LGBTQ+ Awareness
Understanding LGBTQ+ identities, terminology and inclusion, and what makes a workplace genuinely supportive.
View Course: LGBTQ+ AwarenessActive Bystander Training
Helping employees recognise inappropriate behaviour and feel confident to challenge or report it.
About this Active Bystander Training course
Most people want to act when they see something wrong but aren't sure how. This highly practical session uses realistic scenarios to build the skills and confidence to intervene safely, in ways that suit the situation.
What the session covers
- 01Recognising harassment and inappropriate behaviour
- 02Why people don't intervene
- 03Safe options: direct, distract, delegate, delay and document
- 04Practising responses with realistic scenarios
- 05Supporting the person affected and reporting concerns
What participants will learn
- Recognise harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behaviour
- Understand what stops people from intervening
- Use a range of safe intervention techniques
- Know how to support the person affected and report concerns
Why Active Bystander training matters in Wales
Wales has a national strategy on Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, and employers now have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work. Active bystander training gives people the confidence to step in safely, helping create workplaces, campuses and communities in Wales where harassment and abuse are not tolerated.
- Supports the employer duty to prevent sexual harassment
- Aligns with Wales's national VAWDASV strategy
- Builds a culture where people speak up
Who it's for
All staff, students' unions, frontline and customer-facing teams. It's suitable for local authorities, NHS Wales organisations, schools, colleges, universities, housing associations, charities and private-sector employers.
How it's delivered
Sessions are interactive and discussion-based, using realistic workplace scenarios rather than lectures. We create a respectful space where people can ask questions honestly. For in-house groups, we adapt examples, length and emphasis to reflect your sector, policies and priorities.
Active Bystander training across Wales
Infinity Inclusion delivers Active Bystander training for organisations throughout Wales. Book a live online session for teams spread across different sites, or face-to-face training at your own venue in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Carmarthen, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Llandudno and beyond. Prefer a wider programme? Combine this course with others as part of our in-house EDI training, or pair it with EDI consultancy support.
Active Bystander training: frequently asked questions
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Ask a questionDo you deliver Active Bystander training across Wales?
Yes. We deliver Active Bystander training online to teams anywhere in Wales, and face-to-face at your venue, including in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bridgend, Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Carmarthen, Aberystwyth, Bangor and Llandudno, as well as rural communities across all 22 local authority areas.
How long is the Active Bystander Training course?
The standard course runs for half day. For in-house groups we can shorten, extend or split it across sessions to suit shift patterns and service pressures.
Can the training be tailored for our organisation?
Yes. For in-house bookings we adapt examples, case studies and emphasis to your sector, whether that's a local authority, health board, school, university, charity or private employer, and can reflect your own policies.
Will participants be expected to confront people?
No. We cover a range of options, many of which don't involve direct confrontation. Personal safety always comes first.
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Bring Active Bystander training to your organisation
We deliver this course for teams across Wales, online or face-to-face, and adapt it to your sector and priorities.