Workshops for Employers
Collaborate with award-winning ED&I educators to facilitate confident explorations in ED&I, Mental Health & Inclusive Leadership.
If your organisation is ready to engage with a strategic commitment to inclusive practice, BBU would love to collaborate.
Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (*FAA Level 3/6)
Enhance your workplace culture and support your team's wellbeing with our comprehensive training course in Supervising and Leading First Aid for Mental Health.
Designed for companies seeking convenient, high-impact training, this two-day learning programme empowers managers and supervisors to serve as vital points of contact for employees experiencing mental health challenges. Participants will learn the fundamentals of mental health, delve into the impact of social and self-stigma, and master the practical C.A.R.E. action plan to confidently check for risks, listen non-judgementally, and steer individuals toward professional healthcare support.
By booking this session for your organisation, your team will gain critical tools to recognise the early warning signs of stress, substance misuse, depression, and anxiety disorders within the workplace.
Beyond immediate crisis intervention, the curriculum provides actionable strategies rooted in legislative frameworks and NHS guidelines to help your company actively construct a positive, mentally healthy environment.
The training concludes with a formal, 30-minute written assessment to ensure all participants successfully absorb the skills required to reduce staff turnover, enhance business reputation, and lower operational costs.
*Level 3 qualification in England and Wales. Level 6 equivalent in Scotland
Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health (*FAA Level 1/4)
The Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health course offers a gentle, compassionate introduction designed to help your team understand the complexities of mental wellbeing and break down the stigma surrounding mental illness.
This qualification equips learners with the vital skills needed to spot early warning signs, handle stress, and recognise a range of conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Most importantly, it creates an inclusive space where participants learn how to start supportive, difficult conversations and practice non-judgemental listening, ensuring they can safely signpost others to professional help while mindfully taking care of their own emotional wellbeing.
Booking this course for your organisation is a powerful step toward fostering a truly empathetic, supportive, and healthy workplace community.
“Homogenous groups … are more likely to form judgements that combine excessive confidence with grave error”
Matthew Syed, Rebel Ideas
Inclusive Leadership (CPD)
Designed for key decision-makers, business leaders, and learning managers within the built environment, the Inclusive Leadership learning programme offers a transformative journey from basic legal compliance to proactive social change.
Delivered by Built By Us, an award-winning social enterprise, this interactive curriculum equips professionals with critical cultural competencies, psychological safety frameworks, and actionable strategies to mitigate personal and systemic bias. By engaging with core pillars like allyship, intersectionality, and inclusive competencies, participants learn to embed diversity and equity directly into their daily business operations and leadership ethos, driving employee engagement, innovation, and retention.
Crucially, this learning framework acts as a strategic business imperative by unlocking external growth and measurable accountability. The programme explicitly bridges workplace inclusion with critical corporate requirements, providing the exact tools needed to navigate the Social Value Act, bolster ESG reporting, and streamline the B Corp assessment process.
By establishing rigorous quantitative and qualitative metrics—such as team demographics, pay equity, and supplier diversity—leaders are empowered to turn inclusion data into a competitive differentiator. The resulting outcomes directly fuel local economic impact, support underrepresented talent pipelines, and attract ESG-aligned investment, ensuring your organisation translates learning into commercial value and lasting community resilience.
Inclusive Recruitment (CPD)
Elevate your organisation’s success by transforming your approach to hiring through our Inclusive Recruitment programme, designed specifically for leaders and hiring managers committed to building equitable workplaces.
This workshop goes beyond compliance, demonstrating the profound business case for fairness—from future-proofing your talent strategy and driving innovation to reflecting the diverse communities you serve.
By equipping your team with practical skills to mitigate unconscious bias, craft inclusive job descriptions, and master objective interview techniques, you will not only ensure legal compliance but also gain a distinct competitive advantage.
Join us to build a more resilient, innovative, and representative workforce that thrives on the strength of diverse perspectives.
“BBU is a compelling, calm presence that helps everyone to feel safe whilst navigating sensitive conversations around ED&I. BBU has been integral to our development on ED&I.”
Stephanie Warner, HR Manager, HTA Design LLP
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