Culture and Diversity

Restore focus, accountability, and purpose in your organisation

Every organisation goes through phases of growth, stagnation, and renewal — but when workplace decadence sets in, it can quietly undermine performance. When egos, entitlement, and personal interests take precedence over collective goals, productivity and morale suffer.

The Dealing with Workplace Decadence program by Preftrain helps leaders and teams identify behaviours that contribute to cultural decline and teaches how to re-align individuals with the organisation’s mission, values, and goals.

Transform a workplace blame culture into a culture of accountability

When things go wrong at work, do people look for solutions — or someone to blame?

A blame culture in the workplace can quietly erode trust, teamwork, and morale. This program helps employees and leaders recognise the early warning signs of blaming others in the workplace and teaches how to redirect energy towards ownership and constructive problem-solving.

The Workplace Blaming Training course by Preferred Training Networks provides practical strategies to build a no-blame culture, strengthen communication, and foster psychological safety across teams.

As global connections grow, cultural competence becomes increasingly crucial in educational and professional settings. Our cultural competence diversity training teaches organisations how to value cultural differences. With a focus on real-world situations, we teach practical ways to promote tolerance.

Build a more united team through our training. Gain knowledge and respect for varied perspectives while building soft skills like communication, empathy, and adaptability.

We make sure our courses are accessible to all through our flexible scheduling options. Gain cultural awareness at your own pace and enjoy a more impactful learning experience that fits neatly into your organisation’s busy schedule.

Create a More Inclusive and Diverse Environment

Building a diverse environment at work requires the right training to prep your team members for an inclusive workplace. That is why we offer training courses that focus on leadership and soft skills. These courses are available in a variety of learning formats, ranging from live virtual workshops, self-paced online courses, and hybrid learning options.

Why Join Cultural Competence Diversity Training?

• Advance Your Leadership Capabilities
  Being an excellent leader not only entails managing projects and your team; it also means having the capacity to understand different perspectives. Great leaders direct with cultural sensitivity and mutual respect.

To build on these skills, our courses teach professionals how to guide teams, communicate clearly, and deliver impactful presentations. In doing so, department heads, project leads, and managers drive positive change and encourage an inclusive culture at work.

• Master Time and Task Management
  Our cultural competency diversity training includes workload management approaches. Participants will learn how to balance competing demands and prioritise work. This encourages a more coordinated approach to tackling tasks while improving team cohesion.
• Grow Your Soft Skills
  The capacity to understand others, adapt to new situations or challenges, and resolve misunderstandings before they turn into conflicts are important skills. These skills are especially important in multicultural environments where diverse backgrounds can lead to misunderstandings.

We offer training to expand on soft skills, which includes business report writing, so team members can collaborate more efficiently with coworkers and clients alike.

• Improve Communication SkillsSolid communication skills contribute to cultural competence as they enable individuals to engage respectfully with others. By joining our training course, there will be less miscommunication between colleagues, reducing misunderstandings. This helps to bridge any cultural gaps and contributes to a more inclusive workplace.

Boost your skills and create a more inclusive work environment with our cultural competence diversity training. Preferred Training Networks (PrefTrain)’s course unlocks the tools you need to succeed in diverse settings. Our online courses offer the flexibility to learn at your own pace while gaining valuable skills and insights.

Take the next step-enrol today and transform your approach to leadership and collaboration! Explore our full range of professional development courses to further develop your skills. We also offer micro-learning workshops for more targeted lessons to fit into your busy schedule. Contact us for more information and to get an instant quote.

‘Diversity and Inclusivity’ In-House Program Details

For maximum effectiveness, this program is best conducted as an in-house program.

Ideal group size: 6–14 participants

Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your workplace. Alternatively, we can provide a training venue at a small additional cost.

Duration: This program can be modified to a one day or half day program

Target Audience: Leaders, Change Champions and Managers

Cost: Price on request.

If you would like more information on this training program, please contact:

Deborah Dear on 1300 323 752

or email: [email protected]

or contact us online today.

Frequently Asked Questions

We will dive into topics such as mentorship, communication strategies, openmindedness and appreciation of different generations in the workplace to ensure effective collaboration. You will gain an understanding of the importance of maintaining a respectful and inclusive work environment that works for everyone. Working together certainly beats working in silos, and everyone learns more.

Working Across Workplace Generations Key Course Content:

• Understand the different values and attitudes of each generation in the workplace
• Identify strategies to bridge the generational divides
• Learn best practices for intergenerational communication
• Appreciate the diversity and grasp the learning opportunity
• Understand how to motivate, mentor, and empower employees of different generations
• Gain an appreciation for the strengths of each generation
• Walk in another generation’s shoes
• Figure out the challenges that different generations face
• Develop methods to build an inclusive and diverse workforce

Working Across Workplace Generations In-House Program Details

Target Audience:
The course can be tailored for the specific cohort whether it be the leadership team, another group of managers/team leaders or employees.

Duration:
This course is available as a 1-day course or a truncated 1/2-day course.

Delivery:
This course can be delivered both in-person or virtually. For virtual delivery, we can use our virtual platforms or your organisations.

Group Size:
We recommend a group size of 4–10 people.

Key Content of your Tailored Psychosocial Hazards In The Workplace Workshop:

• Understand how workplace psychosocial hazards can impact employees’ mental health and well-being
• Learn about common types of psychosocial hazards in the workplace
• Develop skills to recognise, assess, and mitigate psychosocial hazards in the workplace
• Understand company policies related to psychosocial hazards
• Implement strategies to help workers proactively manage their own work-related stress
• Utilise effective communication techniques to address sensitive issues related to psychosocial hazards
• Create an effective workplace culture that encourages open discussion regarding psychological wellbeing
• Develop actionable solutions to address areas of concern related to psychological hazards

Psychosocial Hazards In The Workplace In-House Program Details

Target Audience: The course can be tailored for the specific cohort, whether it be the leadership team, another group of managers/team leaders or employees.

Duration: This course is available as a 1-day course or a truncated ½ day course.

Delivery: This course can be delivered both in-person or virtually. For virtual delivery, we can use our virtual platforms or your organisation’s.

Group Size: We recommend a group size of 4–10 people.

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Unpacking Unconscious Bias In-House Program Details

For maximum effectiveness, it is recommended that this course be conducted as an in-house program.

• Group Size: An ideal group size is 4– 10 participants.

• Venue: For your convenience, you can choose to conduct this program at your offices. Alternatively, we can provide a venue at a small additional cost.

• Cost: Upon request.
• Target Audience: Managers and Staff.

Check out some of our other popular training programs: workplace resilience training, strategic thinking and conflict in the workplace.