1. Comprehensive Training – This is most appropriate for HR specialists who need to be prepared to run a gender transition project from beginning to end. This three to four hour training module explains gender transition, interacting with an employee in gender transition, steps to be taken in cases of gender transition, the 4-step mediation model, considerations for the employee-in-transition, supervisors, construction of a written transition plan and timeline, expected company norms, facilities usage determinations, interaction with other company policies (dress code, benefits, etc.), confidentiality and medical privacy considerations, communication strategy considerations for management, co-workers, clients, customers and vendors, legal issues regarding protected class status, harassment issues, and providing guidance to those with religious, moral or lifestyle objections.   
 

2. Management Issues Training – This is most appropriate for managers, supervisors, directors and officers. This two to three hour training module addresses issues requiring managerial input during the course of a gender transition.  It includes an explanation of gender transition, interacting with an employee in gender transition, communication strategy considerations for co-workers, clients, customers and vendors, construction of a written transition plan, expected company norms, facilities usage criteria, confidentiality and medical privacy considerations, harassment issues, and providing guidance to those with religious, moral or lifestyle objections.  
 

3. General Training - This is most appropriate for co-workers, HR generalists, managers who are not involved in supervising the employee in gender transition, vendors, or anyone else who wishes to get an overview.  This one to two hour training module addresses issues pertinent to working alongside an employee in transition, including an explanation of gender transition, company policies affecting gender identity, interacting with an employee in gender transition, expected company norms, facilities usage, medical privacy considerations, harassment issues, addressing cognitive and emotional barriers to acceptance, and where to obtain guidance for questions or concerns.  
 

4. Train-the-Trainer- This is most appropriate for HR specialists who will be expected to train other HR personnel in running a gender transition from beginning to end.  This day long seminar includes all of the elements referred to above, as well as the information in the communication strategy modules listed below.  
 

5. Customization options – There are two customization options. 
 

1. GDC staff meets with personnel from appropriate departments for a one to two hour meeting to discuss the specifics of the training environment.  After the meeting, the training agenda is modified according to the specifications agreed upon in the meeting.  A draft is circulated to the participants and appropriate management personnel, who can then submit changes to the agenda.  A final version is agreed to before the training begins.

2. GDC, in collaboration with management, selects 3-10 personnel from the organization.  The personnel are chosen on the basis of their involvement with issues affecting gender transition in the workplace.  30 minute interviews are conducted with each to determine the issues, questions and concerns that should be emphasized in the particular training environment.  After the interviews, the training agenda is modified according to the points raised. A draft is circulated to appropriate management personnel of the organization, who can then submit changes to the agenda.  A final version is agreed to before the training begins.

Sample Materials

 

Here are sample materials for Comprehensive Training, Management Training and General Training.