Equalities Report 2015-2017 | Page 27

The College blog page features a blog from the College’s Equality and Inclusion Advisor and Oceana Maund, STA Community Worker, on their personal experiences The College, as a member of the Ayrshire LGBT+ Development Group, held an LGBT+ conference and networking event in February 2016 for public sector and third sector professionals; the conference was a first in Ayrshire and included keynote addresses from, for example, Patrick Harvey MSP, and themed sessions. 84% of attendees rated the day as ‘excellent’, ‘very good’ and ‘good’ with many commenting that their knowledge and understanding had improved and would therefore inform their working life and workplace The College continues to develop its partnerships with local schools with the Equality and Inclusion team delivering LGBT+ pupil inputs and staff training sessions Let’s Talk About Trans Conversation Cafe, Kilmarnock Campus 84% Click HERE to read Oceana’s blog post of attendees rated the LGBT+ Conference as ‘excellent’, ‘very good’ and ‘good’ 27