Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulationssubstitute
9 Eligibility for full registration––period of teaching––Act, s 32 (1) (b)
(1) In the 5-year period before the application is made, the prescribed period is––
(a) for a person applying for full registration under the Act
, section 30 (Application for registration or permit to teach)––
(i) 180 days of teaching at a school in Australia or New Zealand; or
(ii) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to satisfactory completion of 180 days of teaching at a school in Australia or New Zealand; or
(b) for a person applying for renewal of full registration under the Act
, section 51 (Renewal of registration)––
(i) 100 days of teaching at a school in Australia or New Zealand, including 20 days of teaching in the 12-month period before the day the application is made; or
(ii) a period of teaching calculated on a pro rata basis at the rate of 20 days of teaching for each year in the 5-year period before the day the application is made; or
(iii) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to satisfactory completion of 100 days of teaching at a school in Australia or New Zealand.
(2) The institute may be satisfied about a matter mentioned in subsection (1) if the institute receives a certificate from 1 or more of the following entities certifying that the entity is satisfied about the matter:
(a) the principal of a school where the person has been teaching;
(b) anyone else the institute is satisfied can satisfactorily assess the matter.
(3) In this section:
"corresponding jurisdiction"––see the Act
, dictionary.
"corresponding law" means any law of a corresponding jurisdiction that regulates schools in the jurisdiction.
"school in Australia or New Zealand" means a school recognised under a corresponding law.
10 Eligibility for full registration––English language skills––Act, s 32 (1) (c)
The prescribed requirements are that––
(a) the person's teaching qualification mentioned in the Act
, section 32 (1) (a) (i) was undertaken in the English language in 1 or more of the following countries:
(i) Australia;
(ii) New Zealand;
(iii) the United Kingdom;
(iv) the United States of America;
(v) Canada;
(vi) the Republic of Ireland; or
(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the application is made, undertaken––
(i) the International English Language Testing System academic test (the IELTS test ) and achieved a score of at least band 8 in speaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and writing; or
(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a result that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for full registration.
10A Eligibility for full registration––other requirements––Act, s 32 (1) (g)
The prescribed requirements are demonstrated abilities, knowledge and skills required by a standard for full registration.