From 1 October 2004 all people wishing to start teaching in a primary school or a secondary school in New South Wales are required to be accredited.
The Institute is responsible for recognition of teachers’ professional capacity against professional teaching standards. To be eligible for accreditation to teach in a New South Wales school you require a degree and an initial teacher education qualification or an education degree. Degree discipline knowledge must be related to the area in which you intend to teach.
This section provides access to the following:
Information for potential teachers
– information on the eligibility requirements for employment and accreditation as a teacher in NSW schools. This is useful for graduates, undergraduates and interested school students.
Interstate teachers
– information on recognition arrangements and links to interstate institutes for recognised interstate initial teacher education programs.
Overseas-trained teachers
– information on the recognition and proof of teaching qualifications.
Subject content requirements
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information on requirements for provisional accreditation to teach in
primary or secondary schools
in New South Wales
(abridged version).
Approved Programs (abridged) - information on initial teacher education programs currently and recently offered in NSW and the ACT
English language requirements - information on the requirements for English proficiency for teachers