Michael Bach, CCDP/AP
Co-Founder, Belonging Works
Michael Bach is an author, speaker and thought leader in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
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Certificate programme
Practicing Gender Inclusion
A practical, evidence-led six-hour certificate on building workplaces where every gender belongs.
Programme overview
What this programme is.
Practicing Gender Inclusion is a cohort-based, live certificate programme for HR, DEIA, and people leaders who want to move past awareness training and into practical, day-to-day gender inclusion. Three two-hour live sessions, taught by Michael Bach, CCDP/AP. Limited to fifty seats per cohort.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do.
- Explain how gender, gender identity, and gender expression show up at work and where common practice still falls short
- Audit the most exposed touchpoints in your employee lifecycle for gendered assumptions, from hiring through exit
- Apply inclusive language and pronoun practices in writing, in meetings, and in customer-facing channels
- Build a gender transition support process your HR team can run without an external consultant
- Respond to the most common pushback you will get from leaders, peers, and customers, with practitioner-tested language
- Choose two or three changes you can ship in the first thirty days after the programme ends
What's included
Everything you get.
- Three live two-hour sessions with Michael Bach
- Practitioner workbook with audit checklists, sample policies, and conversation scripts
- Cohort discussion forum for the duration of the programme
- Personalised certificate of completion with a public verification URL
- Add-to-LinkedIn credential for your profile
Who it's for
Built for practitioners.
- HR business partners and people leaders who own the employee experience
- DEIA practitioners building or refreshing a gender inclusion strategy
- ERG leaders who want practical tools to support their members and educate the wider organisation
- Managers who keep being asked the questions and want better answers
Your instructor
Taught by practitioners who do this work.