POSH training builds a shared understanding of India's Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the everyday behaviour that keeps workplaces safe. It covers grey-zone scenarios, bystander action and the complaint route. Bodhih runs a 2.5-hour employee awareness session and a 1-day version that prepares managers to respond to disclosures.
- Delivered in person at your location or as live virtual sessions
- Designed with the ADDIE model and evaluated for behaviour change
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions
Where and how: prevention of sexual harassment training as an in-person workshop in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Jaipur; as a live online course; or delivered overseas in Dubai, Singapore and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the workplace training
Prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace training discusses the PoSH act of 2013 (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redress), and offers mandatory education for organizations and its employees.
In light of the #MeToo campaign the global attention today is centred around issues of female harassment and all unfair practices that violate a women’s will or consensus at places work. There is a tremendous emphasis around uplifting the law that protects women’s right to equality of status and opportunity.
How did PoSH training start?
In the years of 2017 onwards, most governments across the world hold “Equality of status and opportunity” as an important subject matter of the female equality and security as guaranteed by the Constitution. Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the workplace is a mandatory educational offering for corporates and other organizations that are part of the country’s business landscape. It is essential to understand the broad and specific implications that this law holds.
Bodhih’s workshop will help participants understand multiple aspects of Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) at workplace. This learning session is based on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace, (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and administered by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India (November 2015).
Bodhih’s participants for POSH training are taken through the objectives of the PoSH law.
In 2013, India’s first comprehensive legislation specifically addressing the issue of harassment at work – The PoSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace) Law was formulated with the core objective of protecting employees against Sexual Harassment and promising a safe, secure and dignified working environment for them.
The POSH training workshop thereafter talk about the PoSH act in detail, and how the Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act is a legislative act in India that seeks to protect women from sexual harassment at their place of work.
Bodhih’s facilitator highlights the law’s core focus to create a safe and respectful workplace by prevention and appropriate reporting of incidents. Workshop learners comprehend that in accordance of the act, how various companies should have a Zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment and formulate a policy for employees and associates of the company, management and non-management personnel. The company also is required to constitute an Internal Committee (IC) for prohibition, prevention and redress of Sexual Harassment at the workplace.
What is Bodhih’s edge for Prevention of Sexual harassment training workshops?
Bodhih’s PoSH training workshop exposes learners to understand the various nuances of handling sexual harassment issues and complaints. The eminently practical training that draws from real life experience addresses the elements of proactive handling and prevention of workplace acceptable behaviour. Participants also receive a detailed overview and through group discussions are asked to highlight the various duties of the employer / employee to curb harassment and instructed on the use of redress mechanism to combat all manners of sexual harassment complaints.
With the awareness built on Prevention of Sexual Harassment rules and training and practices, the employees can thereafter along with management focus, help in creating and maintaining a positive work environment.
Sample training plan: 1-day hands-on design
This one-day design builds a shared understanding of the POSH Act and the everyday behaviour that keeps a workplace safe and respectful. The morning, suitable for all employees, uses grey-zone scenarios, a consent and power exercise, bystander practice and a walk through the complaint route. The afternoon prepares managers to respond when someone discloses, prevent retaliation, set team norms and escalate correctly to the Internal Committee. Participants leave with a clear reporting route and a team respect charter.
Participants can recognise harassment, act as bystanders, use the complaint route and, as managers, respond correctly to a disclosure.
- 09:30–10:00Where do you stand?Energiser
- 10:00–10:45The law in plain wordsConcept burst
- 11:00–11:45Grey-zone case cardsCase clinic
- 11:45–12:30Bystander practiceSkill drill
- 12:30–13:00The complaint routeGroup challenge
- 13:45–14:30Power, consent and cultureDebate
- 14:30–15:30When someone tells youRole-play
- 15:45–16:30Capstone: the team after a complaintSimulation
- 16:30–17:30Team respect charter and commitmentsAction planning
Every session’s activity, timings, outputs and materials, plus pre-work, a 90-day reinforcement plan and how impact is measured. Free, emailed to you instantly.
Recommended: 1 day in person for people managers and team leads (09:30–17:30), with a 2.5-hour employee awareness version drawn from the morning; also runs as 3 × 2-hour live virtual sessions. A sample design: every Bodhih program is customised after a short needs analysis.
How long is POSH training?
The recommended design is one day in person for people managers and team leads, from 09:30 to 17:30. All employees can take a 2.5-hour awareness version drawn from the morning. It also runs as three live virtual sessions of two hours each, followed by a refresher and a post-assessment.
What activities are included in POSH training?
Participants take positions on grey-zone workplace moments, work through scenario cards from offsites to chat groups, practise bystander actions in trios and map the complaint route. Managers also practise responding to a disclosure and handle a simulated complaint as it unfolds in their team.
Frequently asked questions
How much does POSH training cost?
Bodhih does not publish a fixed fee for POSH training. Fees are quoted per batch on request, after a short needs analysis, and depend on cohort size, number of days, delivery format (in person, live virtual or blended), location and any follow-up or AssessAll assessments included.
Is POSH training different for employees and managers?
Yes. All employees can take a 2.5-hour awareness session covering grey-zone scenarios, consent and power, bystander action and the complaint route. People managers and team leads take the full day, which adds practice in responding correctly to a disclosure and handling a simulated complaint as it unfolds in their team.
What is prevention of sexual harassment training?
Who is the Prevention of Sexual Harassment program for?
HR, L&D and people managers. Bodhih tailors the examples, case studies and depth to your industry, culture and team level.
How long is the Prevention of Sexual Harassment program?
Bodhih recommends 1 day in person for people managers and team leads (09:30–17:30), with a 2.5-hour employee awareness version drawn from the morning; also runs as 3 × 2-hour live virtual sessions. The length can be shortened or extended after a needs analysis.
Can Prevention of Sexual Harassment be delivered online?
Yes. Prevention of Sexual Harassment can run in person at your location, as live virtual sessions for distributed or hybrid teams, or as a blended journey that adds self-paced learning on Bodhih.org between sessions.
How is the impact of Prevention of Sexual Harassment measured?
Success measures for Prevention of Sexual Harassment are agreed with you before design, as part of the ADDIE model. Bodhih can add pre- and post-program assessments on AssessAll and manager check-ins to track behaviour change.