The SIPTU Education Sector has a number of priorities it will be pursuing with the next Government, whatever its make-up. These are:
– Close the €307 million per annum gap in core funding in the education sector and ensuring that government-controlled pay awards and cost inflation are fully funded.
– Ending the scourge of precarious work in the Education Sector.
– Ensuring adequate resources for upskilling.
– Addressing the cost of going to college for families through the building of dedicated student accommodation and permanently reducing student fees.
– Addressing student-staff ratios.
– Ending the current restrictions on recruitment imposed under the Employment Control Framework.