Up to 60 CIT staff will not get contracts renewed

ONE of the country’s largest third-level colleges will not be renewing the contracts of up to 60 staff next autumn as part of a series of cutbacks due to financial pressure.

The part-time lecturers have been informed by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) that their 12- month contracts due to expire at the end of August will not be renewed.

“We regret that due to budgetary constraints and the need for a prudent allocation of resources, the institute is not in a position at this time to issue a contract for the academic year 2008/2009,” management told between 50 and 60 staff in a recent letter.