They gain valuable skills that they can take back and apply in the workplace. What they learn in the classroom is immediately transferable to their work. Employees learn that their companies appreciate the complexity of their jobs. Organizations give employees permission to work through hard issues. Employees learn that it is okay to raise ethical dilemmas with their colleagues and supervisors.
Organizations teach employees the vocabulary and language of ethical decision making.
Employees practice using new words and concepts that allow them to really talk about ethics in a substantive way. Organizations and employees learn to make better decisions. When companies and employees apply a decision-making template, they learn not only how to think through complex situations but also how to explain the decisions they have made. When everyone starts to talk about ethics at the workplace, we all gain. Then we gain even more when employees learn how to handle difficult situations in an effective way.