East Renfrewshire Council does not at present provide a Gaelic element to its reception service Guidance and training to be given to staff on how to treat enquiries from Gaelic speakers. This service will be actively offered Over the lifetime of the plan Community Services/Education Services Telephone East Renfrewshire Council does not at present provide a Gaelic element to its telephone service Guidance and training to be given to staff on how to treat calls from Gaelic speakers. This service will be actively offered Over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services/Education Services Mail and Email East Renfrewshire Council does not at present provide a Gaelic element to its mail and email services We will offer a commitment that written communications received in Gaelic will receive a reply in Gaelic End of 2015 All Services as appropriate Forms East Renfrewshire Council does not at present provide a Gaelic element to forms We will offer a commitment to accept forms completed in Gaelic for translation End of 2015 Corporate and Community Services Public Meetings East Renfrewshire Council does not at present provide an interpretation service at public meetings Where reasonable notice is given, we will provide an interpreter service for key public meetings. This From 2015 and then over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services
important job skill and of identifying situations in which its use is essential or desirable. East Renfrewshire Council also recognises the importance of enabling staff to develop their Gaelic skills if they wish to do so. Current Practice Actions Target Date Lead Training East Renfrewshire Council does not currently offer Gaelic awareness or Gaelic language training to staff We will carry out an online audit to identify the numbers of Gaelic speakers within the organisation Gaelic awareness training will be offered to staff During 2015 By the end of 2015 and then over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services/HR/ Education Services Language learning East Renfrewshire Council does not at present offer Gaelic language learning for staff across services We will actively promote Gaelic language learning and its benefits with staff across services Over the lifetime of the plan Corporate and Community Services/ Education Services Recruitment East Renfrewshire Council does not at present make provision for Gaelic in recruitment processes Where Gaelic language skills are essential or desirable, this will be included in the relevant documentation During 2015 HR Advertising East Renfrewshire Council does not at present make provision for the inclusion of Gaelic in advertisements Where a post requires Gaelic, the advertisement will be in both English and Gaelic demonstrating equal respect for During 2015 and then over the lifetime of the plan HR
primary and secondary pupils attending the Glasgow Gaelic school Language Usage Rationale: East Renfrewshire Council recognises that creating a sustainable future for Gaelic requires not only increasing the number of people able to speak the language, but increasing actual usage. We recognise the importance of enabling more people to use Gaelic as their preferred and normal mode of communication in an increasingly wide range of daily activities. Objective Actions Target Date Lead Service/Partners Gaelic in Adult Learning We will increase the number of beginners and advanced Gaelic language classes within the community During 2015 and over the lifetime of the plan Education Services/Adult Learning Gaelic in Communities We will continue to work with Clann Gàidhlig, a West of Scotland community Gaelic group, to provide community based events which promote Gaelic language and cultural awareness Over the lifetime of the plan Education Services/Adult Learning Gaelic in the Workplace We will ensure that job vacancies are advertised in English and Gaelic where appropriate We will provide information on the council website in both English and Gaelic demonstrating equal respect both English and Gaelic End of 2015 HR/Corporate and Community Services Gaelic in the Arts An annual Gaelic event will take place and a participatory Gaelic workshop at the annual Early Years festival Over the lifetime of the plan Education Services/ Culture and Leisure Trust
4. Language Corpus Rationale: East Renfrewshire Council recognises the need to strengthen the relevance and consistency of Gaelic, the importance of facilitating translation services and to promote research into the language. Gaelic Orthographic, Terminological and Place-name Development Gaelic Translation and Interpretation Gaelic in Surveys and Research Objective Actions Target Date Lead Service/Partners Gaelic Orthographic, Terminological and Place development We will actively promote the development of these and highlight through the council website Over the lifetime of the plan All Services as appropriate Gaelic Translation and Interpretation We will ensure that key documents are available in Gaelic on request By the end of 2015 All Services as appropriate Chapter 4 – Implementation and Monitoring Timetable This is a five year plan with key timescales and target dates identified throughout. Publicising the Plan East Renfrewshire Council’s Gaelic Language Plan will be published bilingually on East Renfrewshire Council’s website. In addition, we shall: