Band Access and Classifications.
2.3.1 Teacher (3 year trained)
(a) Teachers admitted to the service with three (3) years of teacher training or such other qualifications recognised by the employer for this purpose may be appointed as a Teacher 3 year trained.
(b) A Teacher 3 year trained shall commence on the 1st step of Band 1 and progress by annual increment to the 4th step of Band 2.
(c) A teacher 3 year trained will progress from the 4th step of Band 2 to the 1st step of Band 3 after serving one year on the 4th step of Band 2. Such teacher will then progress through Band 3 by biennial increments, i.e. every two (2) years served on each incremental step of Band 3 shall then entitle the teacher to move to the next appropriate step of Band 3.
(d) A teacher 3 year trained may accelerate this progression by performing a minimum of eight (8) days professional development activity in their own time and submitting a portfolio of these activities and any other relevant matters to the joint validation committee for assessment.
(e) A teacher 3 year trained may undertake an appropriate additional year of formal training which shall entitle them to move to the appropriate step on the scale that relates to their years of experience up to the maximum of Band 3 Step 4.
(f) Credit for professional development activities shall be given if such activities occurred prior to 1 July 1991 if these activities can be appropriately documented to the satisfaction of the joint validation committee.
(g) A teacher 3 year trained shall keep a portfolio of the teacher’s professional development activities which shall be validated by the joint validation committee before the teacher is entitled to move between Band 2 and Band 3.
(h) A teacher 3 year trained who obtains an approved degree from a recognised university or an approved equivalent tertiary qualification shall be appointed as a teacher 4 year trained with the same years of service.
2.3.2 Teacher (4 year trained)
(a) Teachers admitted to the service who hold an approved degree from a recognised university or an approved equivalent tertiary qualification plus at least one year of teacher training or such other qualifications, recognised by the employer as equivalent to one year of teacher training, may be appointed as a teacher 4 year trained.
(b) A teacher 4 year trained shall commence on the first step of Band 2 and shall progress by annual increment to the fourth step of Band 3.
(c) A teacher admitted to the service as a teacher 4 year trained who has a...
Band Access and Classifications. 2.3.1 Teacher (3 year trained)
(a) Teachers admitted to the service with three (3) years of teacher training or such other qualifications recognised by the employer for this purpose may be appointed as a Teacher 3 year trained.
(b) A Teacher 3 year trained shall commence on the 1st step of Band 1 and progress by annual increment to the 4th step of Band 2.
