Diversity training has existed for quite a while in some form or another, although different labels were used to refer to it. Perhaps the most globally shared label is cross-cultural training.

多元化培训已经以某种或某几种形式存在很久了，尽管冠以的名称不同。也许在世界范围内最被认可的一种说法是跨文化培训。

Race relations training and multicultural¹ education are common labels used in the United States. As the labels suggest, diversity training aims to combat racism², sexism, exclusion³, and ethnocentrism.

种族关系培训和多文化教育是在美国常用的名称。顾名思义，多元化培训的目的是反对种族歧视、性别歧视、排外主义和种族中心主义。

Diversity training aims to give individuals and companies a competitive edge in an increasingly global community. Diversity courses provide people with the skills they need to get the most out of interactions with people of a different race, gender⁴, or nationality.

多元化培训旨在使员工和公司在日趋国际化的社会中具有竞争优势。多元化课程为人们提供必要的技能，使他们从与不同种族、性别或国家的人们的交流中最大获益。

Multicultural training focuses on educating people to understand and appreciate cultural differences. Diversity training focuses on building community rather than pointing out how people are different.

多文化培训的中心是让人们理解和正确认识文化差异。多元化培训注重的是建立一个共同的社会而不是突出人们之间是怎样不同。

Appreciation⁵ of differences is important, but it is not considered the highest priority competency. The abilities to make others comfortable and included are most important, no matter how much you know about their culture.

正确认识文化间的差异很重要，但这并不被认为是最重要的能力。不论你对其他人的文化了解多少，在交流中让他们感到舒服和亲切是最重要的能力。

Cross-cultural training focuses on educating people to manage themselves in other countries or as a minority in another cultural group. Diversity training provides knowledge and skills to manage cultural differences that exist in one's own country and in others.

跨文化培训的核心在于培训人们在其他国家或做为少数民族在其他文化群体中处理事情的能力。多元化培训提供给人们在自己国家或其他国家处理文化差异的知识和技巧。

Diversity also includes gender, sexual preference, religion, and other types of diversity that are not central in cross-cultural training.

多元化还包括性别、性歧视、宗教和其它方面的多元化，这些都不是跨文化培训的中心内容。

Race relations training focuses on educating people to understand and appreciate racial differences, and helping⁶ different races get along. Race refers to skin color differences in the United States while Europeans tend to include nationality in their definition. American race relations trainers often assume that White American privilege is a central problem in addressing racism.

种族关系培训注重于培训人们对种族差异的理解和正确认识，帮助不同种族的人们融洽相处。种族在美国指的是皮肤颜色的不同，而在欧洲人的定义中还包括国籍。美国种族关系的培训者们经常认为美国白人至上是种族歧视的中心问题。

Diversity training includes race relations while addresses the general problem of dealing⁷ with people who are different. Institutional barriers are considered without placing blame on individuals.

多元化培训将种族关系包括其中，强调的是解决不同文化背景的人们之间存在的普遍问题。它考虑的是习俗上的差异而不会将错误归咎于个人。