Recommendation(s): 49

Recommendation 49: We recommend that all institutions should, as part of their human resources policy, maintain equal opportunities policies, and, over the medium term, should identify and remove barriers which inhibit recruitment and progression for particular groups and monitor and publish their progress towards greater equality of opportunity for all groups.

8.4 The Government supports this recommendation and will encourage the sector to take it forward. The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has recently published guides to good practice in encouraging greater participation of women in science, engineering and technology (SET). These describe practical means of maintaining participation of women who are interested and trained in SET. The publications have been circulated widely within the Scottish education sector and will be used to inform the policies of higher education institutions. Policies in respect of equal opportunities supported by the legislative framework are well developed in Northern Ireland.

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