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to the effect that a number of teachers were not up to the
standard that was to be expected from the sort of institution
the Polytechnic aims at becoming. In particular, I was informed
one of the reasons was because Mr. Old had insisted on meeting
targets of student expansion regardless of other considerations.
This meant staffing targets were equally mandatory and because
it was necessary to make do with such candidates as applied,
he had appointed people of insufficient calibre. Several specific
cases were brought to my attention, but I do not think TETOC can be
held responsible. There was in any case at no time any suggestion
that any blame should be laid on TETOC.
33. It is said the Board of Governors was provoked into taking an
unduly close interest in the Polytechnic because of the above short
comings at all events, the new Director will find a challenging
task.
II. Future Workload for TETOC
34. The present total of academic staff of the Polytechnic is
285 and the target figure for September 1975 is 450. I was informe
that there were 27 existing vacancies and 108 new ones.
It was
expected that about 30 government seconded offers would be
returning to their departments and a similar number of two year
contracts would not be renewed. This would mean, in round figures,
200 vacancies to be filled. Some of these teachers would be
recruited locally and about 20% of the expatriates would be obtained from America or Australia. So many of the above figures
are guestimates that it is not possible to forcast TETOC's likely involvement, but I was told we would probably be expected to fill
some thing over 100 posts. About half the requirement is at the Lecturer level and even before the recommendations of the Houghton
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