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Contribute to inclusive workplace relationships

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilAug 29, 2017

Performance Criteria – in my team, I… Can identify shared perspectives. Challenge assumptions about myself or others. Engage with people and respond flexibly and positively in diverse groups. Apply knowledge and self-awareness to deal effectively with the...

Collaborate in diverse teams to foster productive outcomes

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilAug 29, 2017

Performance Criteria – in my team, I… Communicate in ways that can be understood by all members of the team. Manage time to enable engagement and inclusion by all members of the team. Continuously seek input from team members, recognizing and respecting their...

Manage issues within diverse groups

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilAug 29, 2017

Performance Criteria – in my team, I… Identify any diversity-related issues in advance and take action to mitigate their impact. Collaborate with colleagues and team members to establish group norms that will prevent or minimize issues. Analyze any issues that...

Assess performance and capabilities in an inclusive way

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilAug 29, 2017

Performance Criteria – in my team, I… Use a strength-based approach to capability assessment. Am explicit about the assessment criteria. Question assumptions about job and task requirements, qualifications, need to conform to norms, and “potential”. Collect evidence...

Support learning and development

Toronto Region Immigrant Employment CouncilAug 29, 2017

Performance Criteria – in my team, I… Provide ongoing feedback in appropriate ways. Identify potential gaps in each others’ knowledge or performance. Encourage others to learn and develop and seek appropriate support. Facilitate equal access to opportunities,...

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TRIEC Inclusive Workplace Competencies Overview (Video Transcript)

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Canadian workplaces are diverse, reflecting our diverse population.

This is a good thing! Diverse organizations are more innovative and productive – but to be productive, workplaces also need to be inclusive. Diverse teams need environments where everyone feels that they belong and that they can contribute.

How exactly do you create an inclusive workplace? The TRIEC Inclusive Workplace Competencies can answer this question. They provide a framework to help you and your colleagues build organization that works for everyone.

The competencies are based on research and consultations with a range of experts. But what do we mean by competencies, and why should your organization use them?

Competencies describe the knowledge, skills, and behavior that you need to perform effectively at work. Nowadays, being great at your job is about more than just getting through a list of tasks – it’s about being able to demonstrate key behaviors in different situations. Creating an inclusive organization is everyone’s job and goes way beyond what an individual employee does. So competencies are also about how teams work together and the organization’s culture.

There are 15 competencies, divided into three areas: myself, my team and my organization. You can add them to your existing competencies and customize and adapt them to meet the needs of your workplace. For example, if innovation is a priority for your organization, you can set the competency “collaborate in diverse teams to foster productive outcomes” at a high level for all of its employees.

One of the great things about these competencies is that you can use them in many different ways. You can use them to write job descriptions, in recruitment, to design training, to review organizational policies and processes, and much more. To find out more about how the competencies work and try them out for yourself, visit triec.ca/competencies.

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