The College has recently been awarded the ‘Two Ticks’ Disability Symbol by Jobcentre Plus in recognition of our commitment to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of disabled people.
Under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), a disabled person is anyone who has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
The College is keen to improve the employment opportunities for disabled people and has agreed to meet the following commitments:
- To invite all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy to take part in the selection process and to consider them on their abilities.
- To discuss with disabled staff, at any time, but at least once a year, what the College can do to make sure they can develop and use their abilities.
- To make every effort when staff become disabled to make sure they stay in employment.
- To ensure that all staff develop the appropriate level of disability awareness to make these commitments work.
- To review these commitments each year and assess what has been achieved, plan ways to improve on them and let employees and Jobcentre Plus know about progress and future plans.