Affirmative Action Training

Our signature Fundamentals of Affirmative Action Planning class is offered throughout the year and is currently delivered on a virtual platform. One of the best in the country, this six-session virtual training course provides attendees with comprehensive training on affirmative action regulations. This class includes plan preparation requirements, recent OFCCP developments, calculations and analyses, the audit process, and plan implementation. Berkshire's affirmative action specialists show participants how to prepare statistical reports and narratives.  

This course covers all the major elements of the compliant affirmative action plan, including:  

• Minorities and Women 
• Individuals with disabilities (IWD) and protected Veterans (PV)
• Internet Applicant and Other Affirmative Action Requirements
• Communication and Implementation
• OFCCP Compliance Evaluation

At the conclusion of this course, students will fully understand OFCCP requirements and feel prepared to complete a compliant affirmative action plan. 

To get the most out of your investment in balanceAAP, we recommend starting with training. You'll be prepared and armed with the skills you need to complete your plan, year after year. This class offers practical guidance users need to automate the AAP process. 

In this class, you will learn how to automate your plan preparation process by taking advantage of balanceAAP’s powerful functionality. You'll become adept at using the application while gaining an understanding of its capabilities. You'll get the most out of your purchase by giving yourself the right start. Users learn each section of balanceAAP and gain hands-on experience creating a sample plan. The training will take you from importing and editing data, to creating narratives. After completing the training, you'll have the knowledge needed to safeguard your organization by creating a plan that meets technical requirements of AA regulations. 

Topics Covered: 

• Overview of balanceAAP
• Using balanceAAP to ensure data accuracy
• Determining Availability, Utilization, and Goals
• Creating the Organizational Profile and Establishing a History Source
• Understanding balanceAAP Reports and Creating Narratives 

NOTE: This course requires an active subscription to balanceAAP Software. Please speak with your account executive for more information. 

Berkshire's Affirmative Action eLearning courses are specially designed for organizations who are federal contractors. 

These courses cover regulations required and enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Backed by Berkshire's powerful LMS, these classes can be taken by individual learners or deployed across departments, locations, or throughout the organization. 

These courses provide a high-level understanding of affirmative action regulations. They can be taken alone or bundled together, and large organizations may purchase multiple seats in one or more classes to bring their entire staff up to speed.  

These interactive courses provide learners with certificates of completion and organizations may track each learner’s completion, making it an ideal solution for large organizations who seek to reduce regulatory risk.  

Receive a discount when purchasing 11 or more seats of the same class. Call us or complete the form below for more information.

Sometimes your training needs a more personalized approach. Does your organization have more than one person who needs to learn more about AA or how to use balanceAAP? We can deliver our public classes in a private session that allows you and your team to learn together. Private sessions can be conducted virtually, at Berkshire, at your office, or at a location of your choosing. 

Berkshire also offers custom training for clients who have more specific needs for their training, such as training a group of employees in affirmative action. Companies in need of training that addresses a specific corporate objective can purchase classes tailored to meet your needs and conducted at your company location, or any location of your choice. 

Some private training has included:  

• All employee training to educate a full company about compliance 
• Executive Leadership training 
• Training for hiring managers or talent acquisition
• EEO training 

Call or fill out the form below for more information.