Professional Certification

Salary Classification

Salary classification is established by the Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation 115/2015 of the Education Administration Act, Part 4 (Section 29 to 31) and is based upon the academic qualifications of the teacher or school clinician.

The Teaching Certificates and Qualifications Regulation 115/2015 defines one year of study as 30 credit hours. Academic and professional course work must be done within an approved degree or diploma, and is not counted unless the person attains the degree or diploma.

Manitoba employers may use salary classification to establish the annual salary under a local collective agreement for an employed teacher or school clinician.

Note: It is your responsibility to ensure your employer has your correct salary classification.

Section 29, Part A – Teachers and Clinicians
Class Years of Study Professional and Academic Qualifications
Class 1 1 year One year of professional course work.
Class 2 2 years At least two years of university study, including at least one year of professional course work.
Class 3 3 years At least three years of university study, including at least one year of professional course work.
Class 4 4 years
  1. A three-year Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent and a one-year B.Ed.
  2. A four-year B.Ed. or approved equivalent.
Class 5 5 years
  1. A three-year Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent and one of the following:
    1. two-year B.Ed after-degree;
    2. an approved post-baccalaureate diploma or certificate and a one year B.Ed.
    3. a one year graduate level degree and a one-year B.Ed.
  2. All of the following:
    1. a three-year Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent;
    2. a second Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent;
    3. a one-year B.Ed.
  3. A four-year B.Ed and one of the following:
    1. a second Bachelor's degree;
    2. a one-year graduate level degree.
  4. A four-year Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent and at least one additional year of professional course work.
Class 6 6 years
  1. A four-year Bachelor's degree or approved equivalent and a two-year B.Ed.
  2. All of the following:
    1. a three-year bachelor's degree or approved equivalent;
    2. a one-year B.Ed;
    3. two approved post-baccalaureate diplomas or certificates.
  3. The qualifications for Class 5, and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 5 qualifications:
    1. a Bachelor's degree;
    2. an approved post-baccalaureate diploma or certificate;
    3. a graduate level degree.
Class 7 7 years
  1. If a person holds a Master's degree as part of his or her being qualified for Class 6, the qualifications for Class 6 combined with
    1. an additional bachelor's degree; or
    2. an additional graduate level degree.
  2. If a person does not hold a Master's degree as part of his or her being qualified for Class 6, the qualifications for Class 6 combined with a Master's degree.

Section 29, Part B – Technical Vocational Teachers
Class Professional and Academic Qualifications
Class 4 A certificate issed prior to the end of the 2001/2002 school year in respect of the Vocational Industrial Teacher Education Program (Red River College).
Class 5
  1. An approved three-year technical vocational teacher education program.
  2. The qualifications for Class 4 combined with successful completion of Applied Math (1009) offered at Red River College.
Class 6 An approved three-year technical vocational teacher education program and a B.Ed degree from the integrated B.Ed program for vocational teachers.
Class 7

The qualifications for Class 6 combined with

  1. an approved program of at least 30 credit hours of post-secondary study related to the vocational area, including at least 12 credit hours of professional course work; or
  2. a graduate level degree or other approved program.

Section 29, Part C – School Clinicians
Class Professional and Academic Qualifications
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Class 4
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 120 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 5
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 6
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. A three-year bachelor's degree, a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
Class 7
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Occupational Therapy
Class 4
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent.
Class 5
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent and a one-year graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
  3. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Occupational Therapy (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 6
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent, a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours) and an additional bachelor's degree.
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 60 credit hours).
  3. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Occupational Therapy (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 7
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Occupational Therapy (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Physiotherapy
Class 4
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Physical Therapy or approved equivalent.
Class 5
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Physical Therapy or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Physical Therapy or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
  3. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Physical Therapy (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 6
  1. A Bachelor's of Physical Therapy or approved equivalent, a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours) and an additional bachelor's degree.
  2. A Bachelor's of Physical Therapy or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 60 credit hours).
  3. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Physical Therapy (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 7
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Physical Therapy (minimum 90 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Reading
Class 5
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Education or approved equivalent and a Master's of Education (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 6
  1. A three-year bachelor's degree, a two-year after-degree Bachelor's of Education or approved equivalent and a Master's of Education (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Education or approved equivalent and a Master's of Education (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 7
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree, a two-year after-degree Bachelor's of Education or approved equivalent and a Master's of Education (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
School Psychology
Class 5
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or an approved equivalent.
  2. A three-year bachelor's degree, a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
  3. A three-year bachelor's degree, a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent and an additional graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Class 6
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 60 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
  2. A four-year bachelor's degree, a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
  3. A four-year bachelor's degree, a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent and an additional graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
  4. A three-year bachelor's degree, a Master's of School Psychology (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent, an additional bachelor's degree and an additional graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Class 7
  1. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
Social Work
Class 3
  1. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Social Work (29 credit hours or less).
Class 4
  1. A four-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent.
  2. A three-year bachelor's degree and a one-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent.
  3. A three-year bachelor's degree and a Master's of Social Work (minimum 30 credit hours) or approved equivalent.
Class 5
  1. A three-year bachelor's degree and a social work degree (minimum 60 credit hours).
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent and an additional bachelor's degree.
  3. A four-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree or Master's of Social Work (minimum 30 credit hours).
  4. A four-year bachelor's degree and a one-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent.
Class 6
  1. A three-year bachelor's degree, a social work degree (minimum 60 credit hours) and one of the following:
    1. an additional bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a master's degree.
  2. A four-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 60 credit hours).
  3. A four-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent, a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours) and an additional bachelor's degree.
  4. A four-year bachelor's degree, a one-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
  5. A four-year bachelor's degree and a two-year Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent.
Class 7
  1. A four-year bachelor's degree, a two-year after-degree Bachelor's of Social Work or approved equivalent and a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).
  2. The qualifications for Class 6 and one of the following that is in addition to the person's Class 6 qualifications:
    1. a bachelor's degree;
    2. a post-baccalaureate degree (minimum 30 credit hours);
    3. a graduate-level degree (minimum 30 credit hours).

A Teacher or School Clinician may request a Verification of Salary classification and Experience. The Verification of Salary Classification and Experience verifies your most current salary classification in Manitoba and the accumulated years of teaching or school clinician experience in Manitoba that were recognized by the Professional Certification Unit.

Salary Reclassification

When new degree has been conferred (awarded), a Teacher or School Clinician may be eligible for a salary reclassification. To apply for a salary reclassification submit the Salary Reclassification and Specialist Certificate Request and fee using the new online submission.

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