With the end of the fiscal year, post-secondary institutions have revealed their 2012-13 budgets B次元官网网址� plans that forecast relatively modest cutbacks at both the University of Victoria and Camosun College.
Provincial funding to UVic and Camosun hasnB次元官网网址檛 increased, creating inflationary pressures on both institutions.
UVicB次元官网网址檚 budget reflects a 1.5 per cent, across-the-board cutback to account for a projected $2.89 million shortfall in the $310 million operating budget.
Areas exempt from cuts include student financial aid, library acquisitions, utilities, software and hardware maintenance, faculty research and travel grants, publications and medical sciences funding B次元官网网址� which comes from from the University of British Columbia.
While UVicB次元官网网址檚 budget includes $500,000 in one-time funding to support student financial aid, it also implements a two per cent tuition increase.
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Meanwhile, Camosun College plans to account for a $2.5 million shortfall on a $104 million budget by implementing a two per cent spending cut. Job losses are estimated at 15 to 20 primarily administrative positions.
Those positions are over and above cuts caused by attrition and early retirements. The job losses also wonB次元官网网址檛 affect the creation of three full-time faculty positions and one administrative position for a new medical radiography technician program. That program, slated to begin in September, was made possible through targeted provincial funding.
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The layoffs at Camosun are likely to happen over the next two months as each department is assessed, Yates said.
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