Equality of Opportunity for Everyone

Animals don't mind who you are, if you look after them........they will look after you.

It is the aim of Haddon Training to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable facilities or treatment on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, dependents or age or are placed at a disadvantage by imposed conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. HT wishes to see its workforce broadly reflecting the community within which it works.

Encouraging learners from different communities to undertake training in the Equine, Animal Care or Saddlery industries when we are specialising in rural activities can be a challenge. Historically many communities perceive working with animals as badly paid, dirty work and in some cultures it is considered to be 'unworthy'. These stereotypes are gradually changing, but still many parents may not encourage their children to become involved in the industries we support. HT is striving to change these typecast ideas.

A serious mental or physical condition will limit a person's ability to work within the industries we support, or indeed any industry. Equine and Animal Care in particular can be very physical work and so when undertaking to employ learners who do have disabilities, we do ensure that a full and in depth assessment is made. However, because a potential learner does have a form of disability, this does not preclude them from training - learners with Additional Social Needs and Additional Learning Needs made up 11.38% of our overall LSC and 14% of our Outreach intake in 2009/10.

NVQs and Apprenticeships, because they are aimed at the more practical, hands on, and less academic learner, can often attract learners who have experienced difficulties at school. We strive to encourage these learners to consider training and the first point of our approach is to make all of our literature as user friendly as possible. With this in mind we endeavour to make sure that our information is well spaced; easy to read; and dyslexia friendly. If required we are happy to supply our literature in larger print.

HT is determined that historical and entrenched ideals of gender, culture, disability, and learning ability should not be a challenge to our recruiting policies.

We endeavour to actively encourage learners from all walks of life regardless of background or history to undertake a training programme which will ultimately enrich their lives, give them confidence, inspire them to strive for more and enable them to believe in their ability.

HT believes that the great strength of a private training provider, that should never be under-estimated, is to allow everyone to be an individual, never just part of a class of nameless faces - and in being individual, their needs - what ever they may be - can be addressed.

Follow this link to our Equal Opportunities Policy