BORDER LAND TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

ARTICLE 2 - PROVISIONS FOR PLACEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT ON THE SALARY SCHEDULE

2.06 Vocational Industrial Teachers and Industrial Arts Teachers Recognition For Work Experience

  1. Industrial Arts Teachers, for salary purposes shall be placed on the salary schedule as per classification by the Manitoba Education.

 

  1. Vocational Industrial Teachers shall be classified in the Salary Schedule according to the following educational qualifications:
  1. Class 3
  1. Teachers coming on staff with less than a Provisional Certificate shall be placed in Class III if Vocation or Industrial; or
  2. Any other method authorized by Manitoba Education.

 

  1. Class 4
  1. Provisional or Permanent Special Certificate in Vocational or Industrial; or
  2. Post Secondary Courses; 30 semester hours (18 Technical and Professional); or
  3. Five University Courses of 30 semester hours which can be applied to a Degree program; or
  4. Any method authorized by the Manitoba Education for obtaining a Class III salary placement.

 

  1. Class 5
  1. An appropriate Degree (B.Sc.) or other satisfactory training and experience at the post high school leave as approved by the Board; or
  2. Completion of Third Year University standing as recognized by Manitoba Education, plus interim standing; or
  3. Completion of three courses, directly related to the permanent vocational certificate held, and previously approved by the Board, beyond those required for Permanent Certification, plus complete Grade XII University Entrance standing; or
  4. Any other method authorized by Manitoba Education.

 

  1. Recognition for work related experience and advancement on the salary schedule:
  1. Related work experience shall be calculated from the time the teacher receives his or her journeyman’s license.  Advancement on the salary schedule shall be determined in accordance with the following:

One increment shall be granted for each year of related work experience for the first three years.  Thereafter, one increment shall be granted for each two years or related work experience to an overall maximum of six (6) increments for nine (9) years of related work experience.  Total number of increments shall not be greater than the required amount of increments needed to get a maximum salary,

  1. In areas of employment in which a journeyman certificate is not issued, related work experience shall be calculated from the time the person became qualified in the area of employment by virtue of the fact that the person held a position in the area of employment.  However, only those years of employment in the particular area shall be counted as related work experience.