Influencing Inclusion in Investment Management: Understanding Autism in the Workplace

Investment20/20 have partnered with Ambitious About Autism to increase employers understanding of autism, and the steps organisations need to take to enable people with autism to access careers in investment management, and to thrive in the sector.  

This course is for employers and individuals wanting to improve their understanding of autism and identify how to support autistic individuals within the workplace. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the autism spectrum, including how autism presents itself differently in individuals, and how autistic individuals experience the world around them.

Equally, we will explore how organisations can work with Investment20/20 to build a sustainable approach to engage and support people with autism in joining investment management. 

Delivered via Microsoft Teams with discussion, quizzes and small group activities, this is an immersive training experience and participation from attendees is critical to success.

Key Learning Objectives

• Explore the concept of neurodiversity and how this relates to neurotypical and neurodivergent groups
• Understand how communication skills, social interaction, social imagination and sensory processing impact on autistic individuals’ lives and working environment
• Review intersectionality and the links with good working practice for autistic employees
• Identify the talents and skill sets of autistic individuals
• Explore the importance identifying and implementing workplace adjustments to support autistic individuals
• Identify practical tips you can utilise within your day-to-day work practices to support an autistic individual

09:30 Introduction

• Trainer’s introductions, delegates introductions (dependent on numbers and time permitted) and session overview
• Myth busting interactive activity – exploring the facts and myths about autism
• Exploring Neurodiversity and Autism

10:00 Understanding Autism

• Exploring the Autism Spectrum
• Exploring the four areas of difference
• From the perspective of autistic young people

10:40 Break

10:50

• Identifying potential challenges for autistic professionals in the workspace and removing these with workplace adjustments
• Exploring the talent and skill sets of autistic professionals

11:50

• Exploring intersectionality and the responsibility of line managers
• The Transition to Employment toolkit for employers and valuable resources
• Exploring the lived experience of an autistic individual within the workplace
• Practical tips and additional useful resources

12:20 Question and answer session

12:30 Close

This training course is run under the Chatham House Rule, for reference please see here

Line managers and colleagues recruiting, employing and mentoring autistic professionals

Catherine Leggett - Training Consultant

Cath’s background is in engineering and technical roles, and they have also worked on gender equality projects for women in science, engineering and technology.
Cath is an experienced autism and employment consultant and trainer and has worked with employers and employees nationwide as a specialist optimising autistic people’s strengths at work since 2014. Cath also speaks at conferences and events, and regularly contributes to articles and interviews to promote the recruitment, retention and progression of autistic people in the workplace. Cath was diagnosed autistic in 2015 and has an adult autistic child.
In their spare time, Cath enjoys advocacy and building peer support networks for adults to bring together autistic autism professionals, parents, jobseekers, creatives, artists and other professionals to address some of the shortfalls in the support available around diagnosis, accessing healthcare and services and generally living well as an autistic person. Cath is a passionate about her work, bringing communities together and bridging the gaps between parents, autistic adults and support professionals.

IA Member £195.00 +VAT
Non-Member £295.00 +VAT

Pay using a credit card online, or if you wish to be invoiced please email your full details to: Training@theia.org

PLEASE NOTE: Full payment for the course must be made prior to the course commencement date.

• Any cancellation must be made in writing.
• For all cancellation received 15-30 days prior to the course start date, 50% of the course fee is still payable.
• No refund is given for a cancellation made 14 days or less prior to the commencement of a course.
• Transferring from one course to another is treated as a cancellation.
• You can substitute one delegate for another at no additional cost. In this instance, please give two business days’ notice.

Hybrid Training Courses:

Hybrid deliveries of our training allows participants on our courses the option to attend in-person here from our offices at Camomile Court, or you can attend virtually via MS Teams.

Please be advised a training course could change from hybrid delivery to solely virtual delivery. In such an event, we will inform delegates at least one week prior to the course delivery date.

There are a limited number of in-person spaces available on this course and this will be allocated on a first come first served basis.