A letter was circulated(October Continued requests for College 2015)) to a number of schools in staff (HR) to participate in the College’s catchment area mock interviews sessions with Heightened awareness of inviting requests for SWC students in College campuses College’s robust recruitment Interview skills participation of members of Ongoing catchment HR Team and in schools in College’s policy and procedures and its workshops College’s HR team in interview area catchment area prior to them commitment to equality of skills days. During the academic making their application to opportunity year requests were fulfilled in Universities, Colleges and schools in all 5 towns in the places of employment College’s catchment area. Heightened awareness of Continued the College’s STEM Whilst BEP has now ceased to engagement with programme in the wider fund local post primary schools schools at Key Number of schools engaging in STEM Centre l community and increased in respect of this measure, Stage 3 level the Partnership programme Ongoing ( Dungannon STEM Centre engagement and stronger there remains a good level of through the and subsequently developing campus) Coordinator relationships with schools as contact with primary and post Business links with the SWC the College continues to primary schools, both locally Engagement promote its educational and further afield. Partnership initiatives Equality Officer continues to represent the College on Equality Management Committee of Engagement with Officer Engagement with a range of Omagh Ethnic Communities community groups Heightened awareness of ESOL organisations in College Support Group and Community SWC the College’s outreach to the (e.g. Omagh Ethnic catchment area, including Cohesion Unit. This group has Communities Ongoing catchment community in terms of Graduate Elite community groups, support now extended its services into Support Group and area educational provision and Intern for groups and public sector the Fermanagh area where the Community services Health and agencies College has links with the Cohesion Unit ) WellBeing Women of the World organisation. The College’s new Employee Supported Volunteer
Interview skills workshops Ongoing SWC catchment area HR Team Continued requests for College staff (HR) to participate in mock interviews sessions with students in College campuses and in schools in College’s catchment area prior to them making their application to Universities, Colleges and places of employment Heightened awareness of College’s robust recruitment policy and procedures and its commitment to equality of opportunity A letter was circulated(October 2015)) to a number of schools in the College’s catchment area inviting requests for participation of members of College’s HR team in interview skills days. During the academic year requests were fulfilled in schools in all 5 towns in the College’s catchment area. Continued engagement with schools at Key Stage 3 level through the Business Engagement Partnership Ongoing STEM Centre ( Dungannon campus) l STEM Centre Coordinator Number of schools engaging in the Partnership programme and subsequently developing links with the SWC Heightened awareness of the College’s STEM programme in the wider community and increased engagement and stronger relationships with schools as the College continues to promote its educational initiatives Whilst BEP has now ceased to fund local post primary schools in respect of this measure, there remains a good level of contact with primary and post primary schools, both locally and further afield. Engagement with community groups (e.g. Omagh Ethnic Communities Support Group and Community Cohesion Unit ) Ongoing SWC catchment area Equality Officer ESOL Graduate Elite Intern for Health and WellBeing Engagement with a range of organisations in College catchment area, including community groups, support groups and public sector agencies Heightened awareness of the College’s outreach to the community in terms of educational provision and services Equality Officer continues to represent the College on Management Committee of Omagh Ethnic Communities Support Group and Community Cohesion Unit. This group has now extended its services into the Fermanagh area where the College has links with the Women of the World organisation. The College’s new Employee Supported Volunteer
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