CITATION
These
regulations sample is cited as the College of Education Regulations, Procedure for Appointment, and Condition of service. The
regulations shall be deemed to have come
into operation from the date they are approved by council/provost in council…unless
otherwise expressly indicated. (Ebonyi State College of Education is used for the sampling)
Application
These
regulations shall apply to all College of
Education, except where otherwise stated, shall supersede
all other previous regulations. The regulations contained herein shall not be rescinded or amended, or
varied except by council/provost in council.
INTERPRETATION
(1.)
In the event of
any question or doubt arising out of, or in connection to this Regulation, the
matter, except in financial issues, shall be referred in the first instance to
the Registrar for clarification, interpretation or decision, and thence an
appeal to the provost. In respect of financial matters, the question shall in
the first instance be referred to the Bursar, and thence to the provost.
(2.)
Where a staff
member is of the view that the interpretation of the provost is prejudicial to him in so far as this terms
and conditions of service are concerned, an appeal to the council/provost in
council against the decision of the
provost. The decision of the council/provost in council shall be final.
(3.)
The pronouns
“he”, “him” shall include the females.
DEFINITIONS
In
these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires or permits, the
following expressions shall have the following meanings:-
1.
The college
means the Ebonyi State College of Education Ikwo
2.
Council means
the Governing council of Ebonyi State College of Education, ikwo( as would be
constituted)
3.
provost in council means the Provost and members of the college Management
4.
Academic board
means the Ebonyi State College of Education
5.
Provost
means the provost of Ebonyi State
college of Education, Ikwo
6.
Registrar
means the registrar of the college
7.
Bursar means
the bursar of the college
8.
College librarian
means the librarian of the College.
9.
Department means
any teaching or research unit or centre or school or an administrative or
technical or other unit recognized by the council as a department in the
college
10.
Head of Department means a staff appointed, elected or designated as Head of a Department
or Co-ordinator of a project by the provost
11.
Committee/Board means a deliberate body with membership and terms of
reference set up by the college and approved by the council/ provost in council
or both.
12.
Confirmed staff
means an employee whose appointment has been
confirmed in writing by the Registrar after an approved period of probation.
13.
a. Contract Appointment means a duly made appointment for a specified period
of not more than three years at a time with given conditions of service, and
which terminates at eh date of expiration of
the contract, unless otherwise mutually renewed for another specified
period by both the college and the contract employee.
14.
regular appointment means a duly made appointment which can be held until retirement with
entitlement to gratuity and pension.
15.
temporary appointment means an appointment to established post on
non-personable terms and whose total duration does not exceed 24 calendar
months.
16.
Council means
the Governing council of the university established under the university law.
17.
Dean means
the academic and administrative unit, institute, centre school or any other
unit of the university as so recognized by the university council and senate.
18.
deputy provost means
the deputy provost of the college
19.
academic pig means the academic and administrative head of the institute.
20.
dismissal means
removal of an employee form the service of the college a result of misconduct.
21.
resignation means
the termination of an employee’s service at own option
22.
termination means
the cessation of an employee’s service by the college authorities.
23.
withdrawal from service means the termination of an employee’s service at his
own option after serving for 5 years or more but less than 10 years.
24.
unit means
any functional component within an administrative or technical department.
25.
emolument means
the substantive basic salary of an employee holding an established post.
26.
established post means a post of employment specifically provided for in the college
budget estimates approved by council/provost in council
27.
schools means
a school of the college consisting of academic departments established in
accordance with the provision fo the college law.
28.
family means
a member of staff, his spouse if any, and children as defined as defined above
29.
financial year means
the period from 1st September of one year to 31st August
of the next year.
30.
head of department means a person appointed by the provost as head of department or as
acting head of department and such other person who, by virtue of his office is
designated as head of department.
31.
incremental data shall be 1st October of any year.
32.
inefficacy means
a series of acts of omission, incompetence, or misbehaviour which of themselves
are not serious enough to merit proceeding for misconduct but of which the
cumulative effect shows that an employee is not capable of discharging
efficiently the duties of the office which he holds.
33.
institute means
an academic unit basically for research and instruction in a specialized area.
34.
junior staff means
all staff of the university on HATISS 01-05
35.
labour code means
the labour code of Nigeria and includes all the labour legislation currently in
force in Nigeria.
36.
leave year means
the period from 1st January to 31st December of the same
calendar year.
37.
librarian means
the college liberation
38.
long vacation means
the period of about three month between the end of one academic session and the
beginning of the next one.
39.
misconduct means
any conduct which is prejudicial to the good name and reputation of the
college, and discipline and the proper administration of the business of the
college. Without prejudice to the generality of this definition, misconduct
includes corruption; dishonesty; drunkenness in the course of duty; false
claims against the college or any of its constituent part; insubordination;
negligence of duty; falsification or suppression or unauthorized destruction of
accounts or records; unauthorized dissemination or disclosure of college
information records; conviction fro a criminal offence other than traffic or
sanitary offences or the like; absence from duty without permission from place
of work; the performance of all other acts which are inconsistent with, or
failure to perform acts which are essential for the proper execution of duties
for which the member of staff was employed; disobedience of any order issued by
any legally constituted authority of the college; failure to appear to or
answer questions or queries satisfactorily in any investigation before any
person or body designated by the college or any of its constituent bodies for
the purpose of investigating any matter provided for in or arising out of any
of the affairs of the college, or these regulations. For the avoidance of
doubt, misconduct includes any act of omission, utterance or publication which
has the effect of embarrassing, or tarnishing the good name of or brining into
ridicule, the college, including the senate, the council, and the officers of
the college.
40.
officer when
used without qualification means staff member in an established post.
41.
place of normal domicile means the appointee’s place of origin, unless where
the college decides otherwise on proven grounds.
42.
promotion means
elevation to higher grade based on merit
43.
accelerated promotion means a promotion granted to employee before he has
spent three years on his grade level because of his showing exceptional ability
on attaining the minimum adequate experience normally required for promotions.
44.
double/triple promotion means a promotion to two or three grade levels above a
staff member’s current grade level granted to him for exceptional performance
on appraisal for promotion.
45.
public service means
any service or employment recognized by state/federal ministry of establishment
and which ranks as such for the purpose of the federal Pension Act (cap. 346)
46.
re-grading means
advancement to another grade done in order to overcome an anomaly in initial
appointment. This is not regarded as promotion.
47.
retiring age means
retiring age of 35 years of service or 65 years of age, whichever comes first.
48.
Junior staff means a member of junior staff of
the college as here defined.
49.
Child means,
in relation to a member of staff, natural offspring, a step child or legally
adopted or mandated child aged not more than 18 years or not more than 25 years
if still in full time education, who is unmarried, not in gainful employment
and whooly dependent on the member of staff concerned.
50.
family in
relation to a staff means his/her spouse and children up to a maximum of four
who is below the age of 18 years or, if over that age but not more than 25
years, are still receiving full time education.
51.
established post means a post of employment specifically provider for in the college
estimates approved by council/ provost in collection for the avoidance of doubt
emoluments of an offices shall not include by allowances such as responsibility
allowance or acting allowances etc.
52.
date of appointment means the date on which an employee assumed duty
with the college.
53.
promotion means
elevation to employment of higher grade and status based on merit. For this
purpose an upward regarding to correct a previous anomaly in appointment shall
not be regarded as a promotion.
54.
incremental Date shall be 1st October of every year.
55.
session or Academic year means the period of 12 calendar months, which begins
on the 1st of October of a given year to 30 September of the next
year.
56.
public Service means
service which ranks as such for the propose of the federal pension scheme
57.
Misconduct means
any conduct, which is prejudicial to the good name and/or reputation of the
college and/or of discipline and the proper administration of the business of
the college. Without prejudice to the generality of this definition, misconduct
includes corruption, dishonesty, drunkenness in the course of duty, false
claims against the college or any of it constituent posts, insubordination, negligence
of duty, falsification, suppression or unauthorized destruction of records.
Unauthorized disseminations or disclosure of college information or records,
conviction on criminal offence, absence from place of duty without satisfactory
reason, the performance of all other acts which are inconsistent with, or
failure to perform acts which are essential for the proper execution of duty
for which the member of staff was employed, disobedience of any other lawful
order to proceed on leave or a posting or any other lawful to appear or refusal
to answer questions or questions satisfactorily in any investigation before any
persons or body designed by college or any of its constituent bodies for the
purpose of investigating any matter provided for in or arising out of any of
the affairs of the college or these regulations. For the avoidance of doubt
misconduct includes any act of omission, utterance or publications which has
the effect of embarrassing, or tarnishing the good name of or bringing into
ridicule, the college including the academic board, council provost in council
and/or the officers of the college.
Criminal offence means stealing, false pretences,
extortion, forgery, official corruption, and such kindred offence involving
moral turpitude as defined in the criminal code of Nigeria and as may from time
to time be defined in any criminal or penal code in force in any part of the
federation of Nigeria.