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Recognition of prior teaching or industry experience

Prior teaching/industry experience may be recognised for salary classification purposes for temporary or permanent employment.

An application for recognition of prior teaching/industry experience must be submitted within one (1) month of appointment as a teacher.

All applications for an adjustment to salary classification levels must be accompanied by a statement of service from the previous relevant employer/s and must then be received by the Teacher Classification Team within three (3) months of commencement of employment.

Statements of service must be certified and submitted to the Teacher Classification Team who will assess the statements for relevance, appropriateness and impact on teacher classification and salary.

Documentary evidence

A statement of service is a document that satisfies the following criteria:

must be an original or certified copy of an original document;
must be on the letterhead of the organisation for the affiliated/certified school or institution;
must provide the location details of the institution;
must specify the exact nature of the employment performed and position held;
must specify the exact commencement and cessation dates of employment;
must indicate whether or not any periods of unpaid leave were taken; if no leave without pay was taken then the statement must show 'nil leave taken';
must provide the commencement and cessation dates of any unpaid leave; and
must indicate periods of fulltime or parttime employment.

If employment is/was part-time, hours worked per week must be provided.

NB: Casual service on an irregular basis is not recognised by this department for classification purposes. To recognise casual service, 6+ consecutive days in one location are required, or a pattern of working consecutive weeks on the same days at the one location needs to be established.

Applications for recognition of prior teaching or industry experience and statements of service should be forwarded to: Teacher Classification Team, Payroll Services Unit, Department of Education and Training, Private Mail Bag 15158, City East Qld 4002.

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