CIT staff revolt over online course plan

No online courses or modules will be taught by Cork Institute of Technology lecturers from the autumn after they supported a ballot over concerns about training and quality.

The 90% vote in favour of industrial action by academic staff at the four CIT campuses followed extensive negotiations since September with college management.

Representatives for the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) say there has not been enough done to ease concerns about inadequate training of staff or to provide the extra time, they believe, is needed for teaching and interacting with students remotely online.