3-Month (12-Week, 48 contact hours) Professional Certificate
Format: Every Saturday – 4 hours per week (2 hours live online plus two hours self study with online support)
Start Date: 12 July 2025
Are you an HR leader, manager, educator, or diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) advocate ready to drive real change in your workplace? Join the SAAM DEI Certification Program — a rigorous, contextual, research-based practice oriented course designed to equip you with the globally informed and contextually relevant tools, strategies, and leadership mindset to champion DEI across sectors.
Benefits for Individuals
- Expert instructors from LUMS and global DEI networks
- Grounded in global and contextual research, with frameworks, case studies, and readings from SHRM, CIPD, LUMS, Harvard, and SAAM
- In-depth understanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Introduction of information technology (IT) based tools to ensure digital inclusion
- Practical skills to lead inclusive teams and transform organizational culture
- Mapped to SHRM and CIPD professional competencies in People Practice, DEI, Culture, and Behaviour
- A DEI Strategy or Audit Capstone tailored to your organization
- Networking opportunities through interactive sessions and SAAM forums
- Access to SAAM’s DEI Resource Hub for continued learning and support
- Verified LinkedIn badge and inclusion in the SAAM Professional Directory to showcase your certification
Benefits for Organizations
- Development of inclusive leadership competencies
- Fostering diversity and inclusion
- Gender and diversity sensitivity at work
- IT based and other tools to measure and report on DEI progress and impact
- Legal and ethical insights into global and local DEI frameworks
- Enjoy an employer of choice image
Certification Awarded by
South Asian Academy of Management (SAAM)
Indicative Resources
Core Text: Syed, J., & Özbilgin, M. F. (2015). Managing diversity and inclusion: An international perspective. SAGE.
Tools and Materials: A selection of global and contextual case studies, articles, exercises and diagnostic tools, covering topics such as business and social cases of DEI, legal and regulatory frameworks, the role of culture and local context, inclusive leadership, unconscious bias, organizational interventions, DEI metrics, IT based inclusive tools, diversity policies and HRM, diversity and sustainability, DEI communication etc.
Who Should Apply?
- HR professionals, DEI champions, and people managers in South Asia, Middle East and other regions
- Mid-career professionals in business, education, public sector, NGOs
- Graduates with 2+ years of relevant work experience
Facilitators: Prof Jawad Syed (LUMS), Dr Faiza Ali (LUMS), Prof Edwina Pio (AUT, New Zealand)
Program Investment
- US$600 (or PKR 165,000) (Payable in 3 monthly instalments)
- 10% discount available for early bird registration before 15 June 2025.
- 10% additional discount available for SAAM executive alumni.
Pre-Register Now – Limited Seats!
Email: info@southasianaom.org
Phone/WhatsApp: (+92) 3291009981
Registration Link: https://shorturl.at/T2BXQ
The program brochure can be downloaded from the following link:
South Asian Academy of Management 