It is estimated that there are 49.5 million victims of modern slavery, right now, and the range of exploitative practices relating to this exists worldwide. 56% of modern slavery victims are in what is termed, forced labour, the vast majority of which are associated with manufacturing supply chains, for products we, as consumers, use every day.

Organizations of all sizes, sectors, and activities can cause, contribute, or be linked to modern slavery practices through their activities and business relationships.

This on-demand training course, in line with the standard, aims to educate, guide and encourage organizations in the awareness and management of modern slavery risks towards meaningful efforts to address this problem, both in policy and in practice.

While awareness training and ‘spot the signs’ advice is available, it is important that those who wish to use this standard have access to quality basic training to support their knowledge and understanding in modern slavery and its potential impacts and links to their organization, roles and business networks, to contextualize the actions and recommendations given in the standard.

NOTE: This course provides context to the Standard BS 25700 and prepares you for approaching it, but is not designed for implementation of the standard.

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Course Aim

This course will provide awareness and knowledge of modern slavery and modern slavery practices, introducing a risk-based approach to managing the risk of modern slavery outlined in BS 25700:2022 in the organizational context as part of legal and non-legal frameworks.

How will I benefit?

This course will help you:

• Understand modern slavery, the risk of and vulnerability to modern slavery in various socio-economic, political, and commercial contexts
• To know and understand the emerging regulatory context related to modern slavery, and what this shows us about best-practice responses
• Support your organization in its social and environmental sustainability efforts
• Understand the use and benefits of a formal and strategic approach to managing risk of modern slavery, adopting a risk-based approach outlined in BS 25700:2022 – Organizational Responses to Modern Slavery - Guidance

What will I Learn?

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• • Define and provide examples of modern slavery practices
• • Understand what makes people vulnerable
• • Spot the key risk areas of modern slavery in your operations, supply chains, recruitment, and partnerships
• • Outline some of the legislative frameworks and prepare your organization with policies, procedures, and preventative measures

Who should attend?

Modern slavery can affect any organization, in any sector, in any country, through their supply chains, operations, activities and business relationships. Modern slavery is also relevant across functions, and at different levels, so awareness and understanding are necessary across an entire organization. Suggested job roles include:

• Those responsible for developing, implementing, and managing policies, processes and practices that respond to the risk of modern slavery
• Administrators, operatives, technicians, supervisors, managers, senior managers, functional heads, directors, and executive directors
• Those with roles/responsibilities at risk of links with modern slavery, including procurement and supply chain management, legal and compliance, finance, operations and logistics, human resources and recruitment, occupational health and safety, ethics, and sustainability

Duration

2 hours, on-demand, self-paced

How will I learn>

This is an online, interactive on-demand course.

Courses are available 24/7 and you can learn at any time and from any place that suits you – you just need an internet connection.

You can learn as fast or as slowly as you want to. You can also take breaks at any time in the course and pick up where you left off when you are ready to continue.

During the access period, you can go back and repeat parts or all the course to refresh and reinforce what you have learned.

The course content is both detailed and engaging, with explanations, activities, and knowledge checks to enhance your learning.

Our on-demand courses allow learners access to knowledge-based content in real time, anywhere, and at any time. Using established learning and interactive digital technology, on-line attendees are guided through the course content, at their own pace, providing opportunity to review, test knowledge and confirm understanding, as they progress through the course.

Modules

• What is modern slavery?
• Modern slavery and my organization
• the Legislative landscape
• Exploring BS 25700:2022 - key elements
• 25700:2022 - Response, remedy and learning
• course review and summary