VIDEO: Counsellor association weighs in on CIT row

An association representing counsellors in higher education institutions has rowed in behind staff at Cork Institute of Technology in their dispute with management over the proposed hiring of a counsellor.

The CIT staff objections are based on the qualifications cited in the advert for the position. CIT staff yesterday protested on campus following what local Teacher’s Union of Ireland branch members described as “a further deterioration of industrial relations at CIT”.

The TUI members claim that the qualifications sought for the position within CIT’s student counselling service are below an agreed national standard, and that management at the college refuses to engage in formal grievance procedures to hear their concerns.