The great reputation of Unitec's visual arts has not come about by chance, it derives from dedicated and consistently excellent teaching. Laying waste to a whole department is a crying shame.
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Dr Jack Ross
12 years ago
shocked at this blatant attack on education in our country
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Nellie
12 years ago
money talks huh?
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Karen Rutherford
12 years ago
I request that you, as an employer and a tertiary education institution, reconsider this short-sighted and unethical approach to both staff and students at UNITEC DVA Dept. Terminating permanent staff and replacing them with a casualised work force is detrimental to all involved. The use of fee-paying students as compulsory industry interns is both underhand and unethical in NZ in 2013. I urge you not to contribute to the undermining of education delivery and employee rights under the current National Government agenda.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
Re-instate these people
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Simon Brock
12 years ago
You cannot overhaul a degree midway through, I believe you can "phase out" and change, but the current year groups need the opportunity to finish the degrees they signed up for initially.
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blampain marie
12 years ago
I'm an international student, so to me the course is really expensive. When I decided to do this course, I agried with the way of teaching that was presented at this time. However the sudent changes in the course included the staff redundancies is NOT what I have paid for!! I think that it is absolutly unaceptable!!! So not only from a financial point of view, but also from an education point of view. Those lecturers are more than beneficial and important to us, to help us, to dirrect us, and to teach us!!! Reducing the staff that are more than qualified for this job is reducing our chance to learn from the best!!! I and my parents are truly desapointed toward Unitec. We will certainly no recommend this university in the future.
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Michelle Sutcliffe
12 years ago
Please reconsider making your 50 teachers/technicians redundant
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Dylan Jones
12 years ago
Is that even legal? Don't screw my friends over! Sign this petition.
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Jackson Crerar
12 years ago
Give us back our teachers!!
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Malcolm Deans
12 years ago
What a travesty.
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Catherine Cook
12 years ago
what a wrecking ball of a decision
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Christiane Hasselbach, Hasselbach Architecture
12 years ago
I know from experience - that 'the industry' does not have the time teachers have - because it is industry! I strongly believe in mentor ship from the industry. Making 50 teaching stuff members redundant seems drastic .What is the true agenda ? This reminds me of the old fashion (70/80ies) NZ way: need to change: so do it radically ( irrational) and surely downright like a bully without consulting those, who will be most effected by this!
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Robin Gwynn
12 years ago
If Unitec believes people from industry with no training in education can replace trained teachers, why is it in the tertiary education business at all?
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Georgia Lynskey
12 years ago
Future students will not choose Unitec if 50 highly qualified staff are made redundent.
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Susan McLaren
12 years ago
Teachers at Unitec are subject to regular evaluations and professional development scrutiny. As permanent staff they have the luxury of repeating and improving their delivery. Will inustry personnel be subject to the same scrutiny or provide consistent longterm content delivery.
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Anya
12 years ago
We invested in Unitec's reputation... and for what
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Deirdre Johns
12 years ago
We demand that Unitec rescind its decision to make redundant 50 highly qualified and proven teachers/technicians in the Design and Visual Arts Department.
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Anne Kayes
12 years ago
I am disappointed in the lowering of quality education offered by Unitec in the Dept of Design.
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Michael Leng
12 years ago
This is outrageous, the reputation of the design school was built up from all the qualified teachers/ technicians/ professors. What will this mean to the degree itself?
The great reputation of Unitec's visual arts has not come about by chance, it derives from dedicated and consistently excellent teaching. Laying waste to a whole department is a crying shame.
shocked at this blatant attack on education in our country
money talks huh?
I request that you, as an employer and a tertiary education institution, reconsider this short-sighted and unethical approach to both staff and students at UNITEC DVA Dept. Terminating permanent staff and replacing them with a casualised work force is detrimental to all involved. The use of fee-paying students as compulsory industry interns is both underhand and unethical in NZ in 2013. I urge you not to contribute to the undermining of education delivery and employee rights under the current National Government agenda.
Re-instate these people
You cannot overhaul a degree midway through, I believe you can "phase out" and change, but the current year groups need the opportunity to finish the degrees they signed up for initially.
I'm an international student, so to me the course is really expensive. When I decided to do this course, I agried with the way of teaching that was presented at this time. However the sudent changes in the course included the staff redundancies is NOT what I have paid for!! I think that it is absolutly unaceptable!!! So not only from a financial point of view, but also from an education point of view. Those lecturers are more than beneficial and important to us, to help us, to dirrect us, and to teach us!!! Reducing the staff that are more than qualified for this job is reducing our chance to learn from the best!!! I and my parents are truly desapointed toward Unitec. We will certainly no recommend this university in the future.
Please reconsider making your 50 teachers/technicians redundant
Is that even legal? Don't screw my friends over! Sign this petition.
Give us back our teachers!!
What a travesty.
what a wrecking ball of a decision
I know from experience - that 'the industry' does not have the time teachers have - because it is industry! I strongly believe in mentor ship from the industry. Making 50 teaching stuff members redundant seems drastic .What is the true agenda ? This reminds me of the old fashion (70/80ies) NZ way: need to change: so do it radically ( irrational) and surely downright like a bully without consulting those, who will be most effected by this!
If Unitec believes people from industry with no training in education can replace trained teachers, why is it in the tertiary education business at all?
Future students will not choose Unitec if 50 highly qualified staff are made redundent.
Teachers at Unitec are subject to regular evaluations and professional development scrutiny. As permanent staff they have the luxury of repeating and improving their delivery. Will inustry personnel be subject to the same scrutiny or provide consistent longterm content delivery.
We invested in Unitec's reputation... and for what
We demand that Unitec rescind its decision to make redundant 50 highly qualified and proven teachers/technicians in the Design and Visual Arts Department.
I am disappointed in the lowering of quality education offered by Unitec in the Dept of Design.
This is outrageous, the reputation of the design school was built up from all the qualified teachers/ technicians/ professors. What will this mean to the degree itself?