i) Training: Instruction received as preparation for the profession of teaching, which instruction leads to the development of a particular skill or proficiency with respect to a particular subject or subjects.
ii) Academic Qualifications: Refers to the classification in which a teacher is placed by the Administration and Teacher' Certification Branch of Manitoba Education.
iii) Experience: The practical application of training over a period of time with respect to the particular subject or subjects.
iv) Ability - A teachers demonstrated skill and competence to satisfactory and proficiently perform a particular assignment after having acquired the necessary training and academic qualifications and reasonably current experience.