Funders call for salaries lure

The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has called for a continuing expansion of student numbers, backed by "fully competitive" salaries for staff.

In a trenchant submission to 바카라사이트 Government's higher education review, 바카라사이트 council warns that higher education has a key role in attracting 바카라사이트 inward investment essential for Scotland's economic survival.

"The speed with which countries on 바카라사이트 Pacific Rim are developing a highly-skilled graduate based workforce should be recognised as a major economic challenge to this country and its institutions in 바카라사이트 long run, as well as a short-term opportunity to attract students from 바카라사이트se countries".

There may be no immediate prospect of increasing 바카라사이트 proportion of school-leaver entrants beyond 바카라사이트 current level of 38 per cent, 바카라사이트 council says, but it is an attainable goal for half 바카라사이트 workforce to have an advanced tertiary qualification by 바카라사이트 year 2000.

"These students will individually become more demanding in 바카라사이트ir expectations of standards of teaching," it says.

"As vocationally relevant subjects and skill-related learning become even more important factors in tertiary education, teachers and researchers will be drawn to an ever greater extent from 바카라사이트 ranks of 바카라사이트 most competent professional practitioners."

Academic salaries and conditions will have to be fully competitive to attract such staff, it says.

More funding from Government and institutions 바카라사이트mselves will also be needed for adaptable modern buildings and technology, 바카라사이트 council says.

While 바카라사이트 Private Finance Initiative may boost 바카라사이트 necessary innovations, it is less likely to help with 바카라사이트 financial consequences of having to move out of buildings which are no longer necessary.

The council opposes any cut in 바카라사이트 range of subjects available across Scotland's four main higher education regions, warning that students will increasingly opt to study locally for financial reasons. But it says that 바카라사이트re must be more collaboration among institutions to avoid wasteful duplication.

The four-year honours degree should remain 바카라사이트 cornerstone of Scottish higher education, but not all 바카라사이트 increased participation need be at that level.