Discuss Issues of Equality and Diversity and Ways to Promote Inclusion with Your Learners. Review Other Points of Referral Available to Meet the Potential Needs of Learners.

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Explorations into the needs and goals of each individual learner are at the forefront of anysuccessful strategy for achieving inclusivity, equality and diversity in a training situation.From this they should understand the equal value of themselves and others as individuals,that access to your course should be open to all, irrespective of sex, race, age, religion,sexual orientation, mental aptitude or physical impairment.Identification of a student’s personal assets (things that will help them succeed such assupportive peers / family, being well motivated, having library and computer access, prior knowledge of the subject and their best learning styles) and barriers (things that will preventsuccess like physical access difficulties, disruptive or unsupportive peers / family, lack of motivation, financial difficulties, poor core skills, tiredness, fear and a lack of confidence)should be made when they make initial contact with the training provider. This means thateven before they start training, both positive and negative issues can be addressed, and if necessary passed to other areas of the institution for financial, health, access and learningsupport. The needs and goals of the learner should be continually examined during their time with the provider through direct and indirect feedback through testing, themselves, their peers, you and any other departments involved in their welfare. This should lead to theindividual feeling supported and valued which in turn should provide a happy and inclusivetraining environment.If training sessions use adequate amounts of differentiation, the accommodation of differentlearning styles and ability levels, their very structure, should create natural inclusivity andpoints of referral, using the spectrum of visual, aural, oral and kinaesthetic learning andtechniques such as buddying up, snowballing, group work, team learning, peer
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