Guidance for School Leaders about Registration Renewal

School leaders play an important role in ensuring teachers maintain their registration and renew on time. School leaders are encouraged to:

Before Renewals Open (Before Mid-January)

Prepare workforce records:

• Remind teachers to update their employment details in the TQI portal so their current workplace is correctly recorded.
• Regularly download and review your registration report from the TQI portal.
• Confirm that all teachers employed at your workplace, including casual teachers, are correctly listed.

Check staff on leave:

• Contact teachers who are on extended leave or otherwise absent.
• Confirm they will meet the requirements for registration renewal.

Verify WWVP registration

• Remind teachers to provide TQI with evidence of current Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration.

Prepare for professional learning requirements

• Remind teachers to complete and record at least 20 hours of professional learning (PL) before the end of the calendar year.
• Ensure professional learning records are ready for professional conversations and workplace delegate verification.

Support teachers with extenuating circumstances

• Identify teachers who may not be able to meet the professional learning requirements due to extenuating circumstances.
• Encourage them to contact TQI to discuss a Professional Learning Variation Plan.

Once Renewals Open (Mid-January to 31 March)

Remind teachers to renew

• Renewal applications become available through the TQI portal from mid-January each year.
• Encourage teachers to submit their renewal application and pay the renewal fee before 31 March.

Monitor renewal progress

• Track progress using the registration report in the TQI portal. The renewal status may show:
  • Not Submitted: The teacher has not yet submitted a renewal application.
  • Submitted: The renewal application has been submitted but is not yet approved or finalised.
  • Finalised: The renewal application has been approved and completed.
  • Not Applicable: The teacher's registration expiry date is beyond 31 March and no renewal is currently required.

Key deadline

• All teacher registrations expire on 31 March each year unless renewed.

After 31 March

Monitor registration status

• From 1 April, any teacher who does not hold current registration is no longer authorised to teach in an ACT school.
• A teacher whose registration has expired must not teach until a new registration has been established.