Diversity Training Resources by Program Development Associates

SYRACUSE, NY, January 07, 2011 (Press-News.org) Program Development Associates has launched Training Diversity .com, a diversity resources online store for forward thinking businesses with diverse workplaces. The store features an array of DVDs, texts, and other materials ideal for building comprehensive internal programs to teach organizations to value diversity among both employees and the general public.

PDA launched the Training Diversity online store in December, just in time for the 2011 calendar year. Along with industry leading diversity training resources, the online store also offers a blog to visitors, updated biweekly with research and resource reviews. The website is a wealth of information; business professionals may learn about diversity training, shop products, and assess the benefit of program implementation, all without leaving the online store. PDA acknowledges that many companies view diversity training as an unnecessary and ideological re-education that has little value in today's fast paced work environment. Nevertheless, the company hopes to impress upon these businesses that not only is diversity training becoming widely embraced and praised by business professionals, but that it is further linked to greater levels of success among those professionals who embrace it. In fact, researchers at the Ryerson University report that executives who value diversity training are more committed to their organizations, satisfied with their careers, and serve as better leaders (i).

Success among Executives is not the only benefit of programs designed to appreciate ethnic, sexual, or cultural differences, however. Rather, diversity training has a trickle-down affect that positively impacts many facets of a business (ii). Companies that teach diversity awareness have employees with higher moral than those that do not. As a result, these companies are comprised of individuals with a high level of job satisfaction. High levels of satisfaction lead to increased internal efficiencies as well as decreased employee turnover.

Program Development Associates continues to research the benefits of employee training, especially among diverse workplaces, to spread awareness and unite business professionals in the value in such endeavors. Far from unnecessary, diversity training will prove to be the cornerstone of successful businesses for years to come.

(i) http://ehstoday.com/training/news/executives-diversity-training-successful-1222/
(ii) http://blog.trainingdiversity.com/benefits-of-diversity-training/

Training Diversity store by PDA. We provide educational programs, videos, DVDs, and products. Promoting equality & diversity for the workplace for 20+ years.