Motion
- Motion title
- Capability policies and procedures
- Session
- 2007-2008
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 29 May 2008
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE42
- Motion text
UCU HE sector conference notes that:
1) Newcastle and other universities have introduced a Capability Policy and Procedure despite strong reservations conveyed formally by UCU.
2) This is another example of a policy and procedure arising from the application of performance management techniques first introduced in the private sector which has nothing to do with academia, but fits with the marketisation, commodification and spurious quality measures in higher education.
3) This procedure is unnecessary and runs counter to educational, academic, and cultural and scientific values.
4) There is extensive experience in Further Education suggesting that this procedure will be used punitively and that this will further undermine morale in Universities and will exacerbate the workload of union personal caseworkers.
UCU HE Sector Conference calls upon the HEC to campaign against and resist performance management techniques nationally.
- Proposing body
- Northern regional committee
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2008/H/05-29/118/HE42