A leaked report has revealed that most staff at Unitec are worn out by the chaotic and ruthless working environment.
The report stated only ten per cent of staff would recommend working at the polytechnic.
President of Unitec’s chapter of the Tertiary Education Union, Wei Loo, said Unitec had received -56 on a staff support survey where zero was neutral.
“If we were talking about an organisation or a corporation in the business sector, -56 would warrant drastic intervention or action,” Loo said.
The dissatisfaction comes after several years of restructuring that moved an unusually high number of teaching resources online.
In some cases, students are now grouped together in broad disciplinary areas, operating more like a self-taught workplace, with industry professionals coming in as part-time tutors and lecturers.
One staff member noted that “some schools are not recommending Unitec to their students at present which is very worrying… job security is not buoyant at present.”
Unitec chief executive Rick Ede said that despite the feedback, they would not be “changing tack,” instead agreeing to slow down the rate of change.
Despite the staffing problems, Ede said the number of students unenrolling from courses was lower than it had been in previous years.