US EditionBBC Staff Required to Complete Anti-Discrimination Training
BBC staff must complete two e-learning modules on antisemitism and Islamophobia within six months to improve workplace inclusion and address discrimination, officials said.
- BBC staff have been required to complete two training modules within six months, as Director-general Tim Davie emailed staff on Thursday.
- Facing allegations of bias and scandals, Director-general Tim Davie resigned in November after breaching Ofcom's Broadcasting Code amid rising antisemitism in the UK and globally.
- The BBC Academy developed the e-learning in collaboration with external organizations, including the Antisemitism Policy Trust and Community Security Trust, and worked with the Jewish Staff Network.
- The corporation expects BBC staff to complete the modules and model inclusion, as Director-general Tim Davie urged the BBC to be a role model and improve understanding to tackle discrimination.
- Ariel said the rollout begins now and the Islamophobia module arrives in February, developed with BBC Salaam and external experts after months by BBC Academy.
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