Equality and Diversity

TARGETjobs - Equality and diversity issues advice on a range of key equality and diversity issues

ACAS advice on age discrimination

The UK Government's guidance on help and support for older workers

TARGETjobs provides further information and useful links relating to a range of Equality and diversity issues that include Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The Scottish Refugee Council has a telephone advice service for anyone in Scotland who is still in the asylum system or has received some form of leave to remain.

The Bridges Programme may be able able to organise unpaid voluntary placements for asylum seekers as alternative route to gaining work experience while at university.

TARGETjobs - Equality and diversity issues advice on a range of key equality and diversity issues

Our faculty careers consultants work in partnership with the Disability & Wellbeing Service and other relevant agencies, to help assist students and graduates with their career planning.

Students with a disability are strongly encouraged to make an individual appointment with a careers consultant as soon as possible on joining their course here at Strathclyde. While graduation may be a number of years away it is never too soon to start to make career plans e.g. for term-time or vacation employment; to do some job sampling; to discuss subject choice issues or how best to present to employers. The Careers Service will always endeavour to meet the needs of our students and graduates, and if you have a specific question you can E-mail Us!

Useful links 

AccessAble (formerly Disabled GO) – for additional disability Information at Strathclyde University

Centre for Mental Health

Explaining your mental health condition to others (pdf) - AGCAS Disability Task Group handout

Exceptional Individuals is a social enterprise that partners dyslexic and neurodiverse jobseekers with employers in London and increasingly across the UK. They run a wide range of free events for neurodiverse students.

Blog on disability-related topics, advice and analysis designed for students, graduates and HE careers professionals

Mental health and wellbeing support - University support service including links to other support agencies

My Plus Students' Club offers specialist careers advice to students who have a disability* or long term health condition

See me Scotland - including factsheets and online newslette

TARGETjobs  - Equality and diversity issues

What happens next  : Report on the first destinations of graduates with disabilities

Dyslexia Scotland produce leafletson a range of topics including employment and the workplace. They also host eventsthat you may find helpful.

*Disability and long term health conditions include, but are not limited to: visual and hearing impairments, mobility impairments, Asperger’s Syndrome, diabetes, epilepsy, dyslexia, dyspraxia, mental health conditions, speech impairments and major illnesses such as cancer and MS.

TARGETjobs - Equality and diversity issues advice on a range of key equality and diversity issues

Equate Scotland is is the national expert in gender equality throughout the STEM sectors.  Make valuable links with industry via their student network – the UK’s only student network for women STEM students. Also manages the only UK wide “women into STEM” job advertising platform

Women in STEM helps graduate employers attract female applicants to their graduate scheme, internship and placement opportunities and runs events throughout the year

WISE enables and energises people in business, industry and education to increase the participation, contribution and success of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

Where women work showcases the impressive work and achievements of women, while shining a spotlight on the organisations supporting them. Jobs board advertises internships, apprenticeships, graduate roles, experienced hires, women returners, executives - full-time, part-time, flexible or contract

These interviews for the Women in Data campaign capture the profiles of women working in data, tech and related fields in Scotland.

TARGETjobs - Equality and diversity issues advice on a range of key equality and diversity issues

Being transgender and applying for jobs and placements blog post from Bath Careers Service

LGBT Youth Scotland Scotland’s national charity for LGBTI young people

Stonewall Scotland supports individuals and organisations to make a difference for LGBT people at work, home and in their communities. Their Top 100 Employers list identifys the best employers for LGBT people and is published annually.

InterEngineering is free and inclusive organisation for everyone who believes that LGBT diversity and inclusion within engineering is important

TARGETjobs - Equality and diversity issues advice on a range of key equality and diversity issues

BAME: The Education & Careers Guide 2020 promotes diversity within the education and career sector to promote the continuing drive by the UK to embrace inclusion, diversity and equality

BEMIS is the national umbrella body supporting the development of the Ethnic Minorities Voluntary Sector in Scotland and aims to empower Scotland's ethnic and cultural minority communities. Website includes a jobs board

CRER - Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, a Scottish charity based in Glasgow that provides access to a range of publications. CRER work to eliminate racial discrimination and harassment and promote racial justice across Scotland

Path Scotland aims to address the under-representation of black and minority ethnic communities working in housing and other professions in Scotland

COLORINTECH is focused on making Europe the most inclusive tech hub in the world through building programs that create access to some of the world’s most innovative companies for ethnic minorities. Explore theri website to access free online MOOCS, events and programs that develop your skills and network.

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Equality and Human Rights Commission provides guidance for workers on a range of equality and diversity issues

Discrimination - your rights at work Government website with information on types of discrimination and advice on what you can do

ACAS advice on equality and discrimination. Aims to create fair workplaces by promoting equality and diversity

Citizen's Advice Bureau Scotland information on discrimination at work - enables you to check if you're being discriminated against in the workplace and find out how to solve your problem

The AGCAS Disability Task Group have produced the following handouts:

Explaining your mental health condition to others (pdf)

Reasonable adjustments - neurodiversity (pdf)

Disclosing a disability - neurodiversity (pdf)

This blog post from AGCAS looks at reasonable adjustments for each stage of a typical graduate scheme application process 

Other useful resources

Getting a graduate job with dyslexia - advice from TARGETjobs

Prospects - Example of how to disclose a disability in a cover letter

Tips on job-hunting with a visual impairment (pdf)

Adjustments in the recruitment process: what you need to know an e-book developed by MyPlus Students’ Club

Develop your openness statement using this My Openness worksheet developed by MyPlus Students’ Club

It is quite common to be asked to complete a medical questionnaire when applying for a job or when you're offered a job.  This blog post from the AGCAS Disability Task Group explains why and provides useful tips on how to deal with on.

The best employers actively champion diversity in the workplace. Many graduate recruiters go beyond formal legal requirements and set themselves challenging recruitment targets to build a diverse workforce.  To find out who these employers are you can

• Check the organisation website for information on equal opportunities policies, employee support networks or diversity champions
• Keep an eye on our events calendar for insight events aimed at under-represented groups 
• Find out if the relevant professional bodies offer initiatives or events
• Look out for the Disability Confident logo

Below are some employers and schemes we are aware of:

Ambitious about Autism - work experience opportunities in London and across the UK for autistic people over 18

Auticon employs autistic adults as IT consultants on a permanent basis. Each individual’s skill set is then matched to a specific client project with an employer who has invested in creating an autism-positive work environment. Auticon supports its consultants with highly individualised, sustained support mechanisms in the workplace

BBC Extend Hub the BBC recruitment portal for entry level schemes and apprenticeships for people with a disability

BEMIS jobs board advertises opportunities with partner organisations (BEMIS is the national umbrella body supporting the development of the Ethnic Minorities Voluntary Sector in Scotland)

Civil Service Early Diversity Internship Programme 5-day placement in a government department is available to first-year undergraduates from diverse backgrounds

Civil Service Summer Diversity Internship Programme puts talented undergraduates and graduates on a 2 month work placement in a government department

Equate Scotland manages the only UK wide “women into STEM” job advertising platform

Evenbreak - jobs board for disabled candidates

Exceptional Individuals is a social enterprise that partners dyslexic and neurodiverse jobseekers with employers in London and increasingly across the UK

Inclusion Scotland funded by the Scottish Government to create internship opportunities for disabled people in Scotland

Leonard Cheshire Change 100 - paid summer internships for students and graduates with disabilities or long-term health conditions

Stonewall Scotland - Top 100 Employers list identifys the best employers for LGBT people and is published annually

Where women work - Jobs board advertises internships, apprenticeships, graduate roles, experienced hires, women returners, executives. Full-time, part-time, flexible or contract

WISE jobs board for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

Women in STEM jobs board aims to help graduate employers attract female applicants to their graduate scheme, internship and placement opportunities