Preventing Workplace Racism Course
A Positive Duty approach
Preventing Workplace Racism is a practical online training course designed to help organisations move beyond reacting to incidents and focus on preventing racism before harm occurs. The content is delivered through short films, lived-experience interviews and realistic workplace scenarios.
Grounded in emerging positive duty principles, the course equips employees with the knowledge and tools to recognise and reduce risks, respond appropriately and contribute to safer, fairer workplaces.
The Preventing Workplace Racism course is scalable, cost-effective, and can be delivered to employees by:
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Learning Management System
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Online Course Portal
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Annual Licence Fee
`This person is just like you. They want to fit in, they want to be liked, and they want to do their job as best as possible.`
Preventing Workplace Racism course interviewee
Topics
The Preventing Workplace Racism course includes the following topics:
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Understanding racism at work – how interpersonal, institutional and systemic racism can appear in everyday workplace interactions and decisions
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Why prevention matters – the real impacts of racism on people, culture and organisational performance, and why it is recognised as a foreseeable workplace risk
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Different experiences of racism – how racism is experienced across communities, including specific content on antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Asian and First Nations racism
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Bystander action – practical strategies employees can use to interrupt harmful behaviour and support colleagues
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Positive duty on racism – the organisational responsibility to prevent and respond to racism through leadership accountability, clear standards, safe reporting pathways and fair workplace systems.