Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Outdoor Professionals
Introduction
Hello and welcome! In this course, we will take you through a learning journey to connect you to:
- The Importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Terminology & Concepts
- Understanding the Dimensions of Identity
- Unconscious Bias
- Systems of Oppression
- The Journey Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Overview
In order to get the most out of this course, you are asked to journal or capture your ideas through writing. This will require a physical notepad to capture your thoughts and ideas throughout this course. Writing and self-reflection helps to organize your thoughts to gain insight for personal growth and is an essential part of the learning process.
There are no graded quizzes in this course – the journal or activity responses are entirely yours and will be personal to your set of knowledge, skills and experiences. It is important that you give time to the reflection in order to deepen your understanding of the concepts and ideas within this course.
This course is not designed to be a fully comprehensive investigation into all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion. Rather it should be used as a springboard for further lifelong learning.
Outward Bound Canada
Outward Bound Canada (OBC) is a registered charity that builds resilience and empowers youth through experiential adventures in nature. Since 1969, more than 175,000 participants have experienced our unique high-impact programs for individuals and school & groups, many of which are youth underserved with outdoor education who need our scholarships and bursaries.
Using the outdoors as our dynamic classroom, we help thousands of young people annually to develop their physical, social, and emotional skills and environmental leadership.
The Training Academy
Launched in 2022 as an initiative of Outward Bound Canada, the Training Academy was created to address the representation gap within the outdoor sector while also providing technical skill development and growing social and emotional competencies so that Canada’s next generation of Outdoor Leaders can respond to the evolving needs of Canada’s diverse population.
Our program is funded by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program as an investment in the outdoor sector’s economic recovery.
