Routes to Diversity & Inclusion is the first toolkit of its kind for the highways and transportation sector. It provides a route map to success to help employers recruit, retain and develop diverse talent.
The toolkit offers practical guidance, case studies and links to reliable sources of expert advice for employers to help recruit, retain and develop diverse talent, and increase capacity within the industry.
The Royal Academy of Engineering awarded a grant to CIHT to conduct research into diversity and inclusion in the highways and transportation industry and produce a toolkit to provide practical help and guidance to employers. The work complements a wider study by the Academy’s Diversity Leadership Group (DLG) across all engineering disciplines.
The toolkit featured as a recommendation in the Department for Transport’s published Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy: Building Sustainable skills – Moving Britain Ahead and is just the first step towards embedding a diverse, equitable, equal and inclusive culture in Highways and Transportation to enable the sector to reap the proven business benefits of EDI.
"The business case for diversity and inclusion has been highlighted a number of times in the media recently, however implementing the changes necessary to take advantage of these business benefits does not appear to be a priority for some employers. Often, this is simply a case of not being sure where to start and this is where the CIHT Routes to Diversity & Inclusion toolkit can help.
“CIHT believes there needs to be a step change in the way that the industry engages with issues around diversity and inclusion as part of a long-term skills strategy. We believe that this toolkit will help to inspire that step change."
