Teachers are paid a salary according to the category or scale in which he/she is placed.
The scale is determined by:
i) qualification
ii) level of responsibility
There are currently 29 scales in the teaching service distributed as follows:
Administrative Scale
The 18 administrative scales are as follows:-
Tertiary
Principal A
Principal B
Principal C
Vice Principal
Principal Lecturer (HOD ) 2
Principal Lecturer (HOD) 1
Senior Lecturer
Secondary
Principal IV
Principal III
Principal II
Principal I
Vice Principal
Primary
Primary VI
Primary V
Primary IV
Primary III
Primary II
Primary I
Vice Principal
Teaching Scale
There are 11 such scales calibrated as follows:
- Lecturer
- Assistant Lecturer
- Master Teacher II
- Master Teacher I
- Trained Graduate
- Pre-trained Graduate
- Trained Teacher Diploma
- Specialist II
- Trained Teacher Certificate
- Specialist I
- Pre-Trained Teacher
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POINTS IN THE SCALE
Each scale is divided into steps or points. Whereas a teacher’s qualification and/or responsibility determine(s) the scale in which he/she is placed it is the teacher’s experience (i.e. years of continuous service) which determines the point in the respective scale. The points above the entry point are INCREMENTAL POINTS
An increment represents an annual percentage change or increase over the previous point. In the case of the administrative scales, this is 3%; for the teaching scales, this represen
k ts 2.15%. The increments are incremental since they represent a change over the previous point rather than the initial point.
There are 6 points in all the administrative scales and those of lecturers and assistant lecturers. However, the teaching scales have 11 points with the Pre-trained 15, 8 below and 7 above the Qualification Bar.
ALLOWANCES
Allowances are additional compensation relative to the performance of one’s job functions.
The teaching service carries the following allowances:
| ALLOWANCES |
BENEFICIARIES |
| Housing |
Administrative |
| Travel |
Administrative & tertiary lecturers |
| Transportation |
Teachers holding POSR positions |
| Remote/Inducement |
Principals and teachers in remote or “difficult” areas |
| Shift |
Principals of schools on shifts and/or extended day or boarding institutions |
| Duty |
Teachers of vocational and agricultural institutions |
| Protective Clothing |
Teachers of Infant schools, Grades 1 & 2 Primary and All Age Schools; and practical subjects |
| Post of Special Responsibility (POSR) |
(This is an administrative allowance paid to teachers in middle management positions, below Vice Principal in secondary and primary schools). This allowance is a percentage of the base (first point) of the Trained Diploma scale. There are 3 categories of this allowance as follows:
POSR III - 20%
POSR II - 15%
POSR I - 10% |
| Seniority |
It has already been pointed out that movement up each scale is automatic annually. So by the time one reaches the last point in the scale, there is no further movement.However, a teacher qualifies for a SENIORITY ALLOWANCE in the third year after the last point in the scale has been reached. There are THREE such increments, each gained at 3-year intervals.These increments are not automatic. It is incumbent upon the teacher to apply to the Regional Office of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, for these increments when they are due. |
CONVERSION POLICY
Teachers move freely from one scale to another in promotion. The conversion policy seeks to compensate for prior service as well as the new qualifications the teacher may earn during service. A teacher may move upward from one scale to a higher scale by improving his/her qualification.
FROM |
TO |
CONVERSION |
Trained Certificate |
Diploma |
Add 1 promotional increment at the TT Diploma level to basic salary. Fit in TT Diploma scale at nearest higher point. Then give one increment for every 3 years for a maximum of 5. |
| TT Certificate or TT Diploma |
Trained Graduate |
i) Add 1 promotional increment at the Trained Graduate level to current basic pay. Fit into Trained Graduate scale at the nearest higher point. Then give 1 increment for every 6 years to a maximum of 3. ii) If the teacher obtains an Honours, an additional 2 increments are given |
| Pre-Trained Graduate |
Trained Graduate |
Add 1 promotional increment to current salary then fit in the nearest highest point of the Trained Graduate scale.If an Honours Degree, then ii) in 2 above applies |
| Specialist |
Graduate Pre-trained |
Add 1 promotional increment ii the Graduate Pre-Trained scale at the nearest higher point.If the teacher completes with an Honours Degree, treat as inii) above |
| Teacher |
Vice Principal |
Add to the teacher’s basic salary:i) POSR III Allowanceii) 1 promotional increment in the VP scale, then fit in the VP scale at the nearest higher pointNB: If the appointment is at the Primary level and the teacher is a Trained Graduate, the teacher will be paid 3 additional increment in the VP scale as a Graduate Allowance. |
NOTES:
- only 3 qualification increments outside of the teacher’s scale is allowed to any teacher
- teachers who have satisfied the requirements of the JBTE for the award of a diploma but who do not have the matriculation requirements are paid as Trained Teachers in the Certificate scale.
- Teachers with service in Independent Schools are paid 1 service increment for every 6 years of service when they enter the public system
- Teachers with prior service in Commonwealth countries are incremented for every completed years of service
- All conversions are subject to the maximum of the new scales not being exceeded
- Basic salary includes Seniority Allowance but not POSR Allowance
- Where the teacher benefits by more than 2 increments, the incremental date will change to the date on which the conversion is effective
Prepared by
Member Services Unit
October, 2004
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