Common use of Types of Experience Credit Clause in Contracts

Types of Experience Credit. i. Public Schools: Teachers employed in public schools for a minimum of eight (8) months full–time employment during one (1) school year in: (1) Canada and the United States of America – full experience credit; (2) The Commonwealth – full experience credit for experience gained while teaching in a country during the period that such nation is a member of The Commonwealth; (3) Other countries – experience credit as granted by the superintendent of schools at the time the teacher is offered an appointment with the School District. This clause becomes effective January 1st, 1974, and is not retroactive. ii. Government Schools and Provincial Institutions Teaching service, as specified above in British Columbia government schools or similar British Columbia provincial institutions, carries credit where the service is deemed equivalent to that of employment as a teacher in the public school system. Similarly, teaching service or appropriate educational administrative service as a member of the staff of the Ministry of Education in British Columbia carries credit.