How well you do in your degree is a reflection of your tutors. Without the stability of tutors there is no stability in a students studies.
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Dominique Marriott
12 years ago
The relationship and guidance we get from our tutors is the most valuable aspect of the degree. Taking them away means you're taking away the only good reason to attend Unitec. I choose to attend here because of the feedback I heard from a friend who's graduated from Unitec. When people ask me about my course I tell them how incredibly the whole experience has been for me and how amazingly helpful my tutors are. However now I will have to say that it use to be good but unfortunately the degree has been completely restructured with the best assets taken away, so I wouldn't advise anyone to going there any more. It might also be useful to note that during the difficult times when I've considered quitting the course (as I'm sure most students go through at some stage), the thing that made me decide to continue studying was the value of getting mentored by my tutors. Receiving the degree becomes far less important than the personal progress we achieve from developing our creative practice. The consistent one-on-one mentoring enables us to develop our individualised creative practice. This would be seriously jeopardised if you replaced our tutors with part-time practitioners who are mostly involved in their own creative business or practice. They already have a difficult task to be "a mentor" to more students then the current tutors can cope with, as well as having to manage their own industry work-load - are they going to have the time to provide students with what they really need? Please reconsider these changes - there's a real detrimental consequence if these changes go through that will seriously affects the reputation of Unitec.
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Karen Taylor
12 years ago
a good education is pivital to our success for the future ....don't take that away from us
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Jonathan Abercrombie
12 years ago
Im signing on yhe
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maree walker
12 years ago
shame on this govt
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Yvonne
12 years ago
I whole hartedly agree with this petition and want to get the same training and teaching that previous years have got which is what I enrolled for and PAYED for!
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Nicole Patterson
12 years ago
This is utterly disgusting, BDVA is a creative, amazing department. The focus is not students but money!
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Ani Hennebry
12 years ago
How they justify this is beyond me.
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Geoff Siale Thomas
12 years ago
We now have more staff in the Longblack cafe than in the design school.WTF
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Marisa Vodanovich
12 years ago
Come on people, let's get some numbers behind this!
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Meagan Kerr
12 years ago
As a student who has just completed her degree, I can strongly attest to the fact that the lecturers and technicians have been absolutely invaluable throughout my education. The staff are what makes Unitec stand out from other educational providers, and replacing them with part time "industry professionals" is a disservice to the past, present and future students of Unitec.
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Jason Johnston
12 years ago
I am a former graduate of Unitec in painting and I am outraged at what is happening to professional, industry connected staff!
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Cheri Waititi
12 years ago
This is devastating for all these qualified and proven staff and for students, if it isn't broken then why fix it. Less staff, more stress on them to deliver and the current students this is going to have impact on their programmes. Management have no idea of how important the relationships that staff and students need for achieving the achievement of their creative endeavours.
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Rebecca Carr
12 years ago
The staff are already 'industry experts' they are practising artists and immersed in the creative arts community. They are also skilled and qualified tutors. The support and base they offer to the learning experience CANNOT be taken away without losing a huge part of what makes the Unitec course so effective.
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Bob Gordon
12 years ago
Yet another example the flawed ideollogy of applying unrealistic finacial practices to education and health services world wide.
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Fiona Pardington
12 years ago
The staff reducndancies proposed are going to gut the entire programme and turn it in the MacDonalds of Design Schools. As a former Fine Arts Lecturer, I can only register my outrage. It is certain death for our creative community.
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Scott Turner
12 years ago
This is absolutely disgusting. The teacher's are going to have less time to help students who are struggling. As I attended Unitec this year I know for a fact that the students are going to suffer. We had a small class of around 30. It felt personal and we felt connected to our teachers.
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Simon Davis-Oakley
12 years ago
I agree with this petation in the form of the preposed changes. I feel that human rights of both staff and students have been undermined. By Unitecs Adminstration planing and council
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Matt Blomeley
12 years ago
I cannot believe this has actually happened. My 4 year bDes (hons) in painting was the single best career move I have made, and many people have similar sentiments. The bDes staff are (were) the heart and soul of Unitec.
Its just not good enough!
How well you do in your degree is a reflection of your tutors. Without the stability of tutors there is no stability in a students studies.
The relationship and guidance we get from our tutors is the most valuable aspect of the degree. Taking them away means you're taking away the only good reason to attend Unitec. I choose to attend here because of the feedback I heard from a friend who's graduated from Unitec. When people ask me about my course I tell them how incredibly the whole experience has been for me and how amazingly helpful my tutors are. However now I will have to say that it use to be good but unfortunately the degree has been completely restructured with the best assets taken away, so I wouldn't advise anyone to going there any more. It might also be useful to note that during the difficult times when I've considered quitting the course (as I'm sure most students go through at some stage), the thing that made me decide to continue studying was the value of getting mentored by my tutors. Receiving the degree becomes far less important than the personal progress we achieve from developing our creative practice. The consistent one-on-one mentoring enables us to develop our individualised creative practice. This would be seriously jeopardised if you replaced our tutors with part-time practitioners who are mostly involved in their own creative business or practice. They already have a difficult task to be "a mentor" to more students then the current tutors can cope with, as well as having to manage their own industry work-load - are they going to have the time to provide students with what they really need? Please reconsider these changes - there's a real detrimental consequence if these changes go through that will seriously affects the reputation of Unitec.
a good education is pivital to our success for the future ....don't take that away from us
Im signing on yhe
shame on this govt
I whole hartedly agree with this petition and want to get the same training and teaching that previous years have got which is what I enrolled for and PAYED for!
This is utterly disgusting, BDVA is a creative, amazing department. The focus is not students but money!
How they justify this is beyond me.
We now have more staff in the Longblack cafe than in the design school.WTF
Come on people, let's get some numbers behind this!
As a student who has just completed her degree, I can strongly attest to the fact that the lecturers and technicians have been absolutely invaluable throughout my education. The staff are what makes Unitec stand out from other educational providers, and replacing them with part time "industry professionals" is a disservice to the past, present and future students of Unitec.
I am a former graduate of Unitec in painting and I am outraged at what is happening to professional, industry connected staff!
This is devastating for all these qualified and proven staff and for students, if it isn't broken then why fix it. Less staff, more stress on them to deliver and the current students this is going to have impact on their programmes. Management have no idea of how important the relationships that staff and students need for achieving the achievement of their creative endeavours.
The staff are already 'industry experts' they are practising artists and immersed in the creative arts community. They are also skilled and qualified tutors. The support and base they offer to the learning experience CANNOT be taken away without losing a huge part of what makes the Unitec course so effective.
Yet another example the flawed ideollogy of applying unrealistic finacial practices to education and health services world wide.
The staff reducndancies proposed are going to gut the entire programme and turn it in the MacDonalds of Design Schools. As a former Fine Arts Lecturer, I can only register my outrage. It is certain death for our creative community.
This is absolutely disgusting. The teacher's are going to have less time to help students who are struggling. As I attended Unitec this year I know for a fact that the students are going to suffer. We had a small class of around 30. It felt personal and we felt connected to our teachers.
I agree with this petation in the form of the preposed changes. I feel that human rights of both staff and students have been undermined. By Unitecs Adminstration planing and council
I cannot believe this has actually happened. My 4 year bDes (hons) in painting was the single best career move I have made, and many people have similar sentiments. The bDes staff are (were) the heart and soul of Unitec.