Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017
218. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of incremental credit years that can be carried forward by a person who is employed as a Youthreach resource person and who then transfers to a position within the post-primary sector as a subject teacher, principal or deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11571/17]
View answer219. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person with a recognised teaching qualification who is employed as a Youthreach resource person can receive incremental credit as a teacher for work carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11572/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together.
The criteria for the award of Incremental Credit to recognised post-primary teachers under Circulars 29/2007 and 29/2010 was agreed in the first instance under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of the teacher unions, school management bodies, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Department of Education & Skills chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission.
This scheme applies only to qualified registered teachers employed as teachers, in receipt of incremental salary on the teachers' incremental salary scale in a recognised second-level school or an E.T.B. Centre.
Under the terms of Circular 29/2007, at 6(c) Relevant Non-Teaching Experience, teachers who hold non-teaching service which is relevant to the teaching post that they are first appointed to may apply for the award of Incremental Credit for this service. Details of this scheme are available on my Department's website www.education.ie.
