Third-level staffing down but student numbers soar [Independent.ie]
- Published: 03 June 2010
MORE than 1,000 jobs have been lost in higher education over the past two years -- at a time when student numbers are rising rapidly.
New figures show that at the end of March this year, the third-level colleges had a full-time staffing quota of 20,084, down from 21,149 at the end of December 2008.
But over the same period the number of full-time students went up from around 145,000 to 155,000, and is still rising amid warnings of further cuts in staffing levels.
The Higher Education Authority has written to the heads of third-level colleges, alerting them to the possibility of more staff reductions next year. Chief executive Tom Boland said they can also expect further reductions in core allocations from the State.
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