Background

Prior to meeting with Gamiel, we had an EDI policy in place and were actively collating and processing our applicants’ protected characteristics data as standard, however, there was no high-level activity in terms of actionable plans to utilise this information. Having a diverse Board of Trustees, many from senior backgrounds, we were in a position of awareness but some Trustees had not gone through Unconscious Bias Training so we felt there was a gap in that particular area.

Our primary reason was for Gamiel to host an Unconscious Bias Training workshop with our full Board of Trustees, both as a training session but also as a bonding session using a joint exercise. Despite Trustees coming from diverse backgrounds, we felt it was necessary to provide training on unconscious bias to open minds and give everyone an opportunity to share their thoughts and impressions on staged scenarios.

Delivery

Unconscious Bias Training and a review of our EDI data collected from four grant-making channels.

Gamiel was extremely generous in sharing his expertise, masterfully navigating the workshop with the many personalities involved and offering to provide an analysis of our EDI data to help us improve our grant delivery.

Impact

The EDI data is currently being processed, however, we have felt the Unconscious Bias Training proved useful in bonding Trustees and also allowing them to share their biases in a safe environment with immediate feedback from a diversity expert.

Approach

We felt extremely welcome, and as is typical with Gamiel, his knowledge and expertise in this space is second only to his generosity with time and willingness to share his knowledge.

Summary

Gamiel is an incredible individual who has mastered the ability to navigate challenging situations with ease and poise. He has an amazing ability to deliver awareness by personalising it to the audience. We were so pleased with his workshop, we recommended him to CareTech PLC’s HR team for their work.