These cuts are completely outrageous; vote them out next election
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Noel Waite
12 years ago
I am a Design educator and have high regard for the quality of Design education at Unitec.
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Julieanna Preston
12 years ago
I am well familiar with the Design and Visual Arts Department programmes at Unitec. I agree, the action being taken is deplorable and especially detrimental to existing students in those programmes and to many quality educators on the staff.
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Bella Tanielu-Dick
12 years ago
Quality teachers are hard to come by replacing them with inexperience teachers will not bring quality to education
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Maxine Campbell
12 years ago
This is progress? Value exists only in dollars, not in people? What have we become?
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john Archer
12 years ago
This is a continuation of the erosion of the quality of NZ tertiary education caused by short-term, financially dominated objectives.
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Avian McManus
12 years ago
Solidarity shows we care, kia kaha DVA
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Philip Ballard
12 years ago
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It is absurd to reduce staff in this way and say it will not harm the students and it is not about money. This is a blatant attack on the teaching body and the integrity of the programme. Shame on UNITEC's management for wanton vandalism of an academic institution
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Lois France
12 years ago
Students paying fees need to know that the quality of their education is paramount
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Trevor Bradley
12 years ago
I strongly oppose the decision to make redundant 50 highly qualified teachers and technicians in UNITEC's design and visual arts department.
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Jess
12 years ago
As someone who has just finished a BDes (Hons) at Massey, and now works as a Junior Tech there, I know it's important to have staff that know what they are talking about, can be contacted frequently and know how to teach people. Hold on to the good ones, they are so invaluable to the students.
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JAMES GEORGE
12 years ago
I support both the staff and students of the Design and Visual Arts Department in their cause.
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Dorothy de Lautour
12 years ago
Shame in you Unitec, how can you get dedicated staff when they have no job certainity which affects ability to service mortgages, loans etc. Tutors are not commodities you can buy in when and if you fill up a class.
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Ann Craw
12 years ago
What sort of a future are YOU creating???
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Bob Beechey
12 years ago
How does staff collegiality and cooperation, group innovation, morale, professional development work in this bean-counter environment?
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Grant Harris
12 years ago
It is really important that quality programmes and quality, experienced staff are retained. It is also imperative to keep trust with the students who have enrolled in what they expect will be outstanding programmes. short-term measures always mean long-term losses and should not be taken.
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Dugal McKinnon
12 years ago
More redundancies? Come on. Work on getting TEC and the Govt to fund education properly!
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Beverley Roser
12 years ago
I am shocked at the disregard being shown by Unitec towards its highly qualified and experienced staff. I am very concerned that the replacement staff do not have the teaching experience and knowledge that the students deserve. Come on Unitec management, what's wrong with using the intern/industry placement system to get the best of all worlds? Rethink before it's too late.
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Not a good decision Unitec
These cuts are completely outrageous; vote them out next election
I am a Design educator and have high regard for the quality of Design education at Unitec.
I am well familiar with the Design and Visual Arts Department programmes at Unitec. I agree, the action being taken is deplorable and especially detrimental to existing students in those programmes and to many quality educators on the staff.
Quality teachers are hard to come by replacing them with inexperience teachers will not bring quality to education
This is progress? Value exists only in dollars, not in people? What have we become?
This is a continuation of the erosion of the quality of NZ tertiary education caused by short-term, financially dominated objectives.
Solidarity shows we care, kia kaha DVA
It is absurd to reduce staff in this way and say it will not harm the students and it is not about money. This is a blatant attack on the teaching body and the integrity of the programme. Shame on UNITEC's management for wanton vandalism of an academic institution
Students paying fees need to know that the quality of their education is paramount
I strongly oppose the decision to make redundant 50 highly qualified teachers and technicians in UNITEC's design and visual arts department.
As someone who has just finished a BDes (Hons) at Massey, and now works as a Junior Tech there, I know it's important to have staff that know what they are talking about, can be contacted frequently and know how to teach people. Hold on to the good ones, they are so invaluable to the students.
I support both the staff and students of the Design and Visual Arts Department in their cause.
Shame in you Unitec, how can you get dedicated staff when they have no job certainity which affects ability to service mortgages, loans etc. Tutors are not commodities you can buy in when and if you fill up a class.
What sort of a future are YOU creating???
How does staff collegiality and cooperation, group innovation, morale, professional development work in this bean-counter environment?
It is really important that quality programmes and quality, experienced staff are retained. It is also imperative to keep trust with the students who have enrolled in what they expect will be outstanding programmes. short-term measures always mean long-term losses and should not be taken.
More redundancies? Come on. Work on getting TEC and the Govt to fund education properly!
I am shocked at the disregard being shown by Unitec towards its highly qualified and experienced staff. I am very concerned that the replacement staff do not have the teaching experience and knowledge that the students deserve. Come on Unitec management, what's wrong with using the intern/industry placement system to get the best of all worlds? Rethink before it's too late.