Skillsoft readies courseware to curb sexual harassment

Cloud-based learning solutions provider Skillsoft on Tuesday introduced an e-learning courseware focused on sexual harassment sensitisation and prevention, customised for India.

The online course, suitable for employees across levels, introduces learners to sexual harassment prevention guidelines, the company said in a statement.

It helps to identify and prevent sexual harassment at workplace through scenario building and outlining of both corporate and employee personal liabilities arising from any such transgressions.

The training helps employees recognise all actions and acts amounting to sexual harassment through real life situations and examples, it said. This courseware helps participants identify the various types of sexual harassment and recognise behaviours that may be considered inappropriate, said Vinay Pradhan, Country Manager India, Skillsoft.

The courseware is an interactive session with the lesson objectives divided into two phases -- phase one discusses the types of sexual harassment and helps participants identify such inappropriate situations at the workplace through examples, and phase two, which is focused on the course of action available to the victims of sexual harassment and also employer responsibilities in this area.

The entire programme has live situations and questions at regular intervals to check on comprehension and understanding by the participants, the statement added.

- PTI