Cultural Competence Learning Opportunities
Challenge
Strengthen cultural competence and help employees better understand diverse worldviews. Develop training that builds awareness of biases and personal values.
Actions
Published mandatory and elective e-learning courses including but not limited to “Unconscious Bias,” “Pronouns in the Workplace,” “What is Juneteenth,” and “Sustainability at Veritext.” DEI course library now includes 20+ courses available to employees.
Outcomes
Total course completions for DEI-related courses between June 2024 – May 2025 = 921
Quote
Our advancements with our overall DEI initiatives are further along because of the leadership [our VIVID Group Leaders] have provided. The openness, comfort level, education, and inspiring setting each of the leaders provided has allowed us to create a safe, productive and engaging start to our groups. This foundation has been both necessary and imperative! We’ve learned a lot – we will be able to share our learnings forward with the next group of leaders...