Incremental Credit for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants

Incremental credit may be awarded to qualified primary or post-primary teachers in recognition of relevant teaching and non-teaching service and to qualified special needs assistants for relevant experience for the purposes of progression on the incremental salary scale.

Teachers and special needs assistants must complete the relevant application forms below attached to the circulars dealing with incremental credit.

Please note completed applications may be accepted in PDF format to the following email address:

Email: Incrementalcredit@education.gov.ie

Primary Teachers

Post Primary Teachers

Post Primary Private School Teachers

Special Needs Assistants

Forms must then be forwarded to the previous employer for the service to be verified.

In the case of a claimant who is employed in a primary, secondary, community or comprehensive school, the previous employer must return the form for processing to:

If the claimant is employed in a Education and Training Board (ETB), the previous employer must return the form for processing to the Chief Executive Officer of the relevant ETB by which the claimant is currently employed.

Qualified primary and post-primary teachers may appeal a decision to limit or refuse a claim of incremental credit for relevant non-teaching service to an independent appeals committee. The appeal application must be made in writing to:

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