Educators holding a GDR certification may expect higher wages.

Learning and Instruction - Educators holding a GDR certification may expect higher wages.

Educators at Berlin schools with specific DDR certificates can look forward to higher wages. The Senate enacted modifications to the compensation law on Tuesday that are intended to facilitate tariff-based advancements.

As per Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wunsch (CDU), these alterations apply to teachers who possess qualifications such as Friendship Pioneer Leader or Kindergarten or Childcare Teacher with Teaching Qualification in the GDR. Additionally, the policy targets employees who teach lower grades with an exception teaching qualification.

To date, these educators with a GDR diploma have been categorized in salary group 10, which is incapable of being surpassed. Following the amendment of the compensation rules, which must be endorsed by the parliament, it should be feasible to advance to salary groups A11 to A13. The prerequisite for this upgrade is participation in qualification initiatives, which are projected to commence in the fall, thereby allowing the first upgradings to occur early in 2025.

The number of teachers and teaching aides that the new rule will impact was not disclosed. However, a large number of other Berlin educators and teaching aides with GDR-era pedagogical credentials already have the chance for promotion, as per the education agency.

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1. Katharina Günther-Wünsch, the Education Senator from the CDU in Berlin, has spearheaded efforts to increase wages for teachers with specific GDR certifications.
2. The Berlin Senate's recent adjustments to the compensation law will benefit teachers with qualifications like Friendship Pioneer Leader or Kindergarten Teacher with Teaching Qualification, who held positions during the GDR era.
3. Katharina Günther-Wünsch mentioned that educators currently categorized in salary group 10, primarily due to their GDR-era diplomas, might transition to more advantageous salary groups A11 to A13 following the Senate's modifications.
4. The policy changes proposed by Günther-Wünsch could potentially improve the remuneration of educators who taught lower grades with an exception teaching qualification in Berlin during the GDR era.

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