October 6, 2015 at 4:15 pm
Category Archives: MCAST
September 11, 2015 at 10:05 am
MUT Representatives treated with suspicion at MCAST
The MUT has written to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Employment as the Union is highly concerned with very negative developments occurring at MCAST which are putting an added strain on bilateral relations between the MCAST top management and the MUT. Simple requests by MCAST staff to be accompanied by an […]
read more »September 7, 2015 at 11:20 am
MCAST lecturers dismissed in spite of assurance otherwise – MUT appeals with Minister to reverse decision
The MUT has made an appeal to the Minister for Education and Employment to look into highly debatable terminations at MCAST and reverse such decisions following assurances in the last months by top MCAST officials that such redundancies would not occur. This appeal is being made after two lecturers, both American citizens and coincidentally both […]
read more »September 4, 2015 at 11:50 am
MUT concerned about filling of MCAST posts, asks for investigation
The MUT wrote to the MCAST Chairman after receiving several complaints and concerns on the way promotional posts are being filled at MCAST. The Union mentioned some examples relating to Directorships of Institutes and Heads of College and stated that it is highly concerned about the situation. It asked the Chairman’s office to set up […]
read more »August 31, 2015 at 9:00 am
MCAST Institute Director Call has different requisites
The MUT wrote to the MCAST Principal after it received information that a call for application for an institute director has different requisites from other similar institute director calls. Also, contrary to the norm, the call was issued externally without being issued internally. The Union stated that the Principal is aware that objections have already […]
read more »July 22, 2015 at 10:00 am
ETC logbook
The MUT and MCAST discussed at length the issue of the ETC logbook. MCAST will be stopping the use of ETC logbooks for all apprentices with the exception of those students who still fall under the old ETC system and needs their apprenticeship to be assessed by the old trades committee, which is still a […]
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