Common use of INSTRUCTOR’S ALLOWANCE Clause in Contracts

INSTRUCTOR’S ALLOWANCE. 19.1 An employee required by the Director or delegate to provide instruction or develop and/or deliver training packages in line with Registered Training Organisation guidelines, will be paid an allowance as set out in Schedule 3. The allowance rates in Schedule 3 are determined by the following: (a) Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (formerly the Certificate IV Workplace Trainer and Assessor) or an equivalent competency and: (i) up to one year of continuous service as an instructor with the NTFRS Training and Development Division; (ii) from one to two years of continuous service as an instructor with the NTFRS Training and Development Division; or (iii) over two years of continuous service as an instructor with the NTFRS Training and Development Division. (b) Non-Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or an equivalent. (c) An employee employed as an instructor on a temporary basis will be paid an allowance on a per hour basis. (d) Allowances provided for in clauses 19.1(a) and 19.1(b) are regarded as salary for all purposes. The hourly rate paid to temporary instructors provided for in clause 19.1(c) is not regarded as salary for any purpose. 19.2 An employee holding Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or an equivalent competency and employed as a full-time instructor at the NTFRS Training and Development Division, will have previous years of continuous service as an instructor recognised for the purposes of this allowance. 19.3 An employee employed as an instructor on a temporary basis who is receiving an overtime payment while providing instruction or developing and/or delivering training packages is not entitled to this allowance. 19.4 Allowances will be adjusted in accordance with NTFRS wage increases and are contained in Schedule 3, Salaries and Allowances