GOVERNMENT CUTS will force colleges to axe more than 1,100 college jobs.
Colleges are obliged to cut staff by 6% between January 2009 and December 2010. The losses will focus on temporary contracts and unfilled vacancies.
Among those set to lose staff are: UCD 135 posts, DIT 124, UCC and Trinity 116, NUI Galway 102, UL 67 NUIM 29.
The Irish Times is reporting that colleges cannot attain the 6% reduction by simply not replacing staff on lower grades.
Overall employment in the higher education sector will reduce from 18,923 to 17,779 by the end of this year.
Mike Jennings, general secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers said the loss of these essential posts would place an intolerable strain on colleges – at a time when student demand was surging to record levels.
The HEA said the reduction in staff numbers shows that the universities, institutes and other colleges are making a significant contribution to cutting costs.
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