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Professional Development Scholarships

Purpose

To assist schools with replacing teachers who are undertaking post-graduate study with the support of a professional development scholarship at a higher education institution to enhance the skills/knowledge or retrain in the high demand areas of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Industrial Technology and Design.

Expenditure guidelines

Schools can use these funds for Teacher Replacement (TRS) while the scholarship recipient is on non-contact time to support study requirements.

There are no specific acquittal requirements for these funds.

Duration of program

2010

Policy reference

For further information on this program, please see the Professional Development Scholarships page.

Eligibility

State Schools

Form of assistance

Cash grant to school

Payment details

Payment details for Professional Development Scholarships
Payment	During month of	Proportion of allocation paid
Permanent employees 10 days TRS	Semester 1	100%
Temporary employees 10 days TRS	Semester 1	50%
Temporary employees 10 days TRS	Semester 2

Allocation of funds

Payments are based on the current rate of TRS.

Data requirements

Data requirements for Professional Development Scholarships
Data item	Data source	Due date
Number of scholarships	Workforce Futures	N/A

Contact

Workforce Planning Unit
Human Resources
Telephone: (07) 3237 0187

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