TQI will not commence assessing applications for teacher registration or a permit to teach until all the documentation required and the application fee have been received. If an application is received incomplete, TQI will provide the applicant with written advice indicating the missing documentation must be received within 14 days or the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. This advice will provide the applicant with provision to apply for an extension of time to provide the required documentation based on action being taken to obtain it. If an applicant withdraws an application or an application is deemed to be withdrawn because documents are not provided in the time specified, this does not preclude the applicant from submitting another application at a date. The initial assessment of fully documented applications will take up to 10 days however more complex assessments may take longer. Registration period The TQI registration year is 1 April to 31 March. Teachers granted Full registration, Provisional registration or a permit to teach are registered until 31 March in the following year. Application fees operate on a sliding scale to accommodate initial applications made at different times of the year. Registration cards All applicants successfully registered or granted a permit to will be issued with a certificate and card. The card and certificate will include the teacher’s name, registration or permit number, registration period, registration category and any conditions on the registration or permit. If a card or certificate is lost, stolen or damaged the teacher may apply to TQI for a replacement. The request for a replacement must be accompanied by a statement outlining the circumstances under which the card or certificate was lost, stolen or damaged. Assessment of applications Suitability to teach Suitability to teach for both new applications and for renewal of registration or a permit to teach is assessed on the basis of the applicant: complying with any relevant Code of Practice relating to Professional Conduct, and holding a current general registration under the ACT Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2012. An applicant holding a conditional WwVP registration would only be granted TQI registration where TQI has assessed that the condition imposed by Access Canberra is not prejudicial to the standing of the teaching profession as a whole, and does not relate to fit and proper person considerations relevant to the inherent role of a teacher have not had their registration or permit to teach cancelled or suspended, other than in accordance with a request by the person. Granting a category of registration than that applied for
TQI will not commence assessing applications for teacher registration or a permit to teach until all the documentation required and the application fee have been received. If an application is received incomplete, TQI will provide the applicant with written advice indicating the missing documentation must be received within 14 days or the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn. This advice will provide the applicant with provision to apply for an extension of time to provide the required documentation based on action being taken to obtain it. If an applicant withdraws an application or an application is deemed to be withdrawn because documents are not provided in the time specified, this does not preclude the applicant from submitting another application at a date. The initial assessment of fully documented applications will take up to 10 days however more complex assessments may take longer. Registration period The TQI registration year is 1 April to 31 March. Teachers granted Full registration, Provisional registration or a permit to teach are registered until 31 March in the following year. Application fees operate on a sliding scale to accommodate initial applications made at different times of the year. Registration cards All applicants successfully registered or granted a permit to will be issued with a certificate and card. The card and certificate will include the teacher’s name, registration or permit number, registration period, registration category and any conditions on the registration or permit. If a card or certificate is lost, stolen or damaged the teacher may apply to TQI for a replacement. The request for a replacement must be accompanied by a statement outlining the circumstances under which the card or certificate was lost, stolen or damaged. Assessment of applications Suitability to teach Suitability to teach for both new applications and for renewal of registration or a permit to teach is assessed on the basis of the applicant: complying with any relevant Code of Practice relating to Professional Conduct, and holding a current general registration under the ACT Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2012. An applicant holding a conditional WwVP registration would only be granted TQI registration where TQI has assessed that the condition imposed by Access Canberra is not prejudicial to the standing of the teaching profession as a whole, and does not relate to fit and proper person considerations relevant to the inherent role of a teacher have not had their registration or permit to teach cancelled or suspended, other than in accordance with a request by the person. Granting a category of registration than that applied for
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