South Africa’s Foremost Diversity Agency
Founded in 1993, Diversi-T is a change management consultancy and human resource development and training organisation at the cutting edge of organisational development in South Africa. A Level 1 B-BBEE company, our major areas of focus are organisational transformation, diversity management, culture auditing and capacity building.
What We Do
As a leading change management consultancy, before embarking on any service, Diversi-T would endeavour to determine the exact needs and requirements of your organisation and/or team through indepth consultation.
Assess & Advise
Diversi-T has vast experience in implementing action oriented surveys including institutional and culture surveys, Section 19 analysis (for EE) diversity and gender surveys. We work together with our associate Professor Andrew Thatcher, Chair of Psychology at Wits University on such assessments. Furthermore, we undertake transformation surveys and have implemented these for the past ten years with the Denel group of companies.
Training Programs
In line with our focus on transformation our training programmes are transformation based and include both accredited and unaccredited programmes.
Our training programmes can run over 1 or 2 days and areas of training include:
- Diversity Awareness and Management
- Facilitation of Dialogues on Race and Diversity
- Facilitation of team building workshops
- Training of Employment Equity and Skills Development committees
- We also have a number of capacity building programmes to bridge graduates into the world of work
Support
We provide support to companies in the following ways:
- Assist with regards to the relevant alignment with the new B-BBEE codes
- Assist with Employment Equity planning and policies
- Offer support to Skills Development Facilitators
- Consult on various industry charters
What We Do
Before embarking on any service Diversi-T would endeavour, through consultation, to determine the exact needs and requirements of your organisation and/ or team.
Assess & Advise
Diversi-T has vast experience in implementing action oriented surveys including institutional and culture surveys, Section 19 analysis (for EE) diversity and gender surveys. We work together with our associate Professor Andrew Thatcher, Chair of Psychology at Wits University on such assessments. Furthermore, we undertake transformation surveys and have implemented these for the past ten years with the Denel group of companies.
Training Programs
In line with our focus on transformation our training programmes are transformation based and include both accredited and unaccredited programmes.
Our training programmes can run over 1 or 2 days and areas of training include:
- Diversity Awareness and Management
- Facilitation of Dialogues on Race and Diversity
- Facilitation of team building workshops
- Training of Employment Equity and Skills Development committees
- We also have a number of capacity building programmes to bridge graduates into the world of work
Support
We provide support to companies in the following ways:
- Assist with regards to the relevant alignment with the new B-BBEE codes
- Assist with Employment Equity planning and policies
- Offer support to Skills Development Facilitators
- Consult on various industry charters
E-learning platform
Diversity/Inclusion in the workplace
The COVID-19 paradigm makes the facilitation of participative diversity/inclusion training impossible. How can you continue to harness your organisation’s diversity for innovation?
Diversi-T has packaged its industry-leading South Africa-focused change management consultancy experience and developed a digital means of continuing diversity training – any where, at any time, at your own pace.
Testimonials
Articles
Overcoming racism in the workplace – White Allyship [Video]
How do you engineer an equal, non-racial society. It require solidarity, action and sacrifice. White Allyship can help white South Africans play an active role in identifying and overcoming racism in the post-Apartheid workplace or organisational environment.
Clicks natural hair campaign labelled ‘racist’
Part 1 | Clicks natural hair campaign labelled 'racist' Part 2 | Clicks natural hair campaign labelled 'racist' Credit: eNCA
Nine steps to address racism in schools [Infographic]
Dealing with racism requires a systematic approach to uncovering and dealing with personal, inter-personal and institutional obstacles to transformation. Schools, like other organisations, need a plan that takes into account all stakeholder groups within any conflict. This infographic outlines Divers-T’s nine-step diversity management plan for schools in South Africa to drive transformation and resolve conflict.
What are White Allies and why do we need them?
White Allyship is a practical concept that can help white South Africans play an active role in identifying and overcoming racism in the post-Apartheid workplace or organisational environment. What are White Allies and why do we need them?
Culture surveys help identify institutional racism – lessons learned from two decades worth of culture surveys
Given South Africa’s racial history, and the recent re-emergence of the global Black Lives Matter campaign, no company can afford to ignore the issue of racism. Eliminating racism from an organisation is not just about creating happier people, it’s about your bottom line – productivity, cooperation, talent nurturing and retention. How can organisational culture surveys help expose underlying problems related to racism and diversity management in an organisation?