I have provisional registration, what does this mean?
When most teachers first register with the Teachers Registration Board they receive Provisional Registration. This is because the highest level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST ) they have been assessed against is the ‘graduate’ level.
This means that you have your first period of registration (5 years) to provide evidence that demonstrates you have developed your teaching practice to meet the ‘proficient’ level of the APST.
Completing this transition process is a requirement of the Act, and something you will need to do to maintain your registration. Once you have completed your transition you will be able to keep (full) registration for as long as you stay registered.
How do I transition from Provisional to (full) Registration?
The requirements for applying to transition are below. Most teachers will be able to follow the first process, but if you are teaching at a site without an eligible evaluator – probably early childhood – please ready the second process.
For teachers whose evaluator is a fully registered teacher
- Completing an evaluation of your teaching practice against the APST with an Evaluator at a school where you work.
- Demonstrating that you have completed 200 days of teaching service within five years prior to submitting your application, by supplying one or more statement(s) of service
- There is information for evaluators here.
For teachers whose evaluator is not a fully registered teacher (early childhood teachers)
- Completing an evaluation of your teaching practice against the APST with an evaluator at a site where you work. This should be a site director, or someone who is in a line-management role to you.
- Completing a Summary Record of Evidence form, to document the evidence you have used with your evaluator, and how your evidence meets the APST at the proficient level
- Demonstrating that you have completed 200 days of teaching service within five years prior to submitting your application, and supplying one or more statement(s) of service
For more information on the process for early childhood teachers click here
For transition and registration purposes, teaching service is considered to be employment as a registered teacher at a school or pre-school setting in Australia or New Zealand. These are the roles for which teacher registration is required by legislation. No other employment can be considered towards the requirements for (full) Registration. Please check with your employer or request a statement of service from them if you are uncertain about how you are employed.
When you lodge an Application to Transition from Provisional to (full) Registration you will need to attach one or more statements of service verifying your completion of this satisfactory teaching service within the last five years.
You must get a statement of service from the site where your evaluation was completed. If this does not cover the total required satisfactory teaching service, you will also need to provide one or more additional statement(s) of service from your other sites that show the total number of required days (i.e. 200 days).
What happens if I’m still provisionally registered when I’m due to renew?
If you are due to renew your registration and you still hold provisional registration, i.e. you haven’t completed your transition, you will need to apply for an additional term of provisional registration. This is done at the time of renewal. See here for more information .
What is a transition audit, and what happens if I’m selected?
The Board conducts random audits of Applications to Transition from Provisional to (full) Registration on a regular basis.
If your application is selected for inclusion in an audit, you will be contacted and asked to provide a completed Summary Record of Evidence , which is why you are encouraged to complete this form when you do your evaluation, and to keep a copy.
You should retain your evidence and summary record for at least 12 months after the date your application is approved.
