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Edinburgh. The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘A Strategy for Jobs, The City of Edinburgh Council’s Economic Strategy 2012-17’ outlines the economic development priorities for the city and those areas in which employment is likely to be greatest. There is a specific focus on employability and job creation programmes for young people to plug an anticipated gap between the demand for work and anticipated Regional Outcome Agreement 11 jobs growth. Likely areas of jobs and market growth broadly mirror the national picture. There is anticipated growth in renewable energy around Leith Harbour; tourism around Edinburgh as an international visitor destination; creative industries to resource Edinburgh’s year-round festivals; and in life science. Health, education and financial services will continue to have high levels of job vacancies via replacement demand. East Lothian: Regional economic strengths, as identified in the East Lothian Economic Development Strategy 2012-22, again broadly reflect the national position with renewable energy, life sciences, the creative industries, and food and drink all providing and expected to provide sustainable levels of employment. Exceptions to the national picture include a small but higher-than-average growth in construction jobs and more employment in recreation and leisure connected to the tourism industry. However, the employment rate has fallen and unemployment has increased: especially among the young. A planned population increase of 12% from 2012- 22 and low job density within the region may exacerbate this issue. Midlothian Council: The Midlothian Council Economic Development Framework 2007, currently being updated by a Midlothian Economic Recovery Plan, aimed to deliver 10,000 new jobs into the region by 2020. It identifies tourism and life science as areas of sustainable development/ growth. Construction, education and the public sector will also provide high levels of regional employment although the actual volume of jobs available is not predicted to increase. More broadly, the importance of the public sector and financial services to the Edinburgh and Lothians region is reflected in the employment base. A quarter of all employment is in health (15% and almost 57,000 jobs) or education (10% and 36,300 jobs) and 10% of all jobs are in finance and insurance. There are some large employers in these sectors. Overall, some 37,300 are employed in the financial sector, almost three times more concentrated than the Scotland average. Retail (35,700, 9%) and accommodation and food services (31,200, 8%), and business services (28,500, 8%) are the other large employment sectors. Relative to Scotland, it is the financial and insurance, information and communication, and professional, scientific and technical sectors which continue to be concentrated in the area. The region continues to have a below-average share in production jobs. In 2013, there were more than 120,000 jobs in the Scottish Government’s identified growth sectors in the region, half in financial and business services (60,200) with sustainable tourism (38,000) also important. Edinburgh and the Lothians region has specialisation in financial and business services, creative industries and sustainable tourism, and under-representation in energy and food and drink. Of the total £2.8m regional selective assistance awarded to businesses in the region between 2011 and 2014, the greater amount has been awarded to firms in food and drink (£0.8m), and digital media and enabling technologies sectors (£0.75m). Overall, the RSA grants are estimated to have created/ safeguarded some 270 jobs in the region3. Equality and Diversity Edinburgh College is committed to equality of opportunity and to a culture that respects difference. We are committed to providing an inclusive ethos and environment, where everyone feels welcome, supported and respected. We believe that, as an employer and public body, we can play a leading part in the promotion of equality and diversity more widely. We recognise that equality of access to education is crucial in unlocking many significant opportunities in life. We aim to help remove barriers and advance equality for groups who experience disadvantage in our society. The college’s Nominations Committee, on behalf of the Board of Management, seeks to uphold the Equality and Diversity Policy of Edinburgh College, which reflects equality legislation and best practice. While recommendations for appointment are made wholly on the basis of merit, the Board’s guiding principle is to advance equality of opportunity, and vacancies are advertised widely to encourage applications from under-represented groups. The Public Sector Equality Duty created by the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to: • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and other prohibited conduct; • Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not; • ▇▇▇▇▇▇ good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. The protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act are age; disability; gender reassignment; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion and belief; sex; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership (in employment). We also recognise that other people may be vulnerable, through social exclusion or deprivation, through being care-experienced, being a young carer or for other reasons. By the end of April 2017, the college will publish a number of equality reports to fulfil the current cycle of its Public Sector Equality Duty:

Edinburgh. The City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘A Strategy for Jobs, The City of Edinburgh Council’s Economic Strategy 2012-17’ 17 outlines the economic development priorities for the city and those areas in which employment is likely to be greatest. Currently, work is underway to develop a new Economic Strategy for Edinburgh for 2018-23. The college is involved in this work and will be an active partner in the new Economic Strategic Partnership in the city, tasked with delivering the new strategy. There is a specific focus on employability and job job- creation programmes for young people to plug an anticipated gap between the demand for work and anticipated Regional Outcome Agreement 11 jobs growth. Likely areas of jobs and market growth broadly mirror the national picture. There is anticipated growth in renewable energy around Leith Harbour; tourism around Edinburgh as an international visitor destination; creative industries to resource Edinburgh’s year-round festivals; and in life sciencescience and data and digital skills. Health, education and financial services will continue to have high levels of job vacancies via replacement demand. East Lothian: Large areas of housing construction are anticipated, especially in the NW and Granton waterfront area. Regional economic strengths, as identified in the East Lothian Economic Development Strategy 2012-22, again broadly reflect the national position with renewable energy, life sciencesscience, the creative industries, industries and food and drink all providing and expected to provide sustainable levels of employment. Exceptions to the national picture include a small but higher-higher- than-average growth in construction jobs and more employment in recreation and leisure connected to the tourism industry. However, the employment rate has fallen and unemployment has increased: , especially among the young. A planned population increase of 12% from 2012- 22 and low job density within the region may exacerbate this issue. Midlothian Council: The Midlothian Council Economic Development Framework 2007, currently being updated by a the Midlothian Economic Recovery Plan, aimed aims to deliver 10,000 new jobs into the region by 2020. It identifies tourism and life science as areas of sustainable development/ growth. Construction, education and the public sector will also provide high levels of regional employment although the actual volume of jobs available is not predicted to increase. More broadly, the importance of the public sector and financial services to the Edinburgh and Lothians region is reflected in the employment base. A quarter of all employment is in health (15% and almost 57,000 jobs) or education (10% and 36,300 jobs) and 10% of all jobs are in finance and insurance. There are some large employers in these sectors. Overall, some 37,300 are employed in the financial sector, almost three times more concentrated than the Scotland average. Retail (35,700, 9%) and ), accommodation and food services (31,200, 8%), and business services (28,500, 8%) are the other large employment sectors. Relative to Scotland, it is the financial and insurance, information and communication, and professional, scientific and technical sectors which that continue to be concentrated in the area. The region continues to have a below-average share in production jobs. In 2013, there were more than 120,000 jobs in the Scottish Government’s -identified growth sectors in the region, half in financial and business services (60,200) ), with sustainable tourism (38,000) also important. The Edinburgh and the Lothians region has specialisation in financial and business services, creative industries and sustainable tourism, and under-representation in energy and food and drink. Of the total £2.8m regional selective assistance Regional Selective Assistance awarded to businesses in the region between 2011 and 2014, the greater amount has been awarded to firms in the food and drink (£0.8m), ) and digital media and enabling technologies sectors (£0.75m). Overall, the RSA grants are estimated to have created/ safeguarded some 270 jobs in the region3. Equality and Diversity Edinburgh College is committed to equality of opportunity and to a culture that respects difference. We Further details are committed to providing an inclusive ethos and environment, where everyone feels welcome, supported and respected. We believe that, as an employer and public body, we can play a leading part in the promotion of equality Skills Development Scotland Edinburgh and diversity more widely. We recognise that equality of access to education is crucial in unlocking many significant opportunities in life. We aim to help remove barriers and advance equality for groups who experience disadvantage in our society. The college’s Nominations Committee, on behalf of the Board of Management, seeks to uphold the Equality and Diversity Policy of Edinburgh College, which reflects equality legislation and best practice. While recommendations for appointment are made wholly on the basis of merit, the Board’s guiding principle is to advance equality of opportunity, and vacancies are advertised widely to encourage applications from under-represented groups. The Public Sector Equality Duty created by the Equality Act 2010 requires public authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to: • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and other prohibited conduct; • Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and those who do not; • ▇▇▇▇▇▇ good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. The protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act are age; disability; gender reassignment; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion and belief; sex; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership (in employment). We also recognise that other people may be vulnerable, through social exclusion or deprivation, through being care-experienced, being a young carer or for other reasons. By the end of April 2017, the college will publish a number of equality reports to fulfil the current cycle of its Public Sector Equality Duty:Lothians Skills Assessment January 2016 document.