Preventing and responding to sexual harassment at work
A concern can surface while a deadline is close or an important client is waiting. Practise recognising what needs attention, reducing foreseeable risks and responding without leaving the person affected to manage everything themselves.
Practical management learning • Estimated 60–75 minutes • Self-paced • SCORM 1.2 • England, Scotland and Wales
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What you will practise
- Recognise concerns without dismissing them or announcing a finding before a fair process.
- Plan prevention with clear ownership, usable support and review when circumstances change.
- Respond safely when witnessing a concern, obtaining help when direct intervention could increase risk.
- Receive concerns carefully, explaining confidentiality limits and avoiding promises about outcomes.
- Record necessary facts, escalate appropriately and follow through on support, protection and subsequent treatment.
Inside the course
Follow a fictional client event through six sections, from recognising concerns and planning prevention to safe intervention, first conversations, factual escalation and checking what changed.
Eight scenario films, 23 practice decisions and six workshops support factual sorting, prevention planning, response sequencing, revising promises, proportionate handover and follow-up. Captions and written alternatives are included.
Tools to take back to work
Five tools cover risk and prevention planning, safe intervention, a first conversation, factual recording and escalation, and follow-up and prevention review. They are supplied in PDF and editable Word formats, individually and in a combined workbook.
Assessment and completion
Complete all six sections, required practices and workshops, and the film or written routes, then achieve at least 8 out of 10 in the untimed final assessment. Retries are available, with optional targeted rechecks. A downloadable certificate records course completion, not qualification to investigate a complaint or evidence of legal compliance.
Before you begin
The course discusses unwanted sexual remarks, reporting concerns and unfair treatment afterwards, without graphic descriptions. Learners can choose the written route and pause. No personal disclosure is required. Use fictional practice details and your organisation’s real support and reporting arrangements outside the course.
The legal scope is England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland requires separate adaptation. Follow current procedures and seek qualified advice about individual cases. Discuss an annual or permanent fixed-version licence, organisation-size pricing, charity discount or bulk order before purchase.