Skills for Life - Developing Cultural Competence

Venue - Kier Hardie 303 

What will you learn?

Exploring why we all have unconscious bias’s

Exploring protected characteristics & barriers such groups face

Defining cultural competence (CC)

Why CC is important and it benefits you, the people you socialise/work with, and society

Developing Cultural Competence

Why will it be good for you?

Cultural competence refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. With Swansea University being home to students and staff from 144 different countries, cultural competence training is vital to be able to understand, communicate and effectively interact with those in our community. Moving on in life, this will act as the foundation of you becoming a well-grounded, understanding and tolerant global citizen. 

Who is taking the session?

Mark Jones is the academic lead for the Department of Adult Continuing Education with the college of Arts and Humanities. The research he is involved with focuses on contemporary LGBTQ+ identities, Feminism and parenting, Anti-Oppressive Practice, working with children and young people and black and minority ethnic perspectives.

What do you need?

Nothing, just yourself and a positive attitude!