Where increased qualifications are secured which qualify a teacher for an advance in classification on the salary schedule, the resulting increase in salary shall be effective from the 1st day of the month following the filing of satisfactory evidence with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Division. Where qualifications are secured and there is a delay in filing, the following will apply:
a) When evidence of increased qualifications are secured prior to May of that year but filed between June 1 and December 31, the increase shall be effective September 1 of that same year.
b) When evidence of increased qualifications are secured prior to December but filed between January 1 and May 31 of the following year, the increase shall be effective January 1 of that year.
Satisfactory evidence shall be documentary evidence that increased qualifications have been registered with the Certification Branch of Manitoba Education Citizenship & Youth.