Common use of Recognition of Improved Qualifications Clause in Contracts

Recognition of Improved Qualifications. Upon obtaining the appropriate qualifications for one of the salary qualification groups set out in clause 3.3, a teacher shall be entitled to progress annually to the appropriate qualifications maximum, providing the teacher meets the requirements for progression. Teachers who improve their qualification(s) and are eligible for a higher salary qualification group shall, on the effective date of improving the qualification(s), receive at least the minimum commencing step for the new qualification(s). The effective date for the improvement of qualification(s) to a higher group in this situation is: Where qualifications are improved at the end of the academic year - the commencing date of the following school year, that is 28 January; or Where qualifications are improved during an academic year - the date of the official notification from the relevant tertiary provider of achievement of the qualification(s). Teachers who, in accordance with (a) above, have been held at the maximum point of the salary scale for their qualification group for one or more years of service for salary purposes and who subsequently improve their qualification(s) shall be entitled to progress one salary step towards the maximum step of their new qualification group from the effective date of improving their qualification(s). This date shall become their new anniversary date for salary progression purposes. The effective date for the improvement of qualification(s) to a higher salary group is the date of official notification from the relevant tertiary provider of achievement of the qualification(s).