DEI & Organizational Change Certificate

Our EIDA Center certification lasts 4 months, consisting of two 2-hour training sessions per month. This certification uses the cultural intelligence framework to increase executive leadership cross-cultural competence at the individual level and at the organizational level. This certification is for the leader of the future as a changing diverse workforce requires all employees to be able to manage and develop diverse people groups to increase innovation and creativity through structural, systemic, and leadership change management.

The Next Cohort Starts September 2023 and APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. The application deadline is August 15, 2023.

Current: We are currently in our Spring 2023 cohorts!

Upcoming Cohorts:

September 2023. Applications now open.

February 2024. Applications Open September 2023.

Program Topics

• CQ at the individual & organizational levels

• DEI Change Frameworks

• Organizational Culture & Assessment

• Working effectively in diverse contexts

• Bias in leadership, systems, and organizational programming

• Influence versus power || cultural values

• Building organizational agility, diversity, and cross-cultural competence in the workplace

• Change complexity when working in multicultural and matrix organizations

• Change models and frameworks

• Developing and tracking metrics

• Individual-level identities (race, gender, LGBTQ+, age, ethnicity, class, ethnic culture, etc.) and impact of power systems

The participant will leave with:

• A framework of change and will be able to work live on their organizational DEI needs through expert coaching.

• Practical experience of DEI Change Management as they engage with current DEI work from Thriving Culture, LLC

• Practical solutions to current organizational DEI issues in their own organization

• Personalized Coaching

• Cultural Competency Profile (CQ Assessment + Enneagram + MeyerBriggs + others)

• Full set of materials for teaching DEI workshops

• Certificate of Completion that can be shared and added to your social media accounts

• Digital Badge to validate your accomplishments. Showcase your digital badge on your email, resume, and social media accounts

Cost

The cost of the certification varies:

Group-Based certification provides more networking opportunities with a diverse group of candidates often increasing innovation and creativity as well as a group of networked practitioners and requires 2 separate 2 hour training time per month. Scheduling is based on collaboration between the EIDA Center availability and client availability || Total cost is $3,500-$5,000 dependent on race, gender, LGBTQ identity, household income, and if the employer organization is helping pay for the certification. The application will allow the program applicant an opportunity to request a cost assessment.

Cost-scaling and payment-plans are available upon request for racial minorities, women, non-profit and education sectors, varying size of the participating organization, household income for individuals