General education teachers who do not hold qualifications in their field, but have at least 10 years of experience and a corresponding teaching degree, will be able to continue teaching without a decrease in salary. The Ministry of Education and Research urges eligible teachers to apply for certificates recognizing their professional experience, which will allow them to receive salaries based on their professional merits, IPN reports.
Thus, based on the new methodology regarding the retraining and validation of skills for pre-school, primary, middle and high school teaching personnel, the certificate of recognition of professional experience is granted to teachers who hold the II, I, or higher teaching grade, corresponding to their active function.
In order to obtain the certificate, teachers must complete a request addressed to the Ministry of Education and Research and submit it either in physical format, at the MEC headquarters, or in electronic format, at the email address [email protected].
The Ministry specifies that the certificate has unlimited validity. The list of documents that must accompany the request can be consulted on the institution’s official website.
“We encourage eligible teachers to apply for this certificate in order to benefit from salaries based on professional merits. Through this action, the Ministry reaffirms its commitment to support and highlight the work and experience of teachers”, stated Marcelina Baleca, head of department at the Ministry of Education and Culture, quoted in a press release.
