Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (QUEENSLAND COLLEGE OF TEACHERS) ACT 2005 - SECT 9

(1) A person is eligible for provisional registration if the college is reasonably satisfied—

(a) either—

(i) the person has attained the qualifications for provisional registration prescribed under a regulation; or

(ii) the person's education, demonstrated abilities, experience, knowledge and skills establish that the person meets the requirements under the professional standards for provisional registration; and

Example—

A person has a qualification other than a prescribed qualification, at degree level or higher, from a higher education institution and has long and meritorious teaching experience in a non-school setting, such as a TAFE or higher education institution.

(b) the person is suitable to teach; and

(c) if the person is a person prescribed by regulation as being required to take a test for literacy, numeracy or science prescribed by regulation, the person—

(i) has taken the test; and

(ii) achieved a test result the college considers is satisfactory for provisional registration; and

Note—

Chapter 2, part 2, division 3 states the matters that may be prescribed for tests for literacy, numeracy or science.

(d) the person meets any other requirements for professional practice for provisional registration prescribed under a regulation.

(2) The requirements mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (d) are the professional practice requirements for provisional registration.

(3) The requirements mentioned in subsection (1)(a) to (d) are the eligibility requirements for provisional registration.

(4) Without limiting subsection (1), the college may be satisfied the person meets the eligibility requirements for provisional registration by imposing conditions on the registration under section 20.