Importance of Diversity, Essential Skills, Health and Safety, Orientation, and Mental Health Trainin

What is diversity training and its effectiveness?

Questions: 1.    Diversity training programs have been criticized for doing more harm than good. In fact, there is some evidence that they may be ineffective at best and harmful at worst. What is a diversity training program? (1 Mark) Why do you think they might be ineffective or harmful? (1 Mark) Do you think organizations should abandon diversity training or embrace it? (2 Marks) 2.    Describe essential skills training. (1 Mark) Why do you think Canadian organizations invest so little in essential skills training (see Table 12.1, basic skills – copied below)? (1 Mark) What would be the advantages and disadvantages if Canadian organizations spend more on essential skills training? (2 Marks) 3.    What is the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)? (1 Mark) What are its implications for safety training? (1 Mark) What content should be included in a health and safety training program? (2 Marks) 4.    Why should an organization provide orientation training? (1 Mark) If you were going to design an orientation program, what content would you include? (3 Marks)  5.    What is mental health training? (1 Mark) Why is it important for organizations to have a mental health strategy and to provide mental health training? (2 Marks) What are the implications if an organization ignores mental health in the workplace? (1 Mark)