Interstate Teachers

Overview

This site provides information on:

• recognition arrangements, and
• interstate teacher registration/accreditation authorities for links to approved interstate initial teacher education programs.

NSW legislation requires that all people teaching in NSW for the first time after 1st October 2004, or returning to teaching in NSW after an absence of five years or more, must be accredited.

You will be required to be accredited at the point of employment by a Teacher Accreditation Authority, which is usually the school or school system offering employment. Following this process, you will be required to meet the Standard for Professional Competence. If you are an experienced teacher this process should recognise your existing skills and knowledge and be abbreviated.

Recognition arrangements for Victorian Institute of Teaching registered teachers teaching in NSW

If you're a Victorian registered teacher you are eligible to have your registration recognised by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

• If you're intending to work for the NSW Department of Education and Training, please forward a certified copy of your current Victorian registration to the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• If you're intending to work in a non-Government school, you'll need to complete an online application for accreditation (see here), and then forward a certified copy of your current Victorian registration to the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• If you are already provisionally accredited in NSW, forward a certified copy of your current Victorian registration to the NSW Institute Teachers so your status can be updated.

If you are a Victorian teacher living in Victoria and working in schools in both New South Wales and Victoria, you will need to show your Victorian Institute of Teaching registration card to your employers in both states. You will not need to be accredited in New South Wales.

If you are a Victorian teacher living in New South Wales and working in schools in both New South Wales and Victoria, you will need to show your NSW Institute of Teachers accreditation card to your employers in both states. You are eligible to have your Victorian Institute of Teaching registration recognised by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

NSW accredited teachers who wish to teach in Victoria can apply to the Victorian Institute of Teaching to have their accreditation recognised in Victoria. You will need to complete a Victorian Institute of Teaching Form A registration form.

Recognition arrangements for Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory registered teachers teaching in NSW

If you're a Northern Territory registered teacher you are eligible to have your registration recognised by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

• If you have applied to work for the NSW Department of Education and Training, please forward a certified copy of your current Northern Territory registration to the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• If you have applied to work in a non-Government school, you'll need to complete an online application for accreditation (see here), and then forward a certified copy of your current Northern Territory registration to the NSW Institute of Teachers.
• If you are already provisionally accredited in NSW, forward a certified copy of your current Northern Territory registration to the NSW Institute Teachers so your status can be updated.

NSW accredited teachers who wish to teach in the Northern Territory can apply to the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory to have their accreditation recognised. You will need to complete an application form and submit it to the Teacher Registration Board.