In December 2020, for the first time, the certification of heads and deputy heads of educational institutions for 1, 2, 3 qualification categories was passed. According to the results of certification, an additional payment is provided:
Head, deputy head of the first category — 100% of the official salary,
Head, deputy head of the second category — 50% of the official salary,
Head, deputy head of the third category — 30% of the official salary.
To date, 63 heads and 326 deputy heads of an educational institution have successfully passed the certification and are receiving additional payments.
Also, for the first time, technical and vocational education teachers passed certification for the assignment of a qualification category to a teacher-moderator, teacher-expert, teacher-researcher, and teacher-master. Since January 2021, 86 teachers of technical and vocational education have received an additional payment in accordance with the assigned category.