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DCAS training curriculum and diversity inclusion coursework
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Council Member Carmen de la Rosa inquires about DCAS's plans for their citywide agency training curriculum, particularly regarding diversity and inclusion coursework. DCAS representatives explain their robust training portfolio, including mandated trainings on sexual harassment prevention, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and anti-racism modules.
- DCAS offers a wide range of equity and inclusion trainings, including microaggressions and unconscious bias.
- The curriculum is continually expanded and updated to meet new legislative requirements.
- Trainings are provided both to general employees and EEO professionals to ensure widespread knowledge of DEI principles.
Carmen de la Rosa
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Any other testimony from the panel?
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Nope.
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Okay.
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Thank you so much.
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I'll begin with some questions and then pass on to chair Lewis.
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First of all, thank you all for taking the time.
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I really appreciate the continued partnership especially with all of you here.
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We've been working hand in hand to try and make some improvements and I think we have.
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So with that said, I wanted to ask questions for d cast along the lines of trainings.
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Do you anticipate making any changes to your citywide agency training curriculum in particular?
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Do you intend to continue to offer the culture awareness and inclusivity and the professional development coursework?
Katrina Porter
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So we are always looking, at our training portfolio to make adjustments where feasible, but the training that you mentioned that is what we call you know it's a core training that we offer as a part of our diversity and inclusion portfolio and I would like to turn it over to my colleague Sylvia to talk more about that.
Carmen de la Rosa
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Okay.
Silvia Montalban
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Thank you for the question.
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So we have a very robust curriculum on equity inclusion equal employment opportunity besides the mandated trainings under the various local laws such as sexual harassment prevention, executive order or 16 LGBTQ plus inclusion as well.
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And of course the Everybody Matters which is the overview training on DEI that has extensive modules on DEI, equal employment opportunity, and the fact that we are going to be enhancing that particular training by July of this year in compliance with local law 14 of twenty fourteen with an anti racism module.
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We have many other trainings in our portfolio that include microaggressions, unconscious bias, intersectionality and EEO investigations.
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So we keep building on the curriculum that's offered citywide both to all of the employees as well as EEO professionals which are charged with ensuring that their workforce is knowledgeable about DEI as well as equal employment opportunity protections.