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Unconscious Bias and Inclusive Recruitment
Unconscious Bias and Inclusive Recruitment, online in about 30 to 45 minutes on any device. The course covers what bias is, common types, the law, fairer recruitment methods, and fair decisions.
Who it is for
Who this course is for
Managers, recruiters, interview panel members, HR staff and anyone involved in hiring, promotion or performance decisions. No previous training is assumed.
- Hiring managers and interviewers
- HR and recruitment staff
- Team leaders and managers
- Panel members and decision makers
- Anyone involved in selection
Course content
What the course covers
Five short lessons covering what bias is, common types of bias, the law, designing fairer recruitment, and fair decisions and beyond, then a 12-question assessment.
What bias is
How the brain takes shortcuts, why bias matters at work, and what the evidence says about tackling it.
Common types of bias
Affinity, confirmation, halo and horns, conformity, and stereotyping, with workplace examples.
The law
The Equality Act 2010, protected characteristics, types of discrimination, health questions, adjustments and positive action.
Designing fairer recruitment
Criteria, inclusive adverts, shortlisting, structured interviews, scoring and diverse panels.
Fair decisions and beyond
Making and recording decisions, feedback, monitoring data, and bias in day-to-day management.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Explain what bias is and why it affects decisions
- Recognise common types of bias in recruitment and management
- Explain the Equality Act 2010 duties that apply to recruitment
- Use structured, evidence-based methods to reduce bias
- Make and record fair, defensible decisions
Your legal duty
The law behind this training
This course is awareness training on bias in decision making and inclusive recruitment, in line with the Equality Act 2010, which covers England, Wales and Scotland, and guidance from Acas and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It is not legal advice. Your organisation's recruitment and equality policies always apply.
One thing to be clear about: everyone has biases. Awareness alone does not fix them. What works is designing decisions so that bias has less room to creep in.
- Equality Act 2010
Practicalities
How the course works
For employers
Buying for a team
Buying for more than a couple of people is easier on an account: one invoice, licences you allocate as staff join, and a report of who has done what and when it expires.
- One invoice instead of one card payment per person
- Allocate licences as people join
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Bespoke versions written around your own procedures
Unconscious Bias and Inclusive Recruitment: common questions
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit: start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. Each lesson ends with short knowledge checks, then there is a 12-question assessment with a pass mark of 70% (9 of 12). You can retake it as often as you need.
The certificate is valid for 2 years, and we recommend a refresher every 2 years.
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