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Policy 3.5.c.
Teaching Experience Outside Canada

Years of teaching experience outside Canada will be accepted provided all of the following criteria have been met:

1. The teacher held a valid teaching certificate issued from any one of the provinces or territories in Canada.
2. There is a requirement for certification in that educational jurisdiction.
3. The educator taught in a K-12 institution which utilizes a recognized K-12 curriculum
4. The school is accredited by the Department/Ministry of Education in that educational jurisdiction or by a Ministry of Education in Canada.

Educators are responsible for requesting a letter from past employers clearly showing that the aforementioned criteria have been met. In addition, e-mails will not be sufficient, as only (an) official and original letter(s) bearing a signature sent directly to NECS (Nunavut Educators' Certification Service) from the issuing institution(s) will be accepted.

Notwithstanding this policy, all past salary evaluation conducted prior to the adoption of this policy will not be affected.

Policy 7
Procedures for initial certification

1. On initial hire, the teacher's contract shall be considered the first official notice to obtain appropriate certification under the Regulations.
2. The teacher must immediately request a Statement of Professional Standing (SOPS) be sent directly to the Registrar from the initial credentialing institution (if they completed their teacher training outside Nunavut) and from the last jurisdiction they worked (if applicable).
3. Upon receipt of the SOPS and a completed application for interim certification, the Registrar may issue a Temporary Teaching Certificate.
4. A teacher's initial salary placement shall be level 4, step 1, provided they have completed the requirements for the Temporary Teaching Certificate.
5. Should the Registrar not have received the required documents as specified in (2) by the start of the teacher's contract, he/she shall have their salary evaluated at level 1, step 1 on the FNT salary schedule, until such time as the said documents are received by the Registrar.
6. The salary shall not be retroactive once it has been re-adjusted under (5).
7. A Temporary Teaching Certificate issued under (3) shall be for a period of two months from the start of the teacher's contract.
8. The teacher shall receive a letter (registered mail), copied to their principal, along with the notice that he/she will be receiving his/her temporary certification, reminding him/her of the requirements for initial teacher certification, as well as outlining the consequences for non-compliance.
9. Upon receipt of a written request from the teacher, the Registrar may, at his/her discretion, extend a Temporary Teaching Certificate issued under (3) for a term not exceeding two months. Any further requests for extensions would be at the discretion of the NEQS.
10. Upon completion of the requirements for interim certification, the Registrar shall re-adjust the teacher's salary placement based on the teacher's credentials and year of experience in accordance with approved NEQS policies and the FNT Collective Agreement.
11. Should a teacher not complete the requirements for initial certification by the end of the term of his/her Temporary Teaching Certificate issued under (8) or (9), the Registrar shall place the teacher salary at level 1, step 1 of the FNT salary schedule. Salary shall only be re-evaluated once the certification process is completed.
12. Salary re-adjustment under (11) shall not be retroactive.
    

Policy 8
Procedures for re-certification

1. The Registrar shall issue a notice to teachers by February 1 of the year in which their teaching certificate is to expire. This notice will be cc'd to the educators' principal.
2. Should a teacher not comply within 30 days, a second notice shall be issued. This notice will be cc'd to the educators' principal.
3. A third and final notice, via registered mail, shall be issued 30 days after the second notice was issued under (2). This notice will be cc'd to the educators' principal.
4. Should the teacher not be re-certified in accordance with the Regulations by the start of the school year following the date of the expiration of their teaching certification, the Registrar shall re-adjust the teacher's salary to level 1, step 1 of the FNT salary schedule.
5. A teacher's salary level shall be reinstated once he/she has fulfilled the requirements for re-certification.
6. Salary re-adjustment under (5) shall not be retroactive.

Policy 13.1.a/16.1
Interim Professional Certificate/Interim Standard Certificate

1. Applicants who have completed their teacher education outside of Nunavut must be certified in the province/territory in which they received their initial teacher training.
2. Applicants must make arrangements to have the following sent directly to the Nunavut Educators' Certification Service:
   1. a Statement of Professional Standing from the initial credentialing institution, and
   2. a Statement of Professional Standing from the last province/territory they have worked (if applicable).

Policy 18.3
Standard Teaching Certificate - course requirement

All teachers who hold a Standard Teaching Certificate must successfully complete five (5) courses (three credit/minimum 45 hours per course) toward a recognized bachelor of education degree during the five-year term of the certificate. The Registrar may grant a one-year extension to a teacher to complete this requirement, but only under unusual or exceptional circumstances.

Policy 40
Temporary Teaching Certificate

Temporary Teaching Certificates issued under Section 40 of the Education Staff Regulations shall require the following documents:

1. An official Statement of Professional Standing sent directly to the Registrar from the initial credentialing institution AND from the last jurisdiction the teacher worked (if the latter is applicable).
2. A completed application form for interim certification (either faxed or mailed)
3. Confirmation of employment sent directly to the Registrar from the hiring region.

The aforementioned would then allow the Registrar to issue a Temporary Teaching Certificate as per Section 40 of the Education Staff Regulations.

Policy A.2.02
Recognized Post-Secondary Education

1. For salary evaluation purposes, beyond the minimum training requirements for recognized teacher certification, "post-secondary" means,
   1. a Canadian University that is an ordinary member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada,
   2. a university in the United States that is recognized by,
      1. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
      2. New England Association of Schools and Colleges
      3. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
      4. Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges,
      5. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
      6. Western Association of Schools and Colleges,
   3. a university that is located in a country other than Canada or the United States and that is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities or the International Association of Universities, or
   4. a Canadian community college that is a member of the Canadian Association of Canadian Colleges.

In the event that a teacher holds course work, or a certificate, diploma or degree from a university or college that is not a member of any of the aforementioned associations, the teacher may have those credentials evaluated by a recognized post-secondary institution. The evaluation of transferability of those credits must be sent directly to NECS from the issuing institution.

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