INSPECTOR SHORTAGE - NET says at least 40 needed to oversee building repairs as project staffing gap threatens pace of school recovery
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by Christopher Thomas/Gleaner Writer
INSPECTOR SHORTAGE - NET says at least 40 needed to oversee building repairs as project staffing gap threatens pace of school recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following Hurricane Melissa, warning that current staffing levels are insufficient for the scale of repairs. Speaking to The Gleaner on Monday, NET Executive Director Latoya Harris Ghartey said the agency is urgently trying to recruit 15 clerks of works as an immediate measure, while acknowledging that significantly more personnel will ultimately be required.