Neurodiversity in the Workplace Champion Training

Help facilitate and change the culture in your workplace around neurodiversity with this half-day champions course
Delivered in partnership with Thrive

Neurodiversity in the Workplace Champion Training

This half-day course, either online or face-to-face, is designed to follow on and build on the learning from the one-hour webinar.

This course is designed for anyone that wants to become a Neurodiversity Champion – someone who wants to educate and change the way that neurodiversity is viewed in your company.

The aims of this course are:

  • to lead acceptance of neurodiversity across the workplace and beyond

  • help facilitate and change the culture in your workplace around neurodiversity and its acceptance.

The result of completing an Aware webinar and a Champion course combined means that you will become a Thrive Neurodiverse Standards Employer.

What will I learn?

Learning takes place on teams with instructor-led live training sessions over a half-day session.

  • Confidently list the main neurodiverse conditions and the set of strengths common to each condition

  • Develop an understanding of how an individual living with each condition may present within the workplace

  • Gain a basic understanding of executive functioning

  • Understand the concept of neurodiversity in terms of executive functioning within daily life

  • Personally experience what it feels like to have an executive functioning challenge.

  • Understand why it’s important for diversity and inclusion to include neurodivergent individuals

  • The concept of school trauma and the impact this has on learning new skills

  • Understand how meltdowns and shutdowns occur and the negative impacts they have

  • Discover ways to create a more sensory-safe working environment

  • Understand the idea that external factors can cause anxiety

  • Be able to recognise anxiety within yourself and others, and learn ways to manage anxiety

  • Create a mental health and wellbeing virtual toolbox to support yourself and anyone else experiencing a crisis

  • Learn the importance of clear communication and develop an understanding of how complicated communication is

  • Start to understand that all behaviour is communication and aim to support rather than judge.

  • Unpack that communication errors are faults on all sides and find out how to prevent low morale within a workplace.

  • Discover the importance of supporting those who self-identify as neurodivergent

  • The positive impact that you can make through reasonable adjustments

Further details

How much does it cost?

£1900 plus VAT for group bookings

£150 +VAT open course bookings

Pricing includes CPD Certification, Digital Learning Guide and 3 Years of Access to the online learning portal.

How many people can attend?

Private group sessions with up to 16 delegates

Open courses are for one or more delegates