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11.7 Members are impressed at the sense of commitment of many
of the staff at the College which induces them to stay but it is clear that the low salaries, in comparison with the Polytechnic, mean that:
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(i) the best staff for the job cannot be recruited.
(ii) staff with practical experience are particularly
hard to obtain since the competition with government and industry is too stiff.
(ii) it is difficult to retain staff who do come,
once they have gained experience teaching in the department.
(iv) staff may need to engage in other remunerative
activity to the detriment of their academic development and the course development.
The general conditions of work at the Baptist College are inferior to those at the Polytechnic; but members found the general atmosphere of work and the relations between staff and between staff and students in both places pleasant.
Members are impressed at what has been achieved by the Baptist College staff in the circumstances; but they do not believe that a quality product can be obtained on the cheap. If the department is to have a serious future in diploma work of a standard at least comparable to that of the Polytechnic, then the salaries of staff will need to be substantially improved.
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STAFF ESTABLISHMENT
The comparative establishment of the Baptist College department of Civil Engineering and the Polytechnic department of Civil and Structural Engineering is as follows:
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