RESOURCES REVIEW

"CCH Equal Opportunity Training Kit" | "Managing Diversity" | "What’s Sex Got to Do with It?"

"CCH Equal Opportunity Training Kit" by Lawrence Fong and Joan Napoli with the CCH editorial team. North Ryde, c1996.

The kit comes in a convenient carry case and consists of the Manual, 4 booklets on workplace issues, an audio CD and a computer disk.

It has been designed to provide workplace education on EEO and meet the training needs of a wide range of organisations. The format is modular, allowing the presenter to pursue an in-depth approach, or a general overview.

The Manual is the core component of the kit. In ring binder format it contains the following modules: Equal Employment Opportunity & the Law; Countering Workplace Harassment; The Best Person for the Job; Fair Termination Practices; Effective Grievance Handling. Overhead transparency masters and samples of policies in the area of EEO, affirmative action, workplace harassment, family responsibilities and grievance handling procedures complete the hard copy manual.

An audio CD gives background to the Manual, outlines contents of the modules, gives practical tips and ideas as well as suggested answers for commonly asked questions.

The sample policies from the Manual are also provided on computer disk.

Handouts and case studies are provided for each module, and a general index allows access to concepts across modules.

CCH advise that because of its loose-leaf format it is planned to be updated to ensure its continued usefulness. It is available for purchase from CCH for $425.

"Managing Diversity" comprises a 15 minute video with leader’s guide.

The video highlights the implications for business of not recognising the benefits of a diverse workforce.

Narrated by Indira Naidoo, the program traces changes from an industrial to an information society, and uses three case studies to look at the attributes of sexuality, sex and race.

Available from Video Communicators for $595 plus $10 postage.

"What’s Sex Got to Do with It?"
A sexual harassment awareness program for Australian business.
Prepared by Australian Chamber of Manufactures and Entreg Pty Ltd 1997.

This is a video which runs for approximately 25 minutes and has an accompanying 19 page training guide.

The video has been produced with the aim of encouraging "a working environment that is safe for all employees, one that is comfortable and non-threatening or offensive to anyone".

To this end, six scenarios are presented, showing various aspects of sexual harassment.

It is available from the Australian Chamber of Manufactures for $450 and $15 postage.

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