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Unconscious bias and diversity training – what the evidence says

This document provides an overview of research into the design and efficacy of unconscious bias and diversity training.

• From: Government People Group
• Published: 15 December 2020
• Last updated: 18 August 2023 — See all updates

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Unconscious bias and diversity training – what the evidence says

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Unconscious bias and diversity training commonly feature in organisations’ strategies for creating a fairer and more inclusive workplace. It is easy to procure this training - training providers are many and varied - but evidence that their training content and techniques ‘works’ is lacking. This document provides an overview of research into the design and efficacy of unconscious bias and diversity training. This and other research reviews concludes that training interventions do not seem to be effective at improving diversity outcomes within workplaces.

Published 15 December 2020
Last updated 18 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 August 2023

   Updated lead organisation: Government People Group

2. 15 December 2020

   First published.