Designing a Roadmap to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Elevate your organization’s success with ACEC’s new comprehensive DEIB training program: Designing a Roadmap to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Our expert-led course will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to assess, improve, and implement an effective DEIB plan that will enhance your firm’s recruitment, retention, and overall culture.

Throughout this six-week course, you’ll design an action plan and implementation roadmap tailored to your firm’s unique needs. Each interactive, live presentation offers a deeper understanding of DEIB concepts and strategies, and is followed up by weekly homework assignments that challenge you to put what you’ve learned into practice and outline a plan for your firm.

Take the first step towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Commit to designing your DEIB plan today.

Course Schedule

• • Personal and Organizational Why
  • Definition of Key Terms
  • Discuss Tools for Effective Leadership
  • Case Study: What does a DEI Strategy Really Look Like?

• • How to Embed DEI into Your Business
  • The Framework
  • Best Practices
  • Creating a Roadmap for DEI Work

• • Creating an Inclusive Culture
  • Access, Fairness, and Respect on Teams
  • Meaning, Engagement, and Contribution

• • DEI Focused Recruiting, Interviewing, & Hiring
  • Inclusive Onboarding and Performance Reviews
  • Employee Life Cycle

• • Bias Defined
  • Exercises on How to Identify Bias
  • Toolkit: How to Interpret Bias
  • Mindful Decision-Making

• • Commit as a Leader
  • A Discussion on Courage
  • DEI Policy and Statement Creation