Victorian Positive Duty Guidelines for Leaders

Ensure your managers clearly understand what their obligations are around the positive duty to prevent sexual and gender-based harassment in the workplace.

Online course details

Delivery

SCORM files or hosted on our Platform

Course Format
  • Structured Learning (35-40 min)
Regulation/Law

Employment Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)

Region

Australia

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About this online course

Our Victorian Positive Duty Guidelines for Leaders course is designed to provide you with a practical understanding of the positive duty under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and the six minimum standards identified by the Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC).

Tailored specifically for organisational leaders and senior executives, the course empowers learners to effectively navigate these guidelines, ensuring legal compliance while actively promoting human rights and equality within their organisations. It emphasises the importance of eliminating sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination, and provides actionable strategies for fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace that upholds the rights and dignity of every individual.

Course Overview

Key modules

  • The 6 minimum standards to comply with the Positive Duty
  • The 6 minimum standards
    • Standard 1: Knowledge
    • Standard 2: Prevention Plan (developing, implementing and reviewing measures)
    • Standard 3: Organisational Capability
    • Standard 4: Risk Management
    • Standard 5: Reporting and Response
    • Standard 6: Monitoring and Evaluation

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • understand the positive duty specifically under
    the Equal Opportunity Act (Vic);
  • understand the 6 Minimum Standards that all organisations must follow in order to comply with the positive duty under Equal Opportunity Act;
  • know the ways in which the Minimum Standards can be met by organisations, how complaints can be made if the positive duty is not met, and the overall role of the Commission in helping with the positive duty.

Legislation covered

Employment Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic)

Course formats

Structured Learning

Ideal for first-time learners or those with little prior knowledge, covering the entire topic in 30-40 minutes. 

Accelerated Learning

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MicroLearns

Short modules for time-poor learners, with each module lasting 5-10 minutes.

ShortBurst

Quick summaries of specific compliance areas, available in office-based and field-based formats, each lasting 5 minutes.

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Ensure your managers clearly understand what their obligations are around the positive duty to prevent sexual and gender-based harassment in the workplace.

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