Equality Monitoring

Monitoring in College

The Equality Officer co-ordinates several monitoring initiatives in College (including recruitment monitoring and the staff disability census) and prepares the Annual Equality Monitoring Report with the assistance of the Monitoring Advisory Group. This report is submitted to the Equality Committee and Board annually since 2007.

What is monitoring?

Equality monitoring is the process of collecting, storing and analysing information that is relevant to, and necessary for, the purpose of promoting equality of opportunity between different categories of persons
(Equality Commission of Northern Ireland, Section 75 Monitoring Guidance)

Why monitor?

Trinity College Dublin is committed to supporting an equal opportunities policy for all its staff and potential staff, students and service users.

Adequate data is essential in order to develop evidence-based policy and actions to ensure equality of access and opportunity for all staff and students.

College is following best practice in UK universities in collecting and monitoring staff and student data in relation to different equality grounds.

Monitoring Advisory Group

The Monitoring Advisory Group was established in July 2008 to advise the Equality Officer on the preparation, focus, formatting and recommendations of the Annual Equality Monitoring Report. The Monitoring Advisory Group is a sub-group of the Equality Committee with a diversity of expertise in staff and student data.

The current composition of the Group is:
Ms Caroline Roughneen, Director of WiSER
Ms Pat Daly, Staff Office
Ms Clodagh Byrne, Mature Students’ Officer (Senior Lecturer’s Area)
Ms Lisa Coady, TAP
Dr Andrew Loxley (Education)
Ms Karen Campos, Equality Officer

Equality Monitoring Reports

The Annual Equality Monitoring Report provides base-line statistics on staff in relation to equality grounds such as gender, age and disability; and provides data on the student profile in relation gender, age, nationality, and access initiatives.

Annual Equality Monitoring Report 2010-2011 (pdf) (available in alternative format upon request)

Annual Equality Monitoring Report 2009-2010 (pdf)

Annual Equality Monitoring Report 2008 (pdf)

Annual Equality Monitoring Report 2006-2007 (pdf)

Other Reports:

Gender and Promotions Report (pdf)

Alternative formats of these documents are available upon request to the Equality Officer

Recruitment Monitoring

In compliance with Irish and European legislation College is committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated equally whatever their gender, marital status, family status, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability or membership of the Traveller Community.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the College’s equal opportunities policy it is necessary to monitor our selection process and collect data in relation to the 9 discriminatory grounds included in equality legislation. All employment applicants are asked to complete a confidential and anonymous monitoring form.

These statistical reports are included in the Annual Equality Monitoring Report and allow the College to assess if it is receiving applications from a broad and diverse section of society.

Staff Disability Census

The College completes an annual staff census in order to report on the number of staff with disabilities employed in compliance with the Disability Act 2005. Under the Act, public service bodies have a duty to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities, and to ensure that at least 3% of their employees are people with disabilities.

More information

For further details contact the Equality Officer equality@tcd.ie