Cultural competence and diversity

Cultural competence and diversity. Empowering individuals.

Cultural competency is the ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures. Diversity refers to the extent a group reflects individuals from different identifiable backgrounds.

Gaining cultural competence is a lifelong process of increasing self-awareness, developing social skills and behaviours around supporting diversity, and gaining the ability to advocate for others. It goes beyond tolerance and includes recognising and respecting diversity through our words and actions in all contexts.

We live in a global community and diverse society – as such, cultural competence in your organisation will have a direct impact on your team culture, the success of projects and overall service delivery.

CCE’s short courses in cultural competence and diversity are open to everyone, regardless of your background or previous learning experience. Start your journey to cultural competence with us today and learn how to better advocate for others.