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Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias

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Unconscious bias training is available in a variety of formats for all staff

Unconscious Bias training was first implemented in University of Galway as part of a series of recommendations made by the Gender Equality Task Force in 2016. It is University policy that all members of UMT, Academic Management Teams, Heads of School, Chairs of Committees, members of interview and promotion boards/panels, and other senior decision-makers attend an unconscious bias training workshop and refresh their training annually.

Programmes Available

Unconscious Bias Training (live, online)

This training provides staff with a greater awareness of unconscious bias, the research and understanding of the impact of unconscious bias in decision making, recruitment and selection decisions daily interactions, and targeted actions to counteract the impact of unconscious bias.

Target audience: Unconscious Bias training is a requirement for all staff who participate on recruitment panels, promotion assessment panels and members of key decision-making committees.

  • 29 October, 10.00-12.30 (online)
  • 28 November, 10.00-12.30 (online)

 

Unconscious Bias Training (Online, on-demand)

This training is designed to give all staff a general understanding of unconscious bias in an easy to access format and provide a refresher for those who have completed the training previously.

 Target group: All staff  

Available online anytime here

Unconscious Bias training

This training provides staff with a greater awareness of unconscious bias, the research and understanding of the impact of unconscious bias in decision making, recruitment and selection decisions daily interactions, and targeted actions to counteract the impact of unconscious bias.

Target audience: Unconscious Bias training is a requirement for all staff who participate on recruitment panels, promotion assessment panels and members of key decision-making committees.

 

Online Unconscious Bias Training

The online unconscious bias e-learning module is available on the Human Resources Staff Training and Development site.  This module in intended to provide you with an introduction to the basics of unconscious bias, types of bias, and the different ways to approach or address bias. All Staff are invited to complete this module if they are interested in learning more or refreshing their previous training.  

As part of Unconscious Bias training, you may wish to complete an Implicit Association Test (IAT). These tests are meant simply to raise awareness of unconscious bias, and anyone that may be interested can take a sample IAT test.