MEMBER for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead has accused the NSW Public Service Association of scaremongering after they said 200 North Coast TAFE jobs would be lost.
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Yesterday the PSA said the administration jobs would be cut to create call centres, but Mr Bromhead said that was rubbish.
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Mr Bromhead said their restructure would create 157 full-time permanent and long term contracts, up from 87 in the current structure, and up to 40 short term contracts.
“No teaching jobs are affected by this proposal, despite union scaremongering,” Mr Bromhead said.
“North Coast TAFE is providing the certainty for 197 jobs. The plan will provide students with high quality advice and service from 8am to 8pm, six days a week and 24/7 online all year round.
“Teaching sections will also benefit by having full-time administrative support in their sections.
“The NSW Government’s 2015/2016 budget invests more than $2.3 billion in vocational education and training, which includes a $2 billion investment in TAFE.
“The major capital works program includes $46 million to deliver 13 ongoing projects across NSW, a further $38 million for minor works to improve the amenity of facilities for students and staff, and $17 million for seven new projects to provide students and staff access to the most modern facilities.”
Mr Bromhead said North Coast TAFE recently opened a new student service centre in Taree.
He said they would also build a nursing and allied health facility for the campus that would soon go to tender.
However, PSA acting general secretary Steve Turner said they had not heard anything about the job creations Mr Bromhead was talking about.
Mr Turner said their concern was the PSA and TAFE staff were told they would lose their job.
“They are very stressed and upset,” Mr Turner said.
Mr Turner said they believed the jobs would be different and pay less.
He asked that TAFE employees got first go at the new jobs on offer before they were advertised to the public.