Intersection Academy

A healthy organisational culture is one that is resilient, diverse and inclusive, where each individual can thrive. It is marked by high levels of trust and accountability, psychological safety, positive health and wellbeing and enhanced collaboration, creativity and innovation.  

Training on appropriate workplace behaviours provides an opportunity for leaders and organisations to re-establish a baseline of expectations for workplace behaviours, to strengthen an existing positive workplace culture, and to ensure all employees understand their rights and obligations.

Training is also an opportunity to upskill your workforce on how to promote a safe, respectful and inclusive culture, address inappropriate workplace behaviours early, and respond in a trauma-informed and person-centred way.

Drawing on our expertise in understanding organisational culture, the Intersection Academy offers eLearning courses as well as in-person training. Our training content is accessible, engaging and based on leading practice adult learning principles. Our standard training packages are customised to your organisation and industry.

Why choose us?

We have subject matter expertise

Our team has deep subject matter expertise and experience in the prevention of and response to workplace bullying, discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment. We are qualified trainers and facilitators, and are skilled at building and delivering customised learning solutions for organisations.

Our content is engaging

Our training content is embedded in leading practice adult learning principles. Our modules are interactive, engaging and frequently updated to reflect changes to legislative frameworks.

We are flexible

We can customise content to suit your needs and support you to scale training options organisation-wide.

Our courses

Training is available on a range of topics. In addition to the Respect@Work Masterclass, our courses include leader specific and workforce-wide options:

  • This unique session builds the capability of the most senior leaders to understand and action their obligations under the Respect@Work positive duty reforms. It prepares leaders to fulfil their obligations to prevent sexual harassment, sex discrimination and other inappropriate behaviours and transform workplace culture to achieve high-performing, diverse environments where all individuals thrive and feel safe.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Understanding of the genesis of the positive duty

    • Understanding of the Respect@Work National Inquiry findings

    • Understanding of the positive duty as a non-financial risk

    • Еffective application of the Respect@Work Framework and how this assists workplaces to meet regulatory obligations under Fair Work, WHS and discrimination regulatory bodies.

  • This course recognises of the key role people leaders play in influencing workplace culture and ensuring they have the skills to respond to inappropriate behaviours in general, and sexual harassment in particular, safely and effectively in real time and at the lowest level possible. This training program aims to enhance participants’ understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment and its impact on both the affected person and workplace culture more broadly. Additionally, this training includes strategies for addressing inappropriate workplace behaviour within the workplace and methods for promoting a healthy workplace culture as people leaders.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Increased knowledge and understanding of the nature, drivers, and prevalence of sexual harassment;

    • Increased understanding of the relevant legal frameworks and obligations – with a specific focus on the role of leaders in complying with the positive duty to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment and other unlawful behaviours;

    • Increased awareness of the impact sexual harassment may have on individuals and the workplace;

    • Ability to apply effective skills and strategies for responding to disclosures and reports of sexual harassment in a person-centred and trauma-informed manner; and

    • Increased ability to address sexual harassment and other inappropriate workplace behaviours in the workplace, and to promote a healthy workplace culture.

  • This introductory course enhances participants’ understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment and its impact on both the affected person and workplace culture more broadly. Additionally, this training includes strategies for recognising sexual harassment, identifying the drivers of gendered violence in the workplace, and becoming an active bystander.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Increased knowledge and understanding of the nature, drivers, and prevalence of sexual harassment;

    • Increased understanding of the relevant legal frameworks and obligations – with a specific focus on the role of gender inequality as a driver of sexual harassment;

    • Increased awareness of the impact sexual harassment may have on individuals and the workplace; and

    • Ability to recognise sexual harassment when it occurs, and to apply active bystander skills to address it.

  • This entry-level training course aims to enhance participants’ understanding of appropriate and inappropriate workplace behaviour. Participants gain a deeper awareness of inappropriate behaviours such as discrimination, bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment, and they also learn strategies for being an active bystander.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Increased knowledge and understanding of discrimination, bullying, harassment and sexual harassment

    • Increased understanding of the relevant legal frameworks and obligations – including the positive duty to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment and other unlawful behaviours

    • Increased awareness of the impact inappropriate workplace behaviours can have on individuals and the workplace

    • Increased ability to identify and respond to discrimination, bullying and harassment in the workplace.

  • This course is deigned to equip workplace investigators and human resource professionals on trauma-informed, person centred and gender-responsive approaches to workplace investigations. It is designed for professionals who have a basic understanding of how to conduct workplace investigations, and the principles of procedural fairness.

    This half-day (3 hours) workshop is recommended to be delivered in person.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    At the end of the workshop you will have:

    • an understanding of trauma, its impact on individuals and the need to accommodate for trauma in workplace investigations

    • an increased understanding of gender-based harm, sexual harassment, and unlawful sex discrimination

    • the essential skills and knowledge you need to conduct workplace investigations in a trauma-informed way.

Masterclass

Respect@Work Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

Hosted by:

Kate Jenkins
Respect@Work Creator
Former Sex Discrimination Commissioner

Natasha de Silva
Principal
Intersection

In this highly informative Masterclass, held at your workplace, we’ll help you to understand and meet your legal obligations under the positive duty, the cornerstone reform of the Respect@Work legislation.

Your board or executive team will gain new insights into the Respect@Work National Inquiry and the evolution of the positive duty— directly from the authors. 

The session is highly interactive, with participants encouraged to ask any questions about Respect@Work, and receive an expert, on-the-spot answer.


What you’ll learn

  • Understand your legal obligations under the positive duty — one of the major changes resulting from Respect@Work

  • Find out about the seven standards every organisation must comply with, and the actionable steps your organisation can take

  • Utilise our framework to prevent and address sexual harassment and other inappropriate workplace behaviour through leading practice. `

Being Respect@Work ready will assist your organisation to build a robust and transparent workplace culture, create genuine inclusion and trust, and demonstrate a real commitment to leading meaningful change.

Ultimately, meeting and embracing these obligations will help your leadership team attract and retain diverse talent, achieve growth and be on the front foot when it comes to meeting community, employee and shareholder expectations.


Ready to invest in building a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace?

Get in touch to find out more, or book your Masterclass today by emailing us at admin@intersection.work

“It was thought-provoking, engaging, important and a true privilege to be guided by such experts in the field. The feedback that we have had from participants has reflected how well the sessions were received and we are already seeing a commitment by people to take steps towards ownership and change. This in and of itself is incredibly motivating.”

— Partner, law firm