Microaggressions Open Course

Learn about the impact of microaggressions on our interactions with others and increase your awareness to manage and reduce them in the workplace

Microaggressions Open Training Course

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Course Overview

This course encourages delegates to learn about microaggressions and what causes them to occur, explore their impact on our interactions with others and increase our awareness of strategies to manage and reduce them.

Definition of microaggressions

“A small act or remark that makes someone feel insulted or treated badly because of their race, sex, etc., even though the insult, etc. may not have been intended, and that can combine with other similar acts or remarks over time to cause emotional harm.“

Cambridge Dictionary

Microaggressions are an example of subtle, indirect discrimination against marginalised groups. They are small acts of prejudice which expose the speaker’s biases and can have negative repercussions on the lives of the recipients.

Microaggressions may not feel significant at the time. They are commonplace interactions that can’t always be readily identified as prejudice. This ambiguity puts the person who is on the receiving end of microaggressions in a tricky position as speaking out may be perceived as 'overreacting'.

Feelings of powerlessness can result which can be compounded in the workplace where speaking out may hurt one's reputation.

During this half day course, delegates learn about the impact of microaggressions on our interactions with others and increase their awareness to manage and reduce them in the workplace.

Course Content

  • What are microaggressions , and why do they occur?
  • The complexity of microaggressions and how they can reinforce inequality
  • Becoming aware of how microaggressions affect our interactions with others including ways they can be countered
  • Experiences of microaggressions and looking at examples which might have caused them to occur
  • Methods for mitigating microaggressions on individual and organisational levels

Delegates will

  • learn about microaggressions and what causes them to occur
  • explore the impact of microaggressions on their interactions with others
  • increase their awareness of strategies to manage and reduce microaggressions

Course Structure and Cost

The course is run as a half-day workshop. Delivery is through a mixture of methods and involves delegates in group exercises and discussions. Training is practical and interactive.

Open Courses are delivered via Zoom. The course timings are 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

We charge £295 per delegate

Upcoming Course Dates

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  • 25 September 2026
  • 20 November 2026
  • 22 January 2027
  • 19 March 2027
  • 14 May 2027
  • 9 July 2027

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