New procedure for certification of teaching staff (Davydova E.V.)

Article placement date: 09/22/2014

In order to improve the quality of education and the professional growth of the teachers themselves, they must undergo certification. By order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated April 7, 2014 N 276, a new Procedure for the certification of teaching staff of organizations engaged in educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure) was approved. The attestation procedure adopted in 2010, accordingly, has become invalid. We will tell you about what's new in the certification process, in what order it should take place, in the article.

According to Art. 49 of the Federal Law of December 29, 2012 N 273-FZ "On Education in the Russian Federation" there are two types of certification:
- Mandatory - to confirm the compliance of employees with their positions. It is carried out once every five years without fail;
- voluntary - to establish qualification categories. It is carried out at the request of employees (with the exception of teaching staff from among the teaching staff).
Certification is carried out by certification commissions. At the same time, now, by virtue of the new Procedure, an attestation commission to confirm the compliance of teaching staff with their position is formed independently by an organization that carries out educational activities.
And attestation to establish the qualification category of employees of organizations engaged in educational activities and under the jurisdiction of:
- federal executive bodies - carried out by attestation commissions formed by the federal executive bodies in charge of these organizations;
- a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, as well as municipal and private organizations, - attestation commissions formed by authorized state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
The new Certification Procedure applies to teaching staff of organizations filling positions named in subsection. 2 sect. I Nomenclature of positions of pedagogical workers of organizations engaged in educational activities, positions of heads of educational organizations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 08.08.2013 N 678, including in cases where positions are filled part-time in the same or another organization, as well as by combining positions along with work in the same organization defined by the employment contract.

Mandatory certification

Certification of teaching staff in order to confirm their compliance with the positions they hold is carried out once every five years based on an assessment of their professional activities. This certification does not pass:
- teaching staff with qualification categories;
- who have worked in their position for less than two years in the organization in which certification is carried out;
- pregnant women;
- women on maternity leave;
- persons on parental leave until the child reaches the age of three;
- absent from the workplace for more than four consecutive months due to illness.

For your information. The list of employees who do not pass certification has been supplemented by the new Procedure. These are those who have worked in their position for less than two years in the organization, as well as those who have been absent from the workplace for more than four months in a row due to illness.

At the same time, the Procedure establishes that certification of women on maternity leave, and persons on parental leave until they reach the age of three years, is possible no earlier than two years after their exit from these holidays, and certification employees who were absent from the workplace for more than four consecutive months due to illness, is possible not earlier than one year after their return to work.
As already noted, an attestation commission to confirm the compliance of teaching staff with their positions is created by the educational institution itself, by order of the employer. The commission includes the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary, members, as well as a representative of the elected body of the relevant primary trade union organization (if such a body exists).
Certification is carried out in accordance with the order of the employer, which determines the list of employees of the organization subject to certification, and the schedule for its implementation. The employer must familiarize the employees with the order for signature at least 30 calendar days before the day of the certification according to the schedule.
To conduct certification for each teacher, the employer submits a presentation to the certification commission of the organization. The view contains the following information about the worker:
- surname, name, patronymic (if any);
- the name of the position on the date of certification;
- the date of conclusion of the employment contract for this position;
- level of education and (or) qualifications in the specialty or field of study;
- information on obtaining additional professional education in the field of pedagogical activity;
- results of previous certifications (if any);
- a motivated comprehensive and objective assessment of the professional, business qualities, results of the employee's professional activity in fulfilling the labor duties assigned to him by the employment contract.
Employees must also be familiarized with the submission against signature no later than 30 calendar days before the day of certification. After reviewing the submission, the employee may submit to the certification commission additional information characterizing his professional activities for the period from the date of the previous certification (for primary certification - from the date of employment).
If the teacher refuses to get acquainted with the presentation, an act is drawn up, which is signed by the employer and the persons (at least two) in whose presence the act is drawn up.

Mandatory certification procedure

Certification is carried out at a meeting of the certification commission of the organization with the participation of a teacher. In case of absence of an employee for valid reasons, his certification is postponed to another date and appropriate changes are made to the certification schedule, about which the employer informs the employee against signature at least 30 calendar days before the new date of his certification. If the reasons for non-appearance are disrespectful, attestation is carried out in his absence.
After consideration by the attestation commission of the submission, additional information submitted by the employee himself, the commission makes one of the following decisions:
- corresponds to the position held (the position of the pedagogical worker is indicated);
- does not correspond to the position held (the position of the pedagogical worker is indicated).
The decision is made by open voting by a majority vote of the members of the attestation commission of the organization present at the meeting, in the absence of the attested employee. An employee is recognized as appropriate for the position held if at least half of the members of the commission voted for him. If the certified person is a member of the commission, he does not participate in the voting on his candidacy.
After summing up the voting results, the results of the attestation are communicated to the employee present at the meeting of the commission and recorded in the minutes. The protocol is signed by the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary and members of the attestation commission of the organization who were present at the meeting, and is kept by the employer.
For an employee who has passed certification, no later than two working days from the date of its implementation, the secretary of the certification commission draws up an extract from the protocol. It contains information about the last name, first name, patronymic of the person being certified, his position, the date of the meeting of the attestation commission, the results of voting, and the decision taken by the commission. The employer acquaints the employee with the extract (under signature) within three working days after its preparation. The extract is kept in the personal file of the teacher.

For your information. The results of certification can be appealed in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Attestation commissions of organizations give recommendations to the employer on the possibility of appointing persons who do not have special training or work experience to certain positions of pedagogical workers, established in the "Qualification Requirements" section of the "Qualification Characteristics of the Positions of Educational Workers" section of the Unified Qualification Directory for the positions of managers, specialists and employees, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated August 26, 2010 N 761n, and (or) professional standards, but having sufficient practical experience and competence, qualitatively and in full performing the duties assigned to them.

Voluntary certification

For teachers, two qualification categories (first and highest) are established - for a period of five years, they are not subject to extension.
Certification in order to establish qualification categories is carried out at the request of the employee and on the basis of his application. In the application, the employee indicates the qualification category and the position for which he wants to be certified.
The new Procedure establishes how an application should be submitted to the certification commission - it is submitted directly to the commission or sent to the commission by mail by letter with a return receipt or with a notification in the form of an electronic document using public information and telecommunication networks, including Internet. Applications for attestation are submitted regardless of the duration of work in the organization, including while on parental leave.
Applications for certification in order to establish the highest qualification category for the position for which certification will be carried out for the first time are submitted by pedagogical workers no earlier than two years after the establishment of the first qualification category for this position. The expiration of the highest qualification category does not restrict the right of a teacher to subsequently apply to the certification commission with an application for his certification in order to establish such a category for him in the same position.
If an employee with the first qualification category was refused by the commission to establish the highest category, the first category is retained by him until its expiration.
In case of refusal to establish a qualification category, employees can apply to the certification commission with an application for certification for the same category no earlier than one year from the date the commission makes the relevant decision.
The qualification categories established for teaching staff are retained until the expiration of their validity period upon transfer to another organization, including one located in another subject of the Russian Federation.

Note! Qualification categories established for teaching staff of state and municipal educational institutions prior to the approval of the Procedure are retained for the period for which they were established.

Voluntary certification procedure

As noted earlier, certification in order to establish a qualification category is carried out by certification commissions formed by federal executive authorities or authorized state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, depending on the jurisdiction of organizations. When forming a commission, its composition, work regulations, as well as the conditions for attracting specialists to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the professional activities of teaching staff are determined. The attestation commission includes a representative of the relevant trade union.
Applications of pedagogical workers for attestation are considered by attestation commissions within a period of no more than 30 calendar days from the date of their receipt, during which a specific certification period is determined for each teacher individually, taking into account the validity period of the previously established qualification category, and a written notification of employees about the date and place of the event is carried out their certifications.
The duration of certification for each employee from the beginning of its implementation and until the decision of the certification commission is no more than 60 calendar days.
The meeting of the attestation commission is considered competent if at least 2/3 of the total number of its members are present at it.
The new Procedure establishes that a teacher has the right to be personally present during his attestation at a meeting of the attestation commission, and if he fails to appear at the meeting, the attestation is carried out in his absence.

Note! Unlike mandatory certification, when carrying out certification to obtain a qualification category, the validity of the reason for the absence of an employee for certification is not taken into account and the transfer of the commission meeting to another period is not provided.

The decision of the attestation commission is made in the absence of the person being attested by an open vote by a majority vote of the members of the commission present at the meeting. In case of equality of votes, the commission decides on the establishment of the first (highest) qualification category.
When passing the attestation, a teacher who is a member of the attestation commission does not participate in the voting on his candidacy.
The results of the attestation of a pedagogical worker who is directly present at a meeting of the commission are communicated to him after summing up the voting results.
Based on the results of the certification, the certification committee makes one of the following decisions:
- establish the first (highest) qualification category (the position of the pedagogical worker for which the category is established is indicated);
- refuse to establish the first (highest) qualification category (the position for which the category is refused is indicated).
The decision of the attestation commission is drawn up in a protocol, which is signed by the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary and members of the attestation commission who took part in the voting. The decision enters into force from the date of its adoption. Based on the decisions, the relevant authorities issue administrative acts on the establishment of the first or highest qualification category for teaching staff, which are posted on the official websites of these bodies on the Internet.
The results of certification in order to establish a qualification category, the teacher also has the right to appeal.

Criteria for evaluating the results of work when establishing qualification categories

Finally

So, quite a lot of significant additions have been made by the new Order. So, now certification to establish the compliance of a teacher with a position held is carried out by educational organizations, which themselves create certification commissions. The list of employees who do not pass certification has been expanded. Changes have been made to the certification procedure in order to establish qualification categories, including the addition of criteria for evaluating results.
In connection with the adoption of the Procedure, the employer, relying on it, must develop a local regulatory act on the issues of certification and familiarize employees with it. In addition, it is necessary to determine the technologies for assessing the professional activities of employees, as well as the list of employees subject to mandatory certification, the schedule for its passage and the composition of the certification commission.
We recommend placing all information on attestation issues in a place of free access for employees.

In accordance with the law "On Education in the Russian Federation", pedagogical workers of organizations engaged in educational activities must undergo certification. Certification is important not only for the teachers themselves (it stimulates their professional and personal growth, wage increases, etc.), but is also aimed at improving the quality of education by increasing the efficiency and quality of their teaching activities. Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation of April 7, 2014 N 276 (registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on May 23, 2014 Registration N 32408) approved a new Procedure for attestation of teaching staff of organizations engaged in educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure). In this connection, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation of March 24, 2010 N 209 "On the Procedure for Attestation of Pedagogical Workers of State and Municipal Educational Institutions" (registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on April 26, 2010, registration N 16999) becomes invalid.

What's new?

1. Certification to establish the compliance of a teacher with the position held on the basis of an assessment of his professional activity is now carried out by the educational organizations themselves, which for this purpose create certification commissions.

2. The new Procedure has expanded the categories of teachers who do not pass certification. Teachers who have been in office for less than 2 years and those who have been ill for more than 4 months have been added to the previously existing list.

3. Changes have also been made to the procedure for passing attestation at will - when a teacher wants to get a higher qualification category: first or highest.

According to the new rules, the assessment criteria in force were supplemented by the results of inspections, which from this year will be carried out annually by specialists from the Ministry of Education and Science in educational institutions; teachers should train not only the best two or three students, but try to identify and support the talents of all students and, in addition, help children who are lagging behind in their studies.

4. According to the new rules, the results of the examination for the assignment of the highest qualification to a teacher will be published on the Internet - on the websites of public authorities. Those who are denied the highest qualification can try again - in a year.

Possible way to work with the document

1. Familiarize yourself with the new Procedure for attestation of the organization's teaching staff;

2. To develop, adopt and approve, in the manner established in the organization, local acts of the organization on the certification of teachers in accordance with the approved Procedure (Regulations on the certification commission of an educational organization, certification schedule, Presentation form for a teacher, form of an administrative act on certification, form of protocol and extract from the minutes of the meeting of the attestation commission, etc.);

3. To develop technologies for attesting a teacher for compliance with the position held on the basis of the approved Procedure;

4. Determine the technologies for assessing the professional activity of the certified teacher and the requirements for them in accordance with the subject being taught.

5. Determine the list of teachers subject to certification, and the schedule for their certification.

6.Create an attestation commission and approve its composition by an administrative act of the organization.

7. Place all materials on certification issues on the information stand.

8. Post information on the certification of teachers on the website of the educational organization.

When working with the document, pay attention to the following provisions of the Order.

1. On the qualification categories available to employees

Determined that qualification categories previously established for teachers of state and municipal educational institutions, are retained for the period for which they were established.

2. Types of certification

• mandatory - in order to confirm the compliance of teaching staff with their positions based on an assessment of their professional activities;
• voluntary - at the request of the teacher in order to establish the first or highest qualification category.

3. Who is certified

All teachers of educational organizations engaged in educational activities, including part-time workers, as well as employees who combine positions along with work in the same organization, defined by an employment contract, are certified.

4. Who is exempt from certification

Approved Order does not concern faculty.

Certification in order to confirm compliance with the position held do not pass the following workers:

a) teaching staff having qualification categories;

b) who have worked in their position less than two years in the organization in which certification is carried out;

in) pregnant women;

G) women on maternity leave. Their certification is possible not earlier than two years

e) persons who are on parental leave until they reachthree years of age. Their certification is possible not earlier than two years later after leaving the specified vacation;

e ) absent from the workplace for more than four consecutive months inassociation with disease. Their certification is possible not earlier than one year after going to work.

5.Frequency and terms of certification

Certification is carried out 1 time in 5 years.

Validity of qualification category not subject to extension.

6.Principles of certification

Collegiality, publicity, openness, providing an objective attitude towards teaching staff, the inadmissibility of discrimination during certification.

7.Certification procedure

The document details the procedure for attesting teachers for compliance with the position they hold and assigning them qualification categories. It has been established that:

a) In accordance with the Procedure, certification of teachers in order to confirm their compliance with the positions they hold based on an assessment of their professional activities is carried out attestation commissions independently formed by educational organizations, in accordance with the directive of the employer.

The composition of the attestation commission of the organization should include the chairman of the commission, deputy chairman, secretary and members of the commission, as well as Mandatory representative of an elected body the relevant primary trade union organization (if such a body exists).

When making a decision, the attestation commissions of organizations also give recommendations to the employer on the possibility of appointing teachers to the relevant positions. persons who do not have special training or work experience, established in the section "Qualification requirements" of the section "Qualification characteristics of positions of educational workers" of the Unified qualification directory of positions of managers, specialists and employees and (or) professional standards, but having sufficient practical experience and competence, performing qualitatively and in full the duties assigned to them responsibilities .

b) Certification of teaching staff in order to establish a qualification category is carried out:

• for pedagogical workers of organizations that are under the jurisdiction of federal executive authorities - attestation commissions formed by the federal executive authorities in whose jurisdiction these organizations are;
• in relation to pedagogical workers of organizations that are under the jurisdiction of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, pedagogical workers of municipal and private organizations - attestation commissions formed by authorized state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Certification of pedagogical workers is carried out on the basis of their applications submitted directly to the attestation commission, or sent by pedagogical workers to the address of the attestation commission by mail with a letter of receipt or with a notification in the form of an electronic document using public information and telecommunication networks, including the network " Internet".

It has been established that applications for attestation for the assignment of a qualification category are submitted by educators, regardless of the duration of their work in the organization, including while on parental leave.

Applications for certification in order to establish the highest qualification category for the position for which certification will be conducted for the first time are submitted by teaching staff not earlier thanin two years after the establishment of the first qualification category for this position.

The expiration of the highest qualification category does not limit the right of a teacher to subsequently apply to the certification commission with an application for certification in order to establish the highest qualification category for the same position.

Teachers who, during certification denied qualification category, apply at their request to the attestation commission with an application for attestation for the same qualification category not earlier than one year from the date of adoption of the relevant decision by the attestation commission.

When teaching staff transfer to another organization, including one located in another subject of the Russian Federation, the qualification categories established by it are retained until their expiration date..

Appealing the results of attestation

The employee has the right to appeal the results of certification in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

What is the procedure for certification of teaching staff?

Certification of teaching staff is provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation and is carried out according to a special procedure. We will talk about this procedure and about what main regulations it is regulated in the presented article.

New certification of teachers in 2018 - 2019: what is the purpose of certification of teachers

Certification of teaching staff is appointed to establish (clause 1, article 49 of the law "On Education in the Russian Federation" dated December 29, 2012 No. 273-FZ):

• compliance of the professional qualities of employees with their positions;
• qualification category of a particular employee.

As a general rule, certification for the compliance of an employee with the position held is carried out once every 5 years (clause 2, article 49 of law No. 273-FZ). Such periodicity is also provided for employees from among the teaching staff (Article 332 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). Mandatory attestation is carried out on the basis of the employer's recommendation.

Voluntary certification (in order to establish a qualification category) is carried out at the request of the employee himself.

The certification of pedagogical workers in 2018-2019 is carried out according to the same scheme as in previous years, there were no innovations at the federal level in this part. At the same time, at the regional and municipal level, the level of cities of federal significance, their own adjustments can be introduced. For example, in terms of workflow within the framework of certification, etc.

So, since 2016 in the Moscow region. the form of an expert opinion was reduced to 1 page, the total number of documents to confirm the results of professional achievements of a certified teacher was reduced, and 2 options for designing a teacher's portfolio (on paper or in electronic form) were proposed, etc.

Regulations on certification of teaching staff

The certification procedure is regulated by the following acts:

• The procedure for certification ..., approved. by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated April 7, 2014 No. 276 (hereinafter - Order No. 276), - in relation to employees of educational institutions. This procedure applies to teachers, methodologists, instructors, speech therapists, educators, teachers of additional education, etc. (see section 2 of the Nomenclature of positions ..., approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 08.08.2013 No. 678).
• Regulations "On the procedure for conducting ...", approved. by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia dated March 30, 2015 No. 293. The regulation applies to teaching staff from among the teaching staff.

The rules for drawing up a regulation on attestation can be found in our article Compiling a regulation on attestation of employees - a sample.

Application for certification

Certification of teaching staff, carried out in order to establish the qualification category of such workers, is carried out according to their applications submitted to the certification commission by any of the available methods (clause 27 of order No. 276):

• in person;
• by mail with acknowledgment of receipt;
• by e-mail or through special resources on the Internet.

There is no unified model for such a statement, but it can be approved at the regional or municipal level.

In general, the structure of the application for attestation can be as follows:

• information about the employee: full name, position, qualification category, education, total work experience and teaching experience, other information that the employee considers necessary to inform the commission in this case;
• an indication of the qualification category and position for which the employee wishes to undergo certification (requirement of clause 27 of order No. 276);
• an indication of the achievements and results obtained by the employee in the framework of pedagogical activity: participation in competitions and projects, the use of modern teaching methods, the creation of specialized databases, innovation, etc.;
• a request for certification in the presence / in the absence of an employee at a meeting (see clause 36 of order No. 276);
• signature of the employee, indication of contact details.

An application for attestation can be submitted by an employee at any time, regardless of the period of his work in this organization (clause 29 of order No. 276).

Certification results. Registration of results

Based on the results of the certification of the employee for compliance with the position held, the commission makes its decision in the form of an open vote in the absence of the person being certified (clause 16 of order No. 276). The results are to be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. In the future, an extract is made from the protocol in relation to the certified employee, with which the latter must be familiarized with the signature and which is stored in the future in the employee's personal file.

When resolving the issue of assigning a category to an employee at his request, the commission acts in a similar manner and reports the result to the person being certified (clause 40 of order No. 276). The decision of the commission is recorded in the minutes. A sample can be found in our article Sample protocol based on the results of employee attestation.

So, the certification of pedagogical workers can be mandatory (for compliance with the position held) and voluntary, at the request of the employee (for establishing a qualification category). As a general rule, certification is carried out once every 5 years. The attestation commission makes a decision by open voting and fixes it in the minutes.

In accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, employees of educational organizations can undergo certification on a mandatory or voluntary basis. At the same time, the provisions of new sources of law should be taken into consideration. Which ones? What are the features of the procedure for assessing the qualifications of employees of an educational institution?

educational institutions: innovations in legislation

The new procedure for certification of teaching staff was established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation No. 276, which was issued on April 7, 2014. This regulatory act was adopted in order to implement the provisions of Federal Law No. 273 of December 29, 2012. In accordance with the previous legislation in educational institutions had to approve such a document as the Regulations on the certification of pedagogical workers. According to the new legal act, this source of law is optional, but it can be replaced by similar ones in terms of purpose. For example, the regulation on the attestation commission (we will study its specifics later in the article).

Now the concept of the Attestation Regulations is most often considered in the context of the Attestation Rules approved by Order No. 276.

Let us consider the key provisions of the relevant source of law in more detail.

New certification procedure: general provisions

Let us first examine the general provisions of the document in question. The new certification procedure for teaching staff applies to employees of educational organizations, as well as heads of relevant institutions (including those performing their duties part-time or as part of a combination). The essence of the certification procedure in accordance with Order No. 276 is:

In the qualification of employees of educational institutions to the requirements that are established for their positions;

In certifying the fact that a person has experience that allows him to obtain a higher qualification.

In general, attestation confirming compliance with the position held must be carried out without fail. It is voluntarily passed by those specialists who want to improve their qualification category, but it is necessary to pass it for teaching staff who belong to the category of teaching staff.

The rules fixed in order No. 276 establish the following tasks that characterize this procedure:

Stimulating the growth of qualifications of employees of an educational institution, their professional development;

Improving the quality of education;

Adapting the work of education staff to the specifics of the current standards that regulate the organization of the activities of educational institutions;

Ensuring the distribution of funds for the purpose of remuneration according to principles based on the ratio of the skill level of employees.

The key principles of certification of employees of educational institutions in accordance with the legislation of Russia are collegiality, openness, ensuring publicity, objectivity.

Let us now study something new in the certification of pedagogical workers that characterizes the procedure for confirming the fact that a person’s qualifications correspond to the position he occupies. In this case, we are talking about the mandatory assessment of the competencies of an employee of an educational institution.

The order of employees of educational institutions: training

The procedure for assessing the qualifications of employees of educational institutions is carried out once every 5 years. The main role in it is played by special attestation commissions, which are formed from among the employees of the educational institution. These structures are established on the basis of the order of the head of the educational organization. Their activities, as we noted above, may be regulated by separate provisions, which are also adopted by the management of the institution.

The commission consists of a chairman, his deputy, a secretary, as well as ordinary members. The new rules for attestation of teaching staff provide for the involvement of a representative of the trade union in the work of the commission under consideration, if the corresponding organization has been established.

The procedure for assessing the qualifications of employees of an educational organization is carried out in accordance with a separate order of the head. Employees who will undergo certification must be familiarized with the relevant 30 days before the procedure according to the planned schedule.

The next most important document in the preparation of certification is the presentation. Let's study its features.

Mandatory certification of employees of educational institutions: presentation

What is new in the certification of teaching staff is a special procedure for compiling a submission for each employee of an educational organization - a document that records a number of information about the employee. Namely:

FULL NAME. employee

The position held by an employee of an educational institution;

Date of signing by the specialist of the employment contract;

The qualification level of the employee;

Information about the specialist's additional professional training;

The results of attestations carried out earlier, if any;

A motivated assessment of the performance of the employee, his professional, as well as business qualities.

The management of the institution must familiarize the employee with the relevant submission against signature. This must be done no later than 30 days before the certification. The employee, if desired, can initiate the introduction of other information into the submission. If an employee of an educational institution refuses to sign a document, it must be certified by the employer, as well as by two or more competent persons.

Let us now study how the certification of pedagogical workers, which is considered mandatory, is carried out directly.

Assessment of the qualifications of school staff: the procedure for mandatory certification

The procedure in question is carried out during the meeting of the commission, which we mentioned above, in the presence of the employee who is being certified. It is considered eligible if it is attended by at least two thirds of the total number of participants in the attestation commission.

If an employee cannot take part in the relevant procedure directly on the day of certification for a good reason, it can be rescheduled for another date. If a person does not appear for certification without a good reason, then the commission has the right to assess the qualifications of a specialist without his participation.

During the meeting, the presentation drawn up by the management of the employee of the educational institution, other information about the employee, which allow evaluating his professional activity, is considered. Based on the results of the certification, the commission decides whether it corresponds to the position held or not. It is adopted in the absence of the certified employee by open voting. At the same time, if at least half of the members of the commission speak in favor of recognizing the employee as appropriate for the position held, a positive decision is made.

The result of the certification of the employee is reported to him after the results of the consideration of the issue of qualification of the specialist are summed up. Let us study in more detail what actions should be taken after the certification of teaching staff for compliance with the position held is completed.

Procedure after mandatory certification

The results of this procedure should be recorded in the protocol, which is signed by the members of the commission. This document is kept by the employer along with submissions and other sources (if any) that characterize the level of professional training of the employee.

Within 2 days after the certification, if the employee passed it, the secretary of the commission draws up an extract from the protocol for him. It reflects the personal data of the certified person, information about the corresponding procedure, its results. The institution acquaints the employee with this statement against signature within 3 days after its formation. This extract is then included in the personal file of an employee of an educational organization.

It happens that an employee of an educational institution does not agree with the result with which the certification of pedagogical workers ended. The conclusion of the commission may not suit him. In this case, a person has the right to appeal the result of this procedure in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Having studied how the organization of certification of pedagogical workers is carried out, we will consider the specifics of the norms of Order No. 276, which determine which categories of employees of an educational institution have the right not to undergo certification.

Who has the right not to undergo mandatory certification?

The qualification assessment procedure may not pass:

Employees who already have qualification categories;

Employees of an educational institution who have worked in it for less than 2 years;

Pregnant women, as well as employees of an educational institution who are on maternity leave;

Employees absent from work for more than 4 months due to illness.

The procedure for attestation of certain categories of employees of educational institutions from those indicated above is determined by separate provisions of the legislation.

The purpose of certification of pedagogical workers may also be to obtain a higher qualification for a person. In this case, the corresponding procedure is voluntary, if we are not talking about the activities of the teaching staff. Let's study its specifics in more detail.

Certification for advanced training: nuances

This attestation is thus generally voluntary. Based on the results of its implementation, a person is assigned the first or highest qualification category. It is set for 5 years and cannot be extended.

If certification of pedagogical workers of educational institutions that are accountable to federal authorities is carried out, then in order to implement the procedure for assessing the qualifications of a specialist, special commissions are established. They are established, therefore, at the federal level. In turn, if an educational institution is accountable to regional or municipal structures, then commissions are initiated with the participation of regional or local authorities to conduct certification of their employees. It can be noted that the structure of these structures, as in the case of mandatory attestations, should include a representative of the trade union.

Employees wishing to improve their qualifications must send an application to the relevant commission for certification of teaching staff. This document may be made available to competent persons by mail or via the Internet. The application can also be brought and handed over to the commission in person. It would be useful to consider the specifics of this document in more detail.

Application for certification: what are its features?

An application for attestation of teaching staff must contain information about the qualification categories or positions for which the employee is applying. The relevant document can be submitted to the commission, regardless of the period of work of a person in an educational institution, including during maternity leave. But if a person is certified in the highest category within a particular position for the first time, then the application can be submitted to the commission only after 2 years from the date of receipt of the first category for this position. If the validity period of the highest qualification assessment has expired, this does not limit the employee's right to subsequently submit an application for re-certification within the framework of the relevant position.

Considered applications are studied by the commissions within 30 days from the date of their receipt. During this time, competent persons should have time to:

Determine the terms of certification for an employee of an educational institution, taking into account the validity period of his previous qualification category;

Notify the employees of the educational institution in writing about their certification.

Let us now study how the regulation on the certification of pedagogical workers by order No. 276 regulates the procedure for improving the qualifications of an employee of an educational organization.

Carrying out certification for advanced training

The total duration of the attestation in question should not exceed 60 days from the moment it was carried out and until the commission makes a competent decision on assigning a particular qualification to a person. As in the case of mandatory certification, at least two thirds of its participants must be present at the meeting of the commission. At the same time, the teaching staff may either be present or absent. In the second case, its certification is also possible.

It has been established that his students successfully master the programs they teach based on the results of monitoring conducted by the educational organization, as well as research carried out in the manner prescribed by law;

His students were able to develop their abilities in terms of scientific, intellectual activity, in creativity, in achieving sports results;

It was established that the person made a significant personal contribution to improving the quality of the educational process, improving approaches to learning, actively participated in the activities of methodological associations of employees of the educational institution.

The regulation on the certification of pedagogical workers determines that the highest category is assigned to an employee if:

It has been established that students show positive dynamics in the development of training programs based on the results of monitoring conducted by an educational organization, or in the manner prescribed by law;

Pupils have achieved high results in the field of science, creativity, sports, and this is confirmed by their participation in olympiads, competitions;

It has been established that a person has made a significant personal contribution to improving the quality of the educational process, the introduction of new technologies in education;

The person actively participated in methodical work, in professional competitions.

Direct assessment of the work of teachers is carried out on the basis of a study of the results of their work, provided that the main labor duties of employees are related to the relevant areas of activity. The regulation on the certification of pedagogical workers establishes that the commission may, after examining the documents and information about the work of a specialist, make a decision:

Establish the first or highest category for an employee of an educational institution;

Deny the person this.

As in the case of mandatory certification, this decision is made in the absence of an employee by open voting. The results of the corresponding procedure are reported to the employee of the educational institution and recorded in the protocol. If a person has the first category and he was not able to get the second, then the current level of his qualification is maintained until the end of his validity period.

The regulation on the certification of pedagogical workers by order No. 276, as in the case of the mandatory procedure, gives the right to an employee of an educational organization to appeal the results of an assessment of his qualifications.

It can be noted that the first and highest categories issued in one Russian region are also valid in another subject of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the federal legislation governing certification for employees of educational organizations is implemented in practice, taking into account the regional characteristics of the educational process. Let's study this aspect in more detail.

Certification of employees of educational institutions in the regions: nuances

Indeed, the presence of well-developed regulations at the federal level is a significant aspect of improving the quality of education. But no less important is how effectively these norms are implemented in the regions. So, in the course of solving various issues of professional development of teachers, various educational institutions can cooperate with each other. Among those structures that take the most active part in the corresponding interaction is the Academy of Social Management, or ASOU. Certification of teaching staff in various institutions of the Moscow region can be carried out in the process of interaction between the leadership of these organizations or teachers working in them, with the competent structures of the ASOU. What, for example?

Thus, in ASOU certification of teaching staff may be within the competence of the Regional Scientific and Methodological Center at the Academy. This structure was established in order to assist employees of educational organizations in the Moscow region in passing qualification assessments. At the same time, among the issues addressed by the center is the certification of leading pedagogical workers. Increasing the competence of the management of educational institutions is the most important aspect of improving the educational process.

Summary

So, we have studied how the qualifications of employees of Russian educational institutions are assessed. The purpose of certification of teaching staff may be the mandatory confirmation of qualifications or voluntary improvement. The main role in the relevant evaluation is performed by a special commission.

The management of educational institutions issue orders for the attestation of pedagogical workers, draw up submissions to them and in other ways assist them in passing the qualification assessment procedure. If certification is carried out by institutions subordinate to federal, regional or municipal structures, the commission is established by them.

Certification of leading pedagogical workers and ordinary employees of educational organizations is regulated by the same rules of law at the federal level. Many regional educational centers have training programs for specialists in the relevant procedures for assessing their qualifications.

According to labor law, workers are required to undergo periodic verification of the suitability or non-compliance of their position. The same goal is pursued by the certification of pedagogical workers. Its implementation is established by legal regulations or local acts of labor law that are in force at the employer.

In any case, it reflects all the features and procedure for certification of teaching staff, with the obligatory consideration of the specifics of the activity, as well as the conditions in which it is carried out.

Legal acts

The Federal Law on Education in the Russian Federation of 2012 states that teachers undergo certification in order to establish the suitability of their position and assign them a qualification category. The next order of the Ministry of Education and Science of 2014 approves a new procedure for conducting attestations and defines new requirements.

All employees who fill positions included in the second subsection of the first section of the nomenclature of teachers and heads of educational institutions, as well as fill part-time positions in the same or another organization, as determined by the employment contract, are subject to certification.

Main goals

Certification pursues certain tasks.

1. To stimulate purposeful, continuous improvement of the level of qualification of workers in the pedagogical sphere, personal and professional growth, their methodological culture.
2. Determine the need for advanced training of employees of pedagogical institutions.
3. To increase the efficiency and quality of professional activity.
4. To identify prospects for using the potential of employees in the pedagogical sphere.
5. Taking into account the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard in the implementation of educational programs and personnel conditions when forming the composition of organizations.
6. To ensure the differentiation of the amount of remuneration of employees of pedagogical institutions, taking into account the established qualification category and the amount of work.

Basic principles

Certification of teaching staff takes place in conditions of openness, publicity and collegiality, which is the main principle of its implementation. Only its observance will provide an objective assessment, without the slightest discrimination against teachers undergoing such a responsible check.

Certification of teaching staff in order to identify compliance with the position held is mandatory and should be carried out every five years, regardless of the desire of the teacher. And you can set a higher qualification category at the request of a teacher at any time. To do this, he just needs to prepare and submit documents for certification.

Exceptions

The obligation to pass attestation has its own exceptions, which are reported by the Regulations on the attestation of pedagogical workers. So, not subject to certification:

• teachers who already have qualification categories;
• holding this position for at least two years in the organization that conducts certification;
• pregnant women;
• women who are on maternity leave;
• women who are on parental leave until the age of three;
• persons who were absent from work due to illness for more than four consecutive months.

It is noteworthy that the certification of teachers falling under paragraphs 4 and 5 can take place no sooner than two years after they leave their vacation, and those who fall under paragraph 6 must be certified no earlier than a year after recovery.

Local regulations also define other categories of teachers who are certified at different times - for example, those who have taken a leave associated with adoption, as well as those who are on a long vacation. The rules for attestation of teaching staff, judging by the analysis, have sufficient flexibility.

Peculiarities

The described verification provides for the creation of an attestation commission in this organization. The employer issues an order or order, where he personally approves the composition of:

• chairman;
• his deputy;
• secretary;
• ordinary members of the attestation commission.

A little later, a second order or order is issued, which determines the personal composition of teachers who need to pass certification, there is also a schedule for passing and other organizational aspects of this event.

Thirty days before the start, each teacher must familiarize himself with this order against signature. The employer is obliged to make a special submission to the certification commission about each employee in advance.

Information about the employee

The new certification of pedagogical workers provides for familiarization - again against signature - with the presentation of each certified person compiled by the employer. Information is compiled according to the following points.

1. Surname, name and patronymic (if any).
2. Job title at the time of the assessment.
3. The date of the employment contract that confirms the receipt of this position.
4. Level of education, qualification in a specialty or direction.
5. Information about additional vocational education according to the profile of activity.
6. Results of previous certifications (if any).
7. Motivated, objective and comprehensive assessment of professional and business qualities, the results of the professional activity of the teacher, the performance of his labor duties in accordance with the employment contract.

If the teacher is not satisfied with the content of this submission, he may optionally submit to the attestation commission any additional information that characterizes his work for the entire period from the date of the last attestation or from the date of entry to work, if the attestation takes place for him for the first time.

The change in the attestation of teaching staff is that previously the teacher himself prepared all the documents certifying his activities.

Conduct form

The main form of certification, as before, is a meeting of the commission, the competence of which is confirmed by two-thirds of the members present. The teacher who is being certified must also be present at this meeting.

For his absence, there must be a good reason, documented and recorded in the minutes of the meeting, then this event is postponed to another time.

If necessary, the schedule may change, but the teacher should be familiarized with this in the same way - against signature and thirty days before the new date.

This is how the certification of teachers is now taking place. The new rules specifically stipulate the mandatory presence of the person being certified at the meeting, and previously the commission decided everything behind closed doors. Now, only if the certified person does not appear without a good reason, the commission can independently discuss his progress in the pedagogical field.

Certification progress

The certification of pedagogical workers begins with the consideration of the submission and additional information that was submitted by the teacher.

All this should characterize the professional qualities of the person being certified.

The regulations of the commission most often provide for an exchange of views and questions from both members of the commission to each other and to the teacher who is being certified. Suggestions for additional information may be made as the need arises.

The results of the certification of pedagogical workers appear after a thorough and comprehensive review of all available documents and the adoption of a decision recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The solution can be one of two possible:

• or the employee corresponds to the position held,
• or not.

About results

After the decision of the commission is recorded in the minutes, which all its members sign, the result is reported to the certified teacher. And all documents related to this event are kept by the employer.

A teacher who has passed certification, a maximum of two working days after it, must be familiarized with an extract from the protocol, which is prepared by the secretary of the commission. It indicates the last name, first name and, if any, patronymic of the person being certified, position, date of the meeting of the certification commission, the result of the vote and the decision made by the commission.

Further, an extract from the protocol is stored in the personal file of this employee. If the teacher does not agree with the decision, he can appeal it (the legislation of the Russian Federation confirms this right). The attestation commission, based on the results of attestation, can submit well-motivated recommendations to the employer about the inappropriateness or expediency of appointing persons who do not have special education or training, but have practical experience and competence, as well as successfully, that is, qualitatively and in the proper amount, to the position of a teacher, perform official duties.

Upgrading the qualification category

This type has its own rules for the certification of pedagogical workers, although it is carried out by the same special authorized body - the commission. Only it is formed not by the employer, but by the executive power at the federal level or by the authorized body of the subject of the Russian Federation, depending on whose jurisdiction this educational institution is.

For a comprehensive analysis of the activities of the teacher, experts are involved in the commission. This certification is of a declarative nature, and it is carried out according to a written statement of a teacher who claims a higher level of qualification. The application is sent directly to the attestation commission, it is possible by mail, even electronic.