Education Leave Without Allowances. (a) A teacher with four or more continuous years of teaching experience with the Government of the Northwest Territories may be granted leave without allowances for professional development purposes. The leave will allow the teacher to participate in full time studies at or through a recognized institution for a period of one academic year. (b) A teacher who has previously been granted leave under this agreement must complete a minimum of four continuous years of teaching with the Government of the Northwest Territories following the leave, before being eligible for another leave. (c) The following entitlements shall be granted to a teacher receiving leave under Article 16.06(2)(a): (i) removal and traveling expenses from the place of employment to the location of the educational institute and return traveling and removal expenses to the place of employment as approved by the Central Professional Development Committee (travel must be arranged by the most economical means); (ii) credit for one year of teaching experience for salary purposes provided that the teacher will not receive, as a result of the studies, a qualification increment to a higher salary category and that the teacher is not already at the maximum experience level; (iii) tuition and lab fees, but not books, course materials or student fees as follows: (iv) a guarantee to be returned to the former position or such other mutually agreed upon position at the basic salary not less than that received before leave was taken; (v) where the teacher chooses to complete full-time studies via distance and remain within the geographic jurisdiction of the Northwest Territories, the teacher shall receive tuition support as outlined in (iii) but no travel or removal expenses.
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