important job skill and of identifying situations in which its use is essential or desirable. East Renfrewshire Council also recognises the importance of enabling staff to develop their Gaelic skills if they wish to do so. Current Practice Actions Target Date Lead Training East We will carry out During 2015 Corporate and Renfrewshire an online audit to Community Council does not identify the Services/HR/ currently offer numbers of Education Gaelic awareness Gaelic speakers Services or Gaelic within the language training organisation to staff By the end of Gaelic awareness 2015 and then training will be over the lifetime offered to staff of the plan Language learning Corporate and East We will actively Over the lifetime Community Renfrewshire promote Gaelic of the plan Services/ Council does not language learning Education at present offer and its benefits Services Gaelic language with staff across learning for staff services across services Recruitment East Where Gaelic During 2015 HR Renfrewshire language skills Council does not are essential or at present make desirable, this will provision for be included in the Gaelic in relevant recruitment documentation processes Advertising East Where a post During 2015 and HR Renfrewshire requires Gaelic, then over the Council does not the advertisement lifetime of the at present make will be in both plan provision for the English and inclusion of Gaelic Gaelic in demonstrating advertisements equal respect for
important job skill and of identifying situations in which its use is essential or desirable. East Renfrewshire Council also recognises the importance of enabling staff to develop their Gaelic skills if they wish to do so. Current Practice Actions Target Date Lead Training East Renfrewshire Council does not currently offer Gaelic awareness or Gaelic language training to staff We will carry out an online audit to identify the numbers of Gaelic speakers within the organisation Gaelic awareness training will be offered to staff During 2015 By the end of 2015 and then over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services/HR/ Education Services Language learning East Renfrewshire Council does not at present offer Gaelic language learning for staff across services We will actively promote Gaelic language learning and its benefits with staff across services Over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services/ Education Services Recruitment East Renfrewshire Council does not at present make provision for Gaelic in recruitment processes Where Gaelic language skills are essential or desirable, this will be included in the relevant documentation During 2015 HR Advertising East Renfrewshire Council does not at present make provision for the inclusion of Gaelic in advertisements Where a post requires Gaelic, the advertisement will be in both English and Gaelic demonstrating equal respect for During 2015 and then over the lifetime of the plan HR
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