Equality and Diversity
At Ayrshire College, we value diversity and believe that everyone has the right to learn, work and socialise in a welcoming, safe and inclusive space.
We welcome the duties placed upon us by the Equality Act through our Public sector Equality Duty to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who are more likely to experience discrimination and those who are not.
We believe that we can only do this by working together to bring our College values to life, creating a strong community and sense of belonging built upon mutual respect where individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, can achieve.
Our campuses are registered as Third-Party Reporting Centres.
We recently were awarded the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundations Charter Mark.
The College has achieved several accreditations, including Disability Confident Employer, Going Further for Student Carers, and has a Student Mental Health Agreement in place.
We are fully committed to the well-being and inclusion of all our students and staff by placing equality and diversity at the heart of everything we do, making Ayrshire College a place where everyone can thrive.
Equality Mainstreaming reports
Equality Impact Assessments
An Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) is a way of looking at decisions, policies, and practices systematically to understand how they could potentially affect groups of people sharing the same protected characteristic in different ways.
A EqIA must be completed when making a decision within the College which affects people. This applies to policies and practice and also when an existing policy or practice is being reviewed.
The EqIA register provides a brief summary of the EqIAs which have been conducted since August 2024.
If you have any questions, please email: equalityandinclusion@ayrshire.ac.uk