Ffurfiwyd y Cyngor ym mis Ebrill 2015, yn sgil cyflwyno Deddf Addysg (Cymru) 2014. Mae'n gyfrifol am:lunio a chynnal Cofrestr o athrawon ysgol, athrawon Addysg Bellach, staff cymorth dysgu mewn ysgolion ac Addysg Bellach, gweithwyr ieuenctid, gweithwyr cymorth ieuenctid ac ymarferwyr dysgu seiliedig ar waithadolygu a diwygio'r Cod Ymddygiad ac Ymarfer Proffesiynolymchwilio i achosion yn ymwneud â chymhwyster personau cofrestredig i ymarfer a gwrando'r achosion hynnyar gais, cynnig cyngor i Weinidogion Cymru ac eraill ar amrywiaeth o faterion proffesiynol gan gynnwys safonau ymddygiad ac ymarfer; rolau proffesiynol a statws; hyfforddi, datblygu gyrfa a rheoli perfformiad; recriwtio, cadw a chyflenwi ymarferwyr addysg cofrestredigachredu cyrsiau neu raglenni addysg gychwynnol i athrawonmonitro i ba raddau y mae cyrsiau neu raglenni achrededig addysg gychwynnol i athrawon yn cydymffurfio â'r meini prawf a gyhoeddwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymrutynnu achrediad cyrsiau neu raglenni addysg gychwynnol i athrawon yn ôl.
The EWC was formed in April 2015, following the introduction of the Education (Wales) Act 2014. The EWC are responsible for:establishing and maintaining a Register of school teachers, Further Education (FE) teachers, school and FE learning support workers, youth workers, youth support workers and work based learning practitionersreviewing and revising the Code of Professional Conduct & Practiceinvestigating and hearing cases involving the fitness to practise of registered personson request, advising Welsh Ministers and others on a range of professional matters including standards of conduct and practice; professional roles and standing; training, career development and performance management; recruitment, retention and supply related to registered education practitionersaccredit courses or programmes of initial school teacher education (ITE)monitor the compliance of accredited courses or programmes of ITE with Welsh Government published criteriawithdrawing the accreditation of courses or programmes of ITE.