Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Regulation 2016 (Qld)

Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Regulation 2016

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Regulation 2016.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 January 2017.

3 Dictionary The dictionary in schedule 2 defines particular words used in this regulation.

4 References to a stated number of years of academic study A reference in section 5 or 8 to a stated number of years of academic study— (a) is a reference to the stated number of years of full-time academic study; and (b) includes a reference to an amount of academic study the college is satisfied is the equivalent of the stated number of years of full-time academic study.

Part 2 Registration or permission to teach

Division 1 Eligibility for full registration

5 Qualifications For section 8(1)(a)(i) of the Act, the prescribed qualification for full registration is successful completion of— (a) a course of preservice teacher education consisting of at least 4 years academic study, including professional studies that are at least 1 year of academic study; or (b) a graduate course of preservice teacher education consisting of professional studies that are at least 1 year of academic study; or (c) another course of teacher education, provided by a higher education institution, that the college is satisfied is the equivalent of a course mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

6 Experience (1) For section 8(1)(a)(i) of the Act, the prescribed experience for full registration is— (a) successful completion of 1 year of duties as a teacher at a school; or (b) other experience the college is satisfied is the equivalent of successful completion of 1 year of duties as a teacher at a school. (2) For subsection (1), the college may be satisfied a person has the prescribed experience if the college receives notice of the experience from— (a) the principal of the school at which the teaching was carried out; or (b) another person the college considers can adequately inform the college about the teaching or other experience.