ECU to support colleges in Scotland

ECU has been providing equality and diversity support for Scottish higher education institutions since August 2010.

The Scottish Funding Council, which covers higher and further education in Scotland, has asked ECU to extend our work to support colleges providing further education from August 2011. We will be working with Scotland's Colleges, building on their well-established college networks.

ECU will provide specific advice for the Scottish college sector, alongside our ongoing support for Scottish HEIs. Where possible we will develop opportunities for integrated working between the college sector and university and higher education institutions sector on equality and diversity.

National Equality and Diversity Framework conference

19 May 2011, University of the West of Scotland

A Scottish Funding Council event for practitioners from Scottish colleges and HEIs to discuss the developing equality and diversity framework. This will assist colleges and HEIs in responding to the challenges of delivering equality outcomes, embedding equality and delivering systemic change for the benefit of the sectors and society as a whole.

David Ruebain, ECU's chief executive, will deliver a keynote address at the event.

Further details of the conference