KES (The VEC in Kerry) , who are the overall managers and financial controllers of Tech Amergin have implemented a cut-back in the working hours of the Centre Manager.The manager is now expected to manage the Centre on 12 hours per week. Tech Amergin is a busy Centre; 844 people enrolled in courses in the Centre last year and a total of 6,732 attended events organised in the Centre. See www.techamergin.com for detailed information about the working of Tech Amergin. To expect such a busy place to be run on a part-time basis is asking the impossible and will lead to running down the Centre and ultimately to its closure.   To help ensure a viable future for Tech Amergin please sign the following;   The Manager of Tech  Amergin needs to be on a full time basis to ensure the viabilty of the Centre.