Regulations Governing Accreditation of Teacher Qualifications at Junior Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education Article 3
This English translation was last updated on 2022-08-17, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-08-30. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The seniority accrued undertaking the teaching work referred to in the provisions of Article 16 to Article 18 of the Act is determined as follows:1. Seniority accrued teaching at a certain accreditation level shall is calculated from the month and year of service recorded on their Teacher’s Accreditation Level Certificate for that level, and the actual years of service as a teacher of that level shall be taken into account.2. When a teacher who has a full time position applies for promotion, the maximum amount of seniority that can be accrued during a period undertaking approved full-time advanced studies, full-time research, or a full-time scholarly exchange is one year. If a teacher is on approved secondment and returns to their original institution to teach voluntarily during the secondment period, when the teacher applies for promotion the maximum amount of seniority that can be accrued during the period of their secondment is two years.If the teacher referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the previous paragraph presents seniority accrued while working as a teacher in a full time position at an overseas institution as seniority for an accreditation review, the overseas institution shall meet one of the following requirements:1. The institution is listed in a reference list of foreign institutions of higher education compiled and published by the Ministry of Education（hereunder referred to as “the Ministry”）. An institution that is not included on such a reference list shall have been evaluated and approved by the Ministry.2. The institution is included in the list of approved overseas institutions of higher education in the Mainland Area, Hong Kong, and Macao published by the Ministry.The seniority accrued when engaged undertaking research work, or professional work, or in a professional post within the scope referred to in the provisions of Article 16 to Article 18 of the Act shall be calculated from the month and year recorded on an official certificate of service approved and issued by the organization（agency）, and the person’s experience there shall be verified by the institution in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Enforcement Rules of the Act.
中文原文 專科以上學校教師資格審定辦法第3條
本條例第十六條至第十八條所定擔任教學工作，其年資依下列方式計算：
一、曾任某一等級教師之年資，依該等級教師證書所載起資年月起計，並有擔任該等級教師實際聘任之年資始得採計。
二、專任教師經核准全時進修、研究或學術交流者，於申請升等時，其全時進修、研究或學術交流期間年資，最多採計一年。
經核准借調，且於借調期間返校義務授課者，於申請升等時，其借調期間年資，最多採計二年。
前項第一款教師以境外學校專任教師年資採計為送審教師資格年資者，境外學校應符合下列規定之一：
一、教育部（以下簡稱本部）編印之國外大專校院參考名冊（以下簡稱參考名冊）所列之學校；非參考名冊所列之學校，應經本部審查認定。
二、本部公告之大陸地區、香港及澳門大專校院認可名冊（以下簡稱認可名冊）所列之學校。
本條例第十六條至第十八條所定擔任研究工作、專門職業或職務之年資，依服務機關（構）正式核發之服務證明所載起迄年月計算，並由學校依本條例施行細則相關規定，按送審人經歷自行認定。
一、曾任某一等級教師之年資，依該等級教師證書所載起資年月起計，並有擔任該等級教師實際聘任之年資始得採計。
二、專任教師經核准全時進修、研究或學術交流者，於申請升等時，其全時進修、研究或學術交流期間年資，最多採計一年。
經核准借調，且於借調期間返校義務授課者，於申請升等時，其借調期間年資，最多採計二年。
前項第一款教師以境外學校專任教師年資採計為送審教師資格年資者，境外學校應符合下列規定之一：
一、教育部（以下簡稱本部）編印之國外大專校院參考名冊（以下簡稱參考名冊）所列之學校；非參考名冊所列之學校，應經本部審查認定。
二、本部公告之大陸地區、香港及澳門大專校院認可名冊（以下簡稱認可名冊）所列之學校。
本條例第十六條至第十八條所定擔任研究工作、專門職業或職務之年資，依服務機關（構）正式核發之服務證明所載起迄年月計算，並由學校依本條例施行細則相關規定，按送審人經歷自行認定。