AT801922 - Victorian Catholic Schools and Catholic Education Offices Award 1998 [Transitional]

27. POSITION ON THE INCREMENTAL SCALE

27.1 Commencing and final steps

27.1.1 Registered teachers

Registered teachers who have satisfactorily completed an approved training course of:

27.1.1(a) less than three years beyond secondary school (including teaching training) or equivalent shall commence at subdivision one but not progress beyond subdivision five.

27.1.1(b) three years beyond secondary school (including teaching training) or equivalent shall commence at subdivision one but not progress beyond subdivision twelve.

27.1.1(c) four years beyond secondary school (including teaching training) or equivalent shall commence at subdivision three but not progress beyond subdivision twelve.

27.1.2 Non-registered teachers:

[27.1.2 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.1.3 Unregistered teachers

[27.1.3 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.2 Advancing up the incremental scale

27.2.1 Registered teachers

Registered teachers who have satisfactorily completed an approved training course (as defined):

27.2.1(a) shall be entitled to advance to the next relevant salary subdivision upon the completion of one year of experience.

27.2.1(b) for the purposes of calculating experience in respect of the incremental scale, the provisions of the award in force at the time at which the experience was accrued shall apply.

27.2.2 Non-registered teachers

[27.2.2 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.2.3 Unregistered teachers

[27.2.3 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.3 The acquisition of approved additional qualifications

27.3.1 Registered teachers

[27.3.1 varied by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

The acquisition of an approved additional qualification:

27.3.1(a) of up to and including four years shall entitle the teacher to be credited with the equivalent of one year of experience and to advance up the salary subdivision scale accordingly, and at least to the commencement subdivision relevant to that qualification. When a teacher acquires such qualification at the end of a tertiary academic year the advancement shall take effect from the commencement of the next school year.

27.3.1(b) beyond four years shall entitle the teacher to be credited with the equivalent of one year of experience for each such qualification up to a maximum of 2 additional qualifications and to advance up the salary subdivision scale accordingly. When a teacher acquires such qualification at the end of a tertiary academic year the advancement shall take effect from the commencement of the next school year

27.3.2 Non-registered teachers

[27.3.2 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.3.3 Unregistered teachers

[27.3.3 deleted by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

27.3.2 Requirement to notify employer

[27.3.4 renumbered as 27.3.2 by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]

It is a requirement of this award that the employee notify the employer in writing of the acquisition of additional qualifications together with the production of satisfactory evidence to this effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary an entitlement derived from the acquisition of additional qualifications shall not pre-date the date of notification.