10 Simple Steps to Deliver Effective POSH Training
Dr. Aparna Sethi
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Prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace Act 2013 makes it mandatory to conduct employee sensitization training in organizations. It is observed that the following two thoughts hinder management from conducting POSH training:
- The training may create a fearful environment for male employees.
- Female employees may misuse it
Conducting POSH training requires different efforts than conducting other training programs. You may find the following tips effective, especially if you are an outsourced trainer :
- Understand the company culture
- Go through the diversity and inclusion strategic plan
- Get insights on employee demographics.
- Know the challenges company is facing concerning employee behaviour
- Seek clarity on business, workflow, kinds of customer, vendors and suppliers
- Do not forget to read the sexual harassment-related policy
- It's important to know who are the Internal Committee (IC), members.
- Be aware of the Internal Committee (IC) members structure.
- Be aware of any standard email id company is using for POSH related complaints.
- Do get insights from management the lesson which they want to give at the end.
Though the POSH act remains the same, what makes the difference is the delivery. Many are still not very open and comfortable to talk about sexual harassment openly. A trainer must understand the participants though the process and their social environment. It helps in framing the examples and which result in connecting with audiences effectively.
The steps mentioned above can help trainers design the POSH training content effectively and management/ HR heads to brief the trainer. In the end, POSH act talks about to do and dot's at the workplace. It is most important to focus on changing participants' mindset the way to look at each gender than only POSH.
????????????: Dr. Aparna Sethi is the founder of Protouch Corporate Training and author of 'Where to Draw the Line'conducts insightful corporate training sessions /webinars/ guest sessions on various topics, including the few POSH, Women Leadership, Diversity, and Inclusion in the workplace. You can reach her on 8800003366/77.
Human Resources Consultant
3 年Depends on who is trainer and how is he / she training.
Vice President Ace Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd
3 年Good guidance Dr. Aparna Sethi (she-her) This is what is relevant for organisations conscious of POSH. Most organisations may not have a proper culture nor have awareness about the need to be gender sensitive or even the legalities. There would be need to make them sensitive to this and create a culture sans harassment.
Specializes in bridging the Gap between Employees & Employer, creating a Happy culture and working progressively for both business and employees
3 年Thanks for posting..Very Apt.
Insights Discovery Practitioner l Facilitator & Coach(ACC-ICF) l DEI Consultant & Practitioner(TISS certified) l POSH Trainer l Talent Development Professional
3 年Thank you Dr. Aparna Sethi (she-her) for sharing these practical tips for a more inclusive POSH workshop. Also your book- Where to draw a line?has insights that one can relate to the real life scenarios as well as the law
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3 年Thank you Monica Dubey and Kanchan Langal.