1. The Academic Classification Plan is applicable to positions of teachers and other academic staff engaged in the education of students. The plan is not applicable to-positions engaged in the training and development of employees either in a classroom or on the job nor does it include pre-school children activities. By this definition, academic positions in the Ministry of Education, the Colleges of Health Sciences and the Hotel and Catering Centre are eligible. Application of the plan to any other position requires prior approval of the Civil Service Bureau.

2. Within the organizations listed in Paragraph 1 above, supervisory positions such as headmasters, principals, deans and chairmen may be placed in the plan. School counselors and related positions participating directly, in the development and growth of students are eligible. Staff positions such as education and curriculum specialists are eligible if teaching experience is required as an entry into the position.

1. The Academic Classification Plan includes ten levels, grades A-1 to A-10. Benchmark jobs that fix the relative level of each grade have been developed in consultation with representatives of organizations concerned, and are listed in Attachment 1 by title.

2. The definition of each benchmark job and a statement of minimum qualifications standards for each are set forth in Attachment 2.

The Academic Salary Schedule authorized by the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Resolution No. (2) for 1981 is enclosed here as Attachment 3 for convenience purposes. It should be noted that the former allowances paid to teachers for years of academic training up to and including a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent four years of academic training have been folded into the salary schedule, and will not be paid as allowances.

1. As indicated in III above, all existing qualification allowances, sometimes referred to as Qualification Bonuses, paid to educators for their academic credentials are not authorized after 30th September 1981.

2. However, it is usual practice throughout the academic world to reward educators for advanced degrees - postgraduate work.

   For Bahraini personnel on the Academic Classification Plan the following monthly Academic Allowances apply. Not more than one of the following:

   1. BD.10.000 - A degree in education in addition to a degree in some other field of study, or an equivalent one year of study in educational methods in addition to the basic requirements for a Bachelor’s degree.

   2. BD.30.000 - A Master’s degree or an equivalent two years of postgraduate study above the Bachelor’s degree.

   3. BD.60.000 - A Ph D degree or an equivalent three years of postgraduate study above the Bachelor’s degree.

3. Only personnel on the Academic Classification Plan are eligible for an Academic Allowance.

1. The Civil Service Bureau will provide computer print-outs listing employees on the rolls of the Ministry of Education. From these lists, teachers (Teacher D, Teacher C, Teacher B, Teacher A, and Senior Teacher) can be converted. For other than these categories of academic personnel the Ministry of Education will be provided the computer print-outs and will enter recommended titles and grades, determined by application of the benchmark job standards, and return, the printouts to Civil Service Bureau.

2. The Ministry of health (College of Health Sciences) and the Ministry of Information (Hotel and Catering Training Center) will provide the Civil Service Bureau with listings of personnel to be converted, including Name, Serial Number, Title, Grade Step and Monthly Base Pay (From the General Salary Schedule authorized 1st July 1981), Qualification Allowance now received and Inducement Allowance now received, The listing will also include recommended titles and grades, determined by reference to the benchmark job standards, and Recommended Academic Allowance if any.

3. In no instance will the conversion procedure be used to promote an employee from one position to higher position, or to change an employee who is qualified for his position to a lower position.

4. For conversion purposes, the current salary of each employee will be calculated by adding any qualification allowance now received up to BD.40.000.

5. After the proper grade level in the Academic Classification Plan has been finally determined the employee will be adjusted to the new Academic Salary Schedule in the step that is closest to but not less than the salary figure obtained in Item 4 (base salary, plus Academic Allowance upto BD.40.000).

6. For employees eligible for the Inducement Allowance, the same procedure described in Items 4 and 5 apply except that the current Inducement Allowance will be considered part of the current salary and the Academic Salary Schedule to be used for conversion will be specially conatincted to include the Inducement Allowance.

7. As discussed in VI, a “grandfather clause” will be applied to permit current staff to remain in their sane assignments on the Academic Classification Plan even if they are not fully qualified at this time. This provision applies to Bahraini staff only. Organizations have agreed to accelerate the current emphasis for assuring that Bahraini staff will have the opportunity to eliminate any academic training deficiencies.

8. Future appointments and assignments will adhere strictly to qualifications standards except for special provisions covering current staff outlined in VI below.

1. As indicated in Item V above, employees will be adjusted to the Academic Salary Schedule at the grade appropriate for their current assignments, and if they are Bahraini, the “grandfather clause” will apply to their qualifications. If the employees are not Bahraini and are not qualified for the positions held, they will he adjusted to a position for which they are qualified at a step rate which is closest to but not less than their current salary, except that the maximum step rate will not be exceeded.

2. Current teachers in the Ministry of Education who are placed in the Academic Classification Plan at Grades 1, 2, or 3 by virtue of their positions (Teacher D, Teacher C, and Teacher B) may advance in the future when qualified to Grade 4 Teacher A if recommended by properly constituted authority.
   1. If fully qualified for the next higher level, they may be advanced by reference to their qualifications.

   2. If not qualified for the next higher level, they may be promoted to that level only after serving one year at the top step rate of the previous grade level. Examples follow:
      1. Employee X is a secondary school graduate with one year of academic training, and is a Teacher C, placed originally on the academic salary schedule at Grade A-2, Step 4. Employee X may advance step by step to Step 15 of Grade A-2. After serving one year at Grade A-2, Step 15, Employee X may be promoted to Grade A-3, Step 9. After advancing from Grade A-3, Step 9 to Grade A-3, Step 15 and serving one year at Grade A-3, Step 15, Employee X may be promoted to Teacher A, Grade A-4, Step 10.

      2. Employee Y is originally placed on the Academic Salary Schedule as a Teacher D at Grade A-1, Step 1. Employee has one year of academic training and one year of experience.
         After one year’s service, Employee Y meets the qualification requirements for Teacher C (one year academic training plus 2 years experience as a teacher), and is promoted to Teacher C, Grade A-2, Step 0. Employee Y may advance step by step to Step 15 of Grade A-2 and then advance to Grade A-3 and then to Grade A-4 after reaching the top step of Grade A-3 as in the previous example. However, the advancement to Grade A-4 may be accelerated a great deal if Employee Y obtains an additional 3 years of academic training.

      3. New appointees must adhere strictly to academic standards for appointment and advancement.

      4. It has been agreed that every effort will be made to provide additional academic training to current staff it they do not meet academic standards.

The same eligibility for Social Allowance applies as for other Government employees.

Grade	Single	Married
1-2	BD.13.000	BD.20.000
3-4	BD.16.000	BD.25.000
5-9	BD.22.000	BD.35.000
10	BD.30.000	BD.50.000

The same Inducement Allowances as for the General Salary Schedule.

1. Teachers given non-teaching assignments during the school year are authorized overtime rates based on the same rules as for personnel on the General Salary Schedule.

2. Personnel occupying positions at Grades A-6 and above are not eligible for overtime pay for non-teaching assignments.

3. Teachers and counselors who normally are excused when school is not in session but who are required to perform extra duties during their vaction periods will be paid by the hour at their normal pay rate in addition to their regular salary.

1. Teaching After Hours
   1. The only reliable method for payments of full—time teachers who are teaching extra classes after the regular work-day is to pay by the classroom hour. This method should also be used to pay part-time teachers in most instances. The reason for using this method is that there is no practical way for calculating actual preparation and paper grading time. It differs from day to day and teacher to teacher.

   2. In calculating classroom hours, a class period of 40 to 50 minutes can be counted as one hour. A double class period of 40 - 50 minutes plus a break plus another 40 - 50 minutes period can be counted as two hours.

   3. The following rates are authorized for full-time teachers who are teaching extra classese after the regular work-day, and also during the work-day for any continuous period in excess of one week. These rates are also applicable for others who teach classes after regular working hours, but who are not teachers on their regular jobs.

      LEVEL OF CLASS	QUALIFICATION OF THE TEACHER	BD PER CONTACT HOURS
      Secondary or Vocational	Acceptable to Management	3
      Secondary or Vocational	Senior Teacher and Above Bachelor Degree or Equivalent	4
      Associate Degree Level	Bachelor Degree or Equivalent	4
      Associate Degree Level	Bachelor Degree or Equivalent with Extensive Experience or Professional Credentials	5
      Associate Degree Level & Above	Masters Degree or Equivalent with Extensive Experience or Professional Credentials	6

2. Part-Time Teaching
   1. Rates for part—time teachers are authorized as follows;

      LEVEL OF CLASS	QUALIFICATION OF THE TEACHER	BD PER CONTACT HOURS
      Secondary or Vocational	Acceptable to Management	4
      Associate Degree Level	Bachelor Degree as minimum	6

   2. It should be noted that care must be taken in hiring and administering part-time teachers in lieu of full-time. If they are assigned to teach as much as 10 hours per week, consideration should be given to employing full-time instead, with adjustments in related teaching schedules.

1. Teachers do not earn annual leave. Instead, they are free when school is not in session except for early reporting before school starts for preparation purposes, and remaining after students are dismissed to finish the records.

2. The Ministry of Education, the College of Health Sciences, and the Hotel and Catering Centre are authorized to exempt those members of their schools staffs from the, normal leave system who are not peeded during school holidays. This way or may not be limited to personnel on the Academic Classification Plan.

3. The Civil Service Bureau should be furnished a list each school year of those personnel who are exempt from the annual leave system.

4. Each teacher and other employees who are in this category must receive an explanation in writing to the effect that they do not accrue leave and the dates during the year that they are not required to be present on the job.

5. Other provisions of the leave system for Government employees except annual (vacation leave) will continue to apply. Although the sick leave system is the same for teachers as for other Government employees, absences are monitored more closely for teaching staff because of the absolute need for using stand-by or substitute teachers when regular teachers are absent because of illness.

6. Excused absences for teachers when school is in session should be limited to extreme emergencies.