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A two-day college strike will take place this week as lecturers step up their pay dispute. Staff at the Shetland College will form a picket line outside the Gremista premises on Wednesday and Thursday (15th and 16th of May) after a revised pay offer was rejected by the EIS-FELA union. A planne... Read more...
The lecturers dispute over pay escalated on Tuesday when a second day of strike action took place at Shetland College. Staff, who formed a picket line at the Gremista premises, are hopeful that further talks this week can help resolve the deadlock. But they say they are prepared to take furthe... Read more...
A picket line has been formed outside Shetland College as lecturers campaign for an improved pay offer. Strike action was backed in December by 89.8 per cent of EIS-FELA union members on a turnout of 52.1 per cent. A total of 32 lecturers are taking shifts to stand outside their Gremista w... Read more...
The merger between Shetland College, the NAFC Marine Centre and Train Shetland can formally go ahead after members of the Shetland Fisheries Training Centre Trust, which operates the NAFC, gave their approval to the plans. Both it and Shetland Islands Council have now considered the proposal whic... Read more...
Councillors have unanimously backed the long-anticipated merger between Shetland College, the NAFC and Train Shetland. Members gave their support to the project during a special full council meeting in the town hall on Wednesday. It follows backing of the proposals by the College Board and edu... Read more...
Plans to merge tertiary education, research and training in the isles have been backed by the SIC's college board. A full business case was put before councillors at a meeting this morning, with chairman Peter Campbell saying "this is a meeting that is clearly the most significant meeting the col... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has acquired the property organisation, which owns buildings including the so-called "White House", for around £17.5 million. On Tuesday the SIC and Shetland Chairtable Trust agreed a deal which will see the local authority take control of Shetland Leasing and Property D... Read more...
Doubts surround a new student accommodation building in Lerwick – which forced long-established business HNP Engineering to relocate. Alternative locations for the block are being spoken about with some suggestions the contentious project at Commercial Road may not get off the ground. Concer... Read more...
Two further education institutions are shutting their doors early today (Thursday) in anticipation of Storm Caroline. Shetland College and the NAFC Marine Centre will close at 1pm this afternoon. They will be closed all day tomorrow (Friday). Shetland Islands Council is updating its service... Read more...
A Polish family who moved to Shetland in 2014 have excelled in learning English – with one of them off to university to study pharmacy. (more…) Read more...