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Department: Education
Address: Yukon Education, 1000 Lewes Boulevard, Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 3H9
Phone: 867-456-5598, 1-800-661-0408, local 5598 | Fax: 867-667-5435
Mandate
Every teacher hired into a teaching position in Yukon is required to go through the Teacher Qualification Board. The purpose of presentation to the Board is to determine salary category for new teachers based on post-secondary education and past teaching experience. The Board determines the category of certificate of qualification and the years of teaching experience for salary purposes to be assigned to a teacher in accordance with the Teacher Qualification Regulations. The Board makes the final decision regarding placement and reviews of one's pay qualifications.
Authority:
Type: Adjudicative
The Minister appoints 3 members composed of:
Appointment process: Ministerial appointment
Requirements: No legislated criteria required to join.
Term: 3 years for members and the Chair is appointed for an indeterminate period.
Meetings: 2 times a year and at the call of the Chair.
Are there any vacancies? Our vacancies page lists ALL boards and committees looking for members.
Apply: There is 1 process to apply to ALL Yukon government boards and committees.
Current members:
Name | Position | From: | To: | |||
ADM, Public Schools Branch (Dept. of Education) | Chair | 02/26/2014 | Indeterminate | |||
Coordinator, Teacher Recruitment (Dept. of Education) | Secretary | 02/26/2014 | Indeterminate | |||
Darling, Dennis | Member | 04/04/2018 | 04/032021 | |||
Henderson, Sandra | Member | 08/04/2014 | 08/03/2017 | |||
Bedford, Mary | Member | 04/04/2018 | 04/03/2021 |