the summer of 2020, Diversity Builder received dozens of requests for police cultural competency and diversity training. Current events exacerbated the need for such activity. Owner Rachel Stanton said police academies and police chiefs have requested online solutions due to budgetary, COVID-19, and logistical reasons. Diversity Builder consulted with police departments, including the Hartford Police Department, to develop effective, pertinent content. Stanton said one topic the team requested was confirmation bias.
The new course explores how recognizing and addressing discrimination, as well as becoming culturally aware, can foster trust and confidence among the communities that law enforcement protects and serves. Diversity Builder turned to their elearning partner, Vubiz, to create a dynamic, interactive, and engaging online course that police departments anywhere can use.
“At Diversity Builder, we are passionate about working with police departments interested in diversity training and intentionally inclusive practices,” said Rachel Stanton, CEO at Diversity Builder, Inc. “We find it is some of the most impactful work we do. Our trainers have wanted to develop an online law enforcement class, and the timing aligned perfectly.”
Participants in the course learn how perceptions based on biases involving an individual’s race, religion, level of ability, gender, orientation, ethnicity, immigration status, or another characteristic can influence the conduct of officers and the behavior of suspects, witnesses, or others during a law enforcement encounter. Techniques and tools presented in the course support de-escalation and conflict resolution in volatile situations, allowing for an understanding of diverse perspectives while maintaining peace.
“Key topics within the course include the science of bias and how to mitigate it, cultural competency strategies to build trust within diverse communities, microaggressions, impacts of profiling, and building an inclusive police and sheriff department culture,” adds Stanton.
This law enforcement diversity training course features numerous interactive elements, including video scenarios, video narration, question-and-answer sessions, fill-in-the-blank segments, quizzes, and a final test to assess understanding, as well as a certificate of completion.
For more information, please contact us to inquire about our Diversity Training and Cultural Competency Program for Law Enforcement.
About Diversity Builder, Inc.
Founded in 2003, Diversity Builder, Inc. is a national leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion workplace training and consulting, supporting organizations in making positive change through an immersive, engaging, and action-oriented approach. Diversity Builder helps organizations build inclusive cultures through self-paced online, virtual, and instructor-led training and consulting, where employees thrive and do their best work.
In addition to law enforcement training, specialty areas include gender identity and expression, racial diversity, generational workplace collaboration, leading diverse teams, resolving unconscious bias, LGBTQI+, intersectionality, allyship, and bystander intervention. Diversity Builder is a diverse supplier. The firm is women-owned, LGBTQI-owned, and is an SBA small business. Please visit Diversity Builder (615) 823-1717 for more information.
