2023 Navigating DEI - A Public Sector Business Strategy Certificate Program - Session 1
Syllabus: Navigating DEI: A Public Sector Business Strategy Certificate Program
Start Date: May 23, 2023
End Date: June 30, 2023
Instructor: Milton J. Perkins, PhD, mperkins@a1governmentsolutions.com
PSHRA Contact: Debbie Tankersely-Snook, dtankersely@pshra.org
Welcome:
Welcome to PSHRA's 2023 Navigating DEI - A Public Sector Business Strategy Certificate Program. This course will prepare you to build and enact a transformative HR practice of DEIA within your agency.
Course Design:
The timeline below gives you an overview of the lessons and sessions in this course, their order, and when the cohort sessions will occur. This course will be completed over six weeks.
Time Commitment:
Consider scheduling 30 - 45 minutes for the online lessons to read through the material, complete the activities, and prepare for the cohort sessions. Complete the lessons at least a day or two before the cohort session to give yourself time to reflect on what you have learned and the plans you have developed.
Cohort Schedule (subject to change):
Cohort 1: Wednesday, May 31st at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Cohort 2: Thursday, June 15th at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Cohort 3: Thursday, June 29th at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Course Outcomes:
In this course, you will:
- Learn the value diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility bring to an agency.
- Apply the assess, design, implement, and measure (ADIM) framework to your agency’s diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility practices.
- Design and prepare to implement initiatives that will increase diversity, produce equitable outcomes, contribute to an inclusive workplace, and promote accessibility.
- Build momentum in your agency’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts beyond this course.
Online Lessons and Cohort Sessions:
This course includes five online lessons you will complete on your own and three cohort sessions facilitated by a cohort guide. The online lessons allow you to assess development opportunities; present important concepts, principles, and practices; and help you begin planning improvement initiatives. The cohort sessions will be face-to-face or virtual (using a video conferencing tool like Google Meet or Zoom) and will provide an opportunity for you to share ideas and learn from your peers. In these sessions, you will further develop and refine the improvement plans you draft in the online lessons.
Course Schedule :
Week 1:
Online Lesson (self-paced)
Lesson 1: Introduction
Course introduction, DEIA introduction, Bias, and the ADIM approach.
Week 2:
Online Lesson (self-paced)
Lesson 2: Diversity
Assessing diversity; designing, implementing, and measuring diversity initiatives.
Cohort Session (virtual)
Session 1: Introduction and Diversity
Reviewing and discussing the content from the first two lessons.
Week 3:
Online Lesson (self-paced)
Lesson 3: Equity
Assessing equity; designing, implementing, and measuring equity initiatives.
Week 4:
Online Lesson (self-paced)
Lesson 4: Inclusion
Assessing inclusion; designing, implementing, and measuring inclusion initiatives.
Cohort Session (virtual)
Session 2: Equity and Inclusion
Reviewing and discussing the content from lessons three and four.
Week 5:
Online Lesson (self-paced)
Lesson 5: Developing Your DEI Acumen
Prioritizing initiatives and getting buy-in.
Week 6:
Cohort Session (virtual)
Session 3
Reviewing and discussing the content from lesson 5 and concluding the course.
Course Workbook:
The course includes a workbook. You'll use the workbook to reflect on what you're learning, record ideas, and plan for how to implement ideas in your agency. There are two versions:
- A PDF version - if you'd like to print it and write your answers and ideas and
- An MS Word version - if you'd prefer to work electronically.
The workbook is available by selecting the Course Materials tab and then DEI Workbook.
Case Study:
There is a case study embedded throughout this course. You'll learn about Chris, a city HR director, trying to make the agency more diverse and welcoming. In the case study, you'll see how the principles and practices you're learning can be applied.
Milton J. Perkins, PhD,
Vice President
ActOne Government Solutions, Inc.
Milton J. Perkins, PhD, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPC, is the Vice President of ActOne Government Solutions, Inc., (a subsidiary of The ActOne Group), responsible for pursuing, managing and delivering workforce and commodity solutions to federal, state, county, municipal and quasi-government clients. Formerly he operated as the Chief HR Officer for Mint Dentistry, the VP, HR for Kasasa, as well as the Chief Accountability and Human Resources Officer for Vanguard Integrity Professionals. He has also worked as the Head of Global Talent Management for Hewitt Associates, and was the Senior Director of Workforce Solutions for Agile•1 (a subsidiary of the ActOne Group), and RAS Leader for EDS, to name a few. With over 40 years of human capital experience, Dr. Perkins has a tremendous wealth of practical, research, teaching and consulting experience in developing innovative business solutions through people. He is actively sought out to speak at business and human capital conferences, worldwide, specializing in providing next-practice solutions related to the Society for Human Resource Management’s Body of Competency and Knowledge, for example, the SHRM-SCP/CP certification preparation course, HR Metrics and Analytics, Diversity, Inclusion & Equity, Unconscious/Conscious Biases and Micro-Aggressive behaviors, Workforce Planning,
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