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Course Description

The Neurodiverse Safe Work Foundations Course is the first course offered by the Neurodiverse Safe Work Academy and provides learners with the foundational knowledge and key concepts about neurodiversity and why it matters in employment.

The Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative looks at neurodiversity at work through the unique lens of work health and safety and will equip learners with the skills to be able to identify, assess and control the risks of neurodiversity, whilst at the same time capitalising on the business benefits a neurodiverse workforce can bring.

Presented over four modules the course provides:

Module 1 – What is Neurodiversity and why does it matter in employment?

Module 2 – How does Neurodiversity impact work health and safety?

Module 3 – What are the employer’s responsibilities? 

Module 4 – Putting it all together. 

Each module includes a pre and post course assessment and at the end of the course, learners will leave with a tool to take back to their workplace to begin the process of identifying gaps in their current systems and a 21-day challenge to put a plan in place to create a neuroinclusive workplace culture. 

Key concepts covered include:

• The different types of neurodivergence

• The Vicious Cycle of Non Disclosure

• Two approaches to improving neuro-inclusivity