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Published - 12 October 2023

Language Strategy

4.0 Key Area of Work: Staff Awareness and Training

 Numbering Language Action Responsible Department Immediate priority Longer term priority
4.1 Sign Languages To provide a range of Sign Language courses to staff.
  • Legal and Civic Services, EDU
  • Human Resources
Yes  
4.2 Disability Communications To promote awareness to the public through the website and City Matters of how to access Council documents, services and facilities, such as, how to request documents, forms in an alternative format.  
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Legal and Civic Services, EDU
  • Customer Focus
Yes  
4.3 All Development and roll-out of Making Communications Accessible Guide to staff and develop guidance for staff on providing accessible options (for example, subtitles, dubbing) for remote meetings and events.  
  • Legal and Civic Services, EDU
  • Corporate HR
Yes  
4.4 All Establish an informal discussion group for Irish speaking staff and staff who wish to learn Irish and encourage the use of Irish among staff.
  • Legal and Civic Services and EDU
Yes  
4.5 All languages To support recruitment the Council will aim to extend our reach by, for example, by ensuring that job advertisements are distributed widely and specifically to employability and support organisations associated with particularly under-represented groups.    
  • Human Resources
Yes  

 

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