Verification of Service for Pension Purposes

• Published date: 24 October 2019
• Issuer: Department of Education

Corr na Madadh, Baile Átha Luain, Co. na hIarmhí, N37 X659 S1a Form – May 2019

Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 X659

T +353 9064-83600 | pensions@education.gov.ie

Verification of Service for Pension Purposes

Part 1 – Information Notes To Be Read Before This Form Is Completed.

School Authority

The completed form must be returned to the teacher by the School Authority.

Periods of Service

1. Only periods of PAID non-incremental service to be listed – i.e. where the non - teacher was paid

directly by the school e.g. Substitute, Part-time.

2. Part-time service must be shown in periods of unbroken service. The minimum period

reckonable is a week in which 10 hours was assigned to the non- teacher in any ONE school. It is

not possible to combine a series of part time non - teaching service to equate to the 10 hours per

week requirement.

3. The completed form should include actual dates worked and hours worked (as appropriate) per

week.

4. Where the School Authority does not hold employment records for the employee listed, the

school authority shall inform the Department in writing as to the reason why no such records

exist.

Time-tabled Hours per Week

List only the periods of employment in which the non- teacher was assigned at least ten hours of time-

tabled class contact.

Signatory

This certificate MUST be signed by a duly authorised representative of the management authority of the

school in which the service was rendered.

NON TEACHING STAFF

1. This form must be completed and verified by the school authorities in which your service was

provided.

2. In the event, that the school authorities do not hold records of your service, the school must

provide written explanation for the non-availability of the required records.

3. Self- certification of service provided is not accepted. Verification of service provided must be

provided. Where the school authorities cannot provide such verification, confirmation of

employment in such schools from the Revenue Commissioners or the Department of

Employment Affairs and Social Protection can be accepted.