Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Harassment in GMIT

GMIT aims to provide an environment where there is equality of opportunity and respect and dignity for everyone
Launch of speak out tool

In April 2019, the ‘Framework for Consent in Higher Education Institutions: Safe, Respectful, Supportive and Positive – Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment in Irish Higher Education Institutions’ was launched. The Framework aims to ensure the creation of an institutional campus culture which is safe, respectful and supportive. 

A GMIT Working Group on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct and Harassment was established in January 2021. This group has developed a four-year Action Plan which sets out institutional actions that will address sexual misconduct and harassment and outlines GMIT's commitment to implementing the Consent Framework.   The VP for Academic Affairs and Registrar has responsibility at executive level for the implementation of GMIT’s Action Plan for Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Harassment.   

This action plan sets out institutional actions, for both staff and students, that will address sexual misconduct and harassment under 4 key outcomes: 

  1. Institutional Culture 

  2. Institutional Processes: Recording 

  3. Institutional Processes: Policy 

  4. Targeted Initiatives 

GMIT Action Plan : Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct & Harassment (PDF, 1.15MB)

Active* Consent Staff Awareness Raising Video

Further Information

Advice and support

You may not want to report an incident and that is okay.

Our Counsellors, the Galway/Mayo Rape Crisis Centres and the Sexual Assault Treatment Units are still able to support you.

GMIT Counselling Services

Galway Rape Crisis Centre

GMIT Student Health Unit

HSE - Where to find a Sexual Assault Treatment Unit

Mayo Rape Crisis Centre

Mayo Women’s Support Services

SpunOut.ie

24 Hour Helplines

Samaritans: 116 123

Pieta House: 1800 247 247

Text ‘GMIT’ to 50808 to be connected with a trained volunteer, 50808 is anonymous, free and available 24/7