Equal Opportunities

When the Learning and Skills Council was established, we were given a statutory duty to promote equality of opportunity. But to us, good equality and diversity practice means more than putting the relevant legislation into practice. We recognise that we have a much wider social responsibility.

Our approach to recruitment and selection is forward thinking and rigorous. We actively encourage applications from all sections of the communities we serve and do our utmost to ensure all our employees are treated fairly, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, marital status or religion. We take into account that people have different needs and we try to meet them by, for example, offering flexible hours, making adjustments during the recruitment process or at work for people with a disability, and giving time off for religious observances.

Everyone who joins us is provided with the development and learning opportunities they need to make a full contribution to our work. Join us and you can be sure we’ll do all we can to ensure your performance is measured and rewarded fairly and consistently, and that you are treated with dignity and respect.

To prevent or stop unfairness, we monitor and review the impact of our policies on our employees, as well as those who join and leave the organisation. And to make sure all our employees understand how to treat each other fairly, everyone who works with us participates in equality and diversity awareness training.