Technical and Vocational Education Act Article 26
Teachers qualified for professional subjects or technical subjects, professional and technical staff, and technical teachers of graduate schools shall engage in the research or study related to their expertise or technology together with the partners of the colleges and universities or industries related to the subjects taught by them for at least a half year upon expiration of six years during their employment with the technical and vocational schools and colleges and universities. The central competent authority shall define the regulations governing the research or study of technical and graduate schools.In the duration of the research or study referred to in the preceding paragraph, the technical and vocational colleges and universities shall retain their posts, pay their salary, grant their official leave, and also sign a contract with them in advance to agree on the duration (MM/DD/YY~MM/DD/YY) of the research or study, obligation, indemnification against breach of the contract, calculation unit and compulsory execution.Where the technical and vocational colleges and universities voluntarily recommend, delegate or agree teachers, professional and technical staff or professional and technical teachers to engage in the research or study with the partners of the colleges and universities or industries related to the subjects taught by them, in order to meet the education or business need, the restrictions referred to in the preceding two paragraphs may not apply.The technical and vocational colleges and universities shall invite their partners or related vocational groups/industries to plan and conduct the research or study referred to in the preceding paragraph, and if necessary, shall ask the competent authority for help.The competent authority shall reward the technical and vocational colleges/universities, which achieve excellent performance in urging teachers qualified for professional or technical subjects, professional and technical staff or professional and technical teachers to engage in the research or study periodically.
中文原文 技術及職業教育法第26條
技職校院專業科目或技術科目教師、專業及技術人員或專業及技術教師，每任教滿六年應至與技職校院合作機構或與任教領域有關之產業，進行與專業或技術有關之研習或研究，技專校院教師之研習或研究期間，應至少半年；技職校院相關研習或研究之辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
前項研習或研究期間，技職校院應保留職務、支付薪給、給予公假，並事先簽訂契約書，約定研習或研究起迄年月日、服務義務、違反規定應償還費用之條件、核計基準及強制執行等事項。
技職校院因教學或業務需要，主動薦送、指派或同意教師、專業及技術人員或專業及技術教師至與技職校院合作機構或與任教領域有關之產業研習或研究，其辦理方式不受前二項規定之限制。
第一項產業研習或研究，由技職校院邀請合作機構或相關職業團體、產業，共同規劃辦理；必要時，得由主管機關協助之。
技職校院推動專業科目或技術科目教師、專業及技術人員或專業及技術教師定期至產業研習或研究，辦理績效卓著者，主管機關得予獎勵。
前項研習或研究期間，技職校院應保留職務、支付薪給、給予公假，並事先簽訂契約書，約定研習或研究起迄年月日、服務義務、違反規定應償還費用之條件、核計基準及強制執行等事項。
技職校院因教學或業務需要，主動薦送、指派或同意教師、專業及技術人員或專業及技術教師至與技職校院合作機構或與任教領域有關之產業研習或研究，其辦理方式不受前二項規定之限制。
第一項產業研習或研究，由技職校院邀請合作機構或相關職業團體、產業，共同規劃辦理；必要時，得由主管機關協助之。
技職校院推動專業科目或技術科目教師、專業及技術人員或專業及技術教師定期至產業研習或研究，辦理績效卓著者，主管機關得予獎勵。