Accreditation procedures
Direction and guidance on teacher accreditation within NSW public schools, which is regulated and overseen by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Audience
All department staff, including permanent, temporary, and casual teachers participating in, applying for and maintaining Proficient and Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) accreditation.
| Version | Date | Description of changes | Approved by |
|---|---|---|---|
V01.0.0 |
30/08/2024 |
Under the 2023 Policy and procedure review program, new policy document with consolidated instructions previously provided in the Accreditation in NSW public schools policy. |
Chief People Officer |
About the policy
Under the Professional learning, performance and accreditation policy all employees must participate in professional learning, performance, and accreditation processes to comply with their relevant legislative, department, school and workplace requirements.
The department’s teacher accreditation guidance is under review.
What needs to be done
Refer to the NSW Teacher Accreditation Manual and NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Teacher accreditation for information on the requirements, conditions and criteria for teacher accreditation in NSW.
For support, contact the department’s dedicated accreditation team:
- call on 1300 32 32 32 – select options 3, 7, 2
- online through Service Catalogue – Q+ and Accreditation Support
- email accreditation@det.nsw.edu.au
Mandatory tools and templates
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
- ‘Proficient Teacher Orientation Course’, accessed through NESA Learning: Welcome to your learning hub (mandatory for Conditional and Provisional teachers applying for Proficient only).
Supporting tools, resources and related information
NESA:
- Apply for Proficient Teacher accreditation
- Professional Development Log (PDF 2 MB)
- Accreditation resource index
- Proficient Teacher Evidence Guide (PDF 622 KB)
- Effective documentary evidence
- Observation Report (PDF 960 KB)
- NESA Accreditation Supervisor Guide (PDF 276 KB)
- NSW Teacher Accreditation Manual
Policy contact
The department’s dedicated accreditation support team (through EDConnect):
- 1300 32 32 32 – select options 3, 7, 2
- online through Service catalogue – Q+ and Accreditation Support.
The Executive Director People, Culture and Capability monitors the implementation of this procedure, regularly reviews its contents to ensure relevance and accuracy, and updates it as needed.