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I.D.E.A. Programs

Welcome to Salt Lake County’s I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) initiative!

We invest in our people through the lens of I.D.E.A. in order to achieve an equitable and inclusive high-performance organizational culture where diversity is celebrated internally and externally. Leadership has challenged everyone in the County to expand the IDEA of community by becoming leaders of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access. Through our I.D.E.A. programs, we deliver thoughtful learning experiences customized to County employees to send a unifying message that, “We hear you. We see you. We are united with you.”

Services

Launch I.D.E.A. in Action

Login Learning Launch Pad

Register: What's the Big I.D.E.A. Lab

Register: I.D.E.A. and Belonging

Links

I.D.E.A. Custom Instructor-Led Training
Diversity & Inclusion On-Demand Training
Grab-&-Go Training : What's the Big I.D.E.A.
Language Equity Resources for Employees
Diversity and Inclusion
New Americans

I.D.E.A Programs

  • March 2021: “Valuing Cultural Diversity” training develop to address concerns at COVID-19 testing sites for the Health Dept.
  • July 2021: 1418 employees took the Salt Lake County Culture Survey and share information regarding their workplace experience
  • October 2021: The survey data was published and distributed to County leadership and employees in the 2021 I.D.E.A. Culture Report (do we want to link the file?)
  • November 2021: The County-wide I.D.E.A. awareness training begins “I.D.E.A. & Belonging for All”
  • Training completion (January 2023): 679 Managers and Supervisors; 2130 Employees
  • February 2022: In partnership with the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, a County-wide coalition of employees form and meet monthly to discuss I.D.E.A. needs
  • November 2022: New Employee Orientation revised to include new information about Language Equity and I.D.E.A. collaboration under the title “A Community of Connection”
  • January 2023: “I.D.E.A. & Belonging for All” adapted in a web-based module for greater accessibility for new employees and temporary staff
  • September 2023: “Perspective & Your Mindset” launched to advance understanding around I.D.E.A.
  • November 2023: Salt Lake County employees re-assessed in the I.D.E.A. Culture Survey to share information regarding their workplace experience

A large part of the success of the I.D.E.A. program is carried by a collective of employees with a passion for making Salt Lake County the best place to work.

We depend on a diversity of mindset to help curate new directions for the content to assure the information is relevant and engaging. Our I.D.E.A. Ambassadors are employees from all different agencies, job functions, and levels.  We meet monthly to address issues impacting our workplace culture. Contact Learning@slco.org to get involved.

Not a SLCo employee? The community can get involved by connecting with Salt Lake County’s Council on Diversity Affairs (CODA). is a community appointed by Mayor Wilson. CODA focuses on equity, access, and racial justice in Salt Lake County. The goal is to broaden access to services, ensuring social and economic success for every Salt Lake County resident.