07
AYRSHIRE UPDATE
HUMAN
RESOURCES /
ORGANISA–
TIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE
The staff support and wellbeing
programme has begun, and testing
of the new payroll system is
underway. The recruitment process
also continues and training for
the ICT teams will begin in June.
HR INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Commenced tests of payroll
systems solution
• Regional Health and Safety
statement presented at May APB
CONTINUOUS
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
EQUALITIES
• Staff support and well-being
programme commenced
• Equality Impact Assessments
completed for key milestones
to date
• Vision, Values and Voice Phase 2
complete
RESOURCING
• Management support for
Kilwinning campus identified
and confirmed to staff
• Recruitment process commenced
for Director posts
• ICT backfill interviews complete
• Training plans in place for ICT
teams commencing in June
FINANCE AND
SYSTEMS UPDATE
Key policies, including Regional
Student Funding and Financial
reporting, have now been finalised
and progress is being made on
migration plans for staff and
student email.
FINANCE SYSTEMS
• Budget revised to include
additional funding and resourcing
requirements
• VAT consultant engaged to
address HMRC requirements
• ITT (Invitation to tender) for
insurance and building valuations
in work
STUDENT FUNDING
• Regional Student funding
policy finalised
DATA PROTECTION
• Regional Data Protection Policy
and Guidelines drafted
• Regional Social Media Policy
in final design
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
• Started migration plans for student
and staff email
• Kilwinning ICT equipment,
software and systems installed to
provide services for all functions
• Testing internal contingency
for connectivity using firewall
technology
• Working with consultants to
install telephone solution
• Regional Acceptable Use
policy drafted