Examination appeals are set to be "severely delayed" when workers from the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) go on strike subsequent month over pay.
Unite the union mentioned 86.7 per cent of its members voted for industrial motion to happen on September 8, 15 and 16, whereas 85.9 per cent additionally mentioned they might take motion wanting a strike.
An time beyond regulation ban and a ban on accrual of day off in lieu shall be in impact from September 8 to November 30.
It comes as members are additionally involved about the way forward for their jobs because the SQA is being scrapped as a part of training reforms.
The union mentioned the SQA is because of affirm the outcomes of precedence appeals to admissions service Ucas on September 6, whereas the appeals service for traditional appeals opened on August 9 and the deadline for centres to submit these is September 2.
Unite warned industrial motion will now disrupt the usual appeals stage of the method and estimates that as much as 22,000 such appeals shall be "severely delayed".
Alison MacLean, Unite industrial officer, mentioned: "Tens of hundreds of scholar appeals shall be severely delayed by Unite's industrial motion on the SQA. Our members are disillusioned, annoyed and indignant.
"Not solely have they been provided a brutal actual phrases pay reduce however they've in impact been locked out of the continuing discussions surrounding training reform.
"Significant dialogue and a possibility for employees to form the discussions was promised to us in gentle of the huge expertise of our members.
"Tons of of staff might see their job roles and circumstances being considerably altered but none of us are any the wiser on what this proposed reform will imply on a daily foundation."
Professor Ken Muir beforehand put ahead a number of suggestions for reforming Scotland's training and qualifications system, together with the alternative of the SQA with a brand new physique.
Three new training our bodies shall be created - a qualifications physique, a nationwide company for Scottish training, and an impartial inspection physique.
Sharon Graham, Unite common secretary, mentioned: "Unite’s SQA members have emphatically supported strike motion as a consequence of a derisory pay provide which is value as little as 1.7 per cent for some staff.
"There are critical considerations over training reform in Scotland, and particularly what this implies for the roles of our members going ahead.
"These considerations have on no account, form or kind been addressed. Unite will at all times defend our members’ jobs, pay and circumstances."
Unite claims the SQA and Scottish Authorities have didn't meaningfully seek the advice of with the commerce unions on training reform.
The union mentioned it has written to Training Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to repeat its considerations concerning the challenge.
A Scottish Authorities spokeswoman mentioned: "Whereas it is a matter for SQA because the employer, we stay in shut contact with them to make sure that decision talks resume. We hope that any potential disruption might be prevented by way of additional negotiation.
"The Scottish Authorities stays dedicated to making sure that staff' rights are protected all through the method of training reform and when the SQA is changed by a brand new qualifications physique.
"We are going to proceed to have interaction with SQA administration, workers and unions to attempt to tackle the considerations raised."
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