SITCM strictly adheres to the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977 and Equal Employment Opportunity, as set out in the Legislation. Copies of the Legislation are available on the Internet and from the Administration Office.
SITCM has a legal obligation to ensure that no member of its staff or student is discriminated upon on the grounds of race (colour, ethnic origin or nationality), gender, age, disability, marital status or sexual orientation. Harassment on the grounds of race or sex will not be tolerated and may lead to disciplinary action.
At SITCM, everyone, regardless of whether they are a student, lecturer, administration or support staff, is entitled to expect the same rights. These rights are listed below:
The right to learn, teach or carry out their duties
The right to be treated with respect and treated fairly
The right to be safe in the workplace emotionally and physically
The right to have all reports of harassment and discrimination to be treated
seriously, impartially and sensitively. Harassment and discrimination, including victimisation and bullying, is unwelcome, uninvited and unacceptable behaviour that will not be tolerated.
The right to inform management of any harassment or discrimination and management has the responsibility to take immediate and appropriate action to address it.
The right to when dealing with all complaints, the rights of all individuals should be respected and confidentiality maintained.
The right to whenever possible, all complaints should be resolved by a process of discussion, cooperation and conciliation.
Both the person making the complaint, and the person against whom the complaint has been made, has the right to receive information, support and assistance in resolving the issue.
Students have the responsibility to:
Allows other to learn
Make SITCM safe by not threatening, bullying or hurting others in any way
Make the classroom safe by obeying instructions
Make SITCM safe by not bringing illegal substances or weapons into SITCM
Not steal, damage or destroy the belongs of others