Sexual Harassment Management in the Education Sector

• To define sexual harassment and identify behavior which constitutes sexual harassment.
• To identify the impact of sexual harassment in schools.
• To understand the liability for sexual harassment.
• To explore measures that the educations sector can take to prevent sexual harassment.
• To explore effective management responses to sexual harassment.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Understanding sexual harassment
• Types of sexual harassment
• Person to person harassment
• Sexually hostile environment
• Sexual harassment in context
• What is meant by unwelcome?
• Relevant circumstances
• Relevance of intention
• Legal Liabilities and Defence
• Civil vs criminal
• Legal liabilities: individuals, accessory and employers’ vicarious liability
• Defence – Why should organizations deal with sexual harassment complaints and what are the reasonably practicable steps to take
• Impact/cost of Sexual Harassment
• University policy on sexual harassment
• Preventing and responding effectively to sexual harassment complaints
• Roles and responsibilities of supervisors
• Understanding the parties (harassers and victims)
• Options for complaint resolution – helping aggrieved party to make an informed decision
• Principles in handling sexual harassment complaints

FOR WHOM

Teachers, Lecturers, HOD, HOS, Educational planners, policy analysts, education statisticians and other professionals involved in educational planning at central or decentralized level.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.