Hiring for Decolonization, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Creative Industries Open Education Resource

Abstract

This virtual educational resources was developed as a course reader for the micro-credential, Hiring for Decolonization, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Creative Industries offered by the School of Continuing Studies at OCAD University. In this course, students learn how to create decolonizing, diverse, and inclusive processes to hire Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour job candidates in the creative industries. Students use human rights laws to justify their hiring programs, build relationships with communities to tap into existing pipelines, write a position description that speaks to diverse candidates, create qualification standards that account for systemic exclusion, and set up structures for achieving critical mass. This document contains 25 articles and references, and is available in English and French. The document can be used for teaching, learning, and research purposes.