Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors eLearning Course

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

The State of California requires a two-hour training on Sexual Harassment Prevention every two years for all staff with supervisory duties. Online versions of sexual harassment prevention training, due to their policy-laden content and state-mandated length of two hours, are often viewed as necessary but tedious tasks. We redesigned our eLearning course for 2017 with the goal of engaging and entertaining the learner. Using animated character scenarios, interactive activities, and original video content that examined real-world harassment scandals, Sexual Harassment Prevention for Supervisors is a visually-appealing and modern eLearning experience, divided into four half-hour modules for self-paced completion. Contemporary methods of instructional design guide supervising employees through the definitions, examples, and policies of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Using interactive elements, the learner is constantly challenged to apply the knowledge learned from the content to correctly assess and choose the appropriate action from hypothetical scenarios. The overwhelming reaction from post-course surveys indicated that the training course was engaging, entertaining and packed with useful information to make employees more aware of their role in preventing harassment and discrimination at the County of San Diego.