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The Institute offers three major programs:

• DEI Leadership Certification Program
  This program addresses the need for leaders who — through study, the development of cross-racial relationships and leadership experiences in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives — demonstrate the competencies to be certified as DEI leaders. 
• DEI Leadership Annual Conference
  The Annual Conference convenes leaders directly engaged in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at their organizations and within their communities.Speakers and panelists will engage a supportive community with thought leadership and best practices.

  All too often the challenge may seem overwhelming. The Annual Conference brings the power of community to the work of the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement.

• DEI Executive Leadership Training and Workshops
  These programs provide a flexible means to deliver elements of the DEI Leadership Certification Program content for client organizations. It’s a more customized approach built around an organization’s specific needs.The focus of this training is consistent with the objective of the DEI Leadership Certification Program: The development of leaders.

The DEI Leadership Institute™ Master Practitioner Certification Program (DEI Certification Program) is aimed to provide leaders with the skills, tools, strategies, and experience necessary to effectively lead DEI change initiatives within their organizations.

The DEI Certification Program is designed to be completed within 6-8 weeks. To qualify for certification, all course modules must be successfully completed, and your DEI Advisor must determine that the requirements of your DEI Project for Change including Design, Communications, Implementation Planning, and Assessment of Results have been met within the 6-8 week period.

You will work with a DEI Leadership Institute Advisor as you develop and plan the implementation of your DEI Project for Change and measure and evaluate its results. We are invested in your successful completion of the certification requirements within the required timeframe. We also see that the establishment and achievement of project deadlines are skills necessary for success in leading DEI change initiatives after completion of this Certification Program.

The DEI Certification Program is presented in three levels: Explore, Lead, and Master. Each level will be delivered through three or four learning modules and one module for the practical application of the DEI framework.

• Emerging leaders from any industry who want to help their companies grow in diversity and inclusion.
• Leaders who want to create vision, mission, and values that drive diversity
• Executives who want to create a clear cultural shift in their organization by implementing new strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Professionals from any industry with an interest in the field
• HR Professionals

By getting certified, you will be able to:

• Explain the meaning of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; the differences between them; and how they interact within the context of your organization.
• Examine the most effective DEI approaches and/or strategies for your organization, and how to integrate them into every level of the organization.
• Examine the most effective strategies to promote Equity in your organization.
• Assess how unconscious bias and microaggressions may be deterring your organization’s DEI efforts.
• Improve cultural competence in your organization.
• Promote a safe, harassment-free, inclusive workplace.
• Develop a plan to conduct your organization’s own DEI assessment process.
• Develop a comprehensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion plan (DEI strategic plan) for your organization. 
• Enhance the organizational mechanisms necessary to hold leadership accountable for Diversity and Inclusion efforts.

One-time fee: $650 USD

Your tuition includes:

• A DEI Leadership Institute™ Advisor throughout the term of the course.
• Resources and materials
• Possible showcase of your DEI Project for Change at the Annual DEI Leadership Conference
• DEI network opportunities

You will be contacted by your DEI Leadership Institute™ Advisor and Program administration to get access and begin the program.