The race profile of College staff
remains broadly reflective and
equivalent of the local communities
of Ayrshire.
Scottish Census (2011) data shows that Asian,
Asian Scottish or Asian British and other ethnic,
represent 4% of the Scottish population. Local
figures for East, North and South Ayrshire are
comparatively similar at between 1.1% and
1.3% 10 . With the small number of staff who
are from a BME background, it is difficult to
be able to conclude whether the College is
experiencing occupational segregation vertically
and/or horizontally and indeed whether this is
contributing to a pay gap between those from
a BME background and those who are not. It is
known, in relation to race that BME staff are not
represented in the most senior management
roles. BME staff however, are represented
within other management groups (22.22%),
and staff are represented in both Curriculum
and Service roles with higher representation in
Curriculum roles. BME staff are mainly in full-
time employment in comparison to part-time
employment.
Moving forward, a key action is to
increase representation of potential and
current staff from Black and Minority
Ethnic (BME) backgrounds where
under-representation currently
exists in the College.
This means by April 2021 the College will have:
increased awareness of unconscious bias and the potential impacts of this upon decision-
making amongst staff involved in staff recruitment
improved staff recruitment processes by using alternative advertising opportunities and
e-recruitment technologies
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Scottish Census (2011)
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