CUB@work – Cultural Unconscious Bias in the workplace

CUB@WORK

Implementation period: 01-10-2020 – 30-09-2022
Assistance program: ERASMUS+
Project number: 2020-1-DE02-KA202-007418

Project summary:

Unconscious cultural preconceptions and stereotyping in general towards skilled and suitable potential candidates with a migrant background can make
recruitment of suitable candidates and integration into daily work processes of the migrant workforce very difficult, with adverse consequences for companies, the workforce
as well as for the broader society as a whole.
With well-trained management and recruitment staff who are aware about unconscious bias and able to deal with it, a SMEs will be able to participate more successfully
in the War for Talents and to recruit suitable personnel.
By providing tools enabling understanding, reflection and strategies to manage cultural unconscious bias in the workplace, the CUB@work project contributes to
social inclusion and non-discrimination in the workplace.

Target groups:

• MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT STAFF OF SMEs
• VET TRAINERS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR VET POLICY

Project outputs:

  • The Unconscious Bias Sensitisation Toolbox
    An online resource to make HR management and recruitment staff of SMEs aware of the phemomena of cultural unconscious bias. The toolbox includes a self-profiling test, real life video case studies and an unconscious mind quiz to assess, analyse and make aware of own cultural unconscious bias. Furthermore, the toolbox contains a glossary, dos and don’ts and recommendations for SMEs.
  • CUB@work online training course
    The online course, implemented as an Open Educational Resource, includes 4 training modules on cultural unconscious bias aiming at enhancing key competences of entrepreneurs and recruitment staff in SMEs.

Partners:

  • Coordinator: BrainLog – (DK)
  • assist Gesellschaft für Unternehmensberatung und Personalentwicklung mbH (GE)
  • CO&SO (IT)
  • CWEP (PL)
  • LABC (IT)
  • MTU – Munster Technological University (IR)
  • Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (PL)
  • FyG Consultores (ES)

 

Project website : www.cubatwork.erasmus.site

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cultural-unconscious-bias-1b402a206/

Twitter: #cubatwork