SUCs NEED 17, 057 Teaching Staff: REPOST

This is a repost from Philippine Star on January 5, 2015 issue. I think this information is more than significant for the whole DNSC to know.

              More full time faculty are needed in state universities and colleges, according to a lawmaker.
Pasig Representative Roman Romulo has asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to create more positions for full-time faculty in state universities and colleges so they can meet their 17, 057 teaching staff shortage, improve their performance and delivery of quality education, and become globally competitive.

            The estimated shortage of 17, 057 faculty in state universities and colleges is based on the 2014 survey of the Philippine Association  of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) he added.

           The House of Representatives Committee on Higher and Technical  Education Chairman said PASUC has estimated that the creation of more faculty positions in state universities and colleges will require funding of approximately P5.5 billion.

          The DBM has not given additional positions to state universities and colleges for the last 15 years, he said, quoting the PACU report.

          Romulo said Presidential Decree 985, the Budgetary Reform Decree on Compensation and Position Classification issued on August 22,1976, is reportedly still  being used as basis for the present roster of faculty positions in state universities and colleges. Read More..