sec.235Professional standards

sec.235 Professional standards

The college must— adopt the national professional standards; or with the approval of the Minister, adopt or develop standards other than the national professional standards. The college may amend standards it has adopted or developed under subsection (1) (b) . When acting under subsection (1) or (2) , the college— must consult with the chief executive and the representative entities; and may consult with other entities it considers appropriate. The purpose of the professional standards is to detail the abilities, experience, knowledge or skills expected of teachers to help the college decide— whether to approve a preservice teacher education program; and whether an applicant for provisional or full registration, or an applicant for the renewal of full registration, meets the professional practice requirements; and whether to certify a teacher as a highly accomplished teacher or lead teacher, or renew a certification. The professional standards may provide for all or any of the following matters— the abilities, knowledge and skills required for provisional registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for full registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for renewal of full registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for a certification application to proceed to assessment stage 2; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for certification as a highly accomplished teacher or lead teacher, or the renewal of a certification. If the professional standards are inconsistent with a requirement under this Act, the standards are invalid to the extent of the inconsistency. The college must— make the professional standards available for inspection on its internet site; and ensure copies of the professional standards, and each document applied, adopted or incorporated by the standards, are kept available for inspection, free of charge, at the office. In this section— national professional standards means the national professional standards prescribed under a regulation. s 235 sub 2012 No. 35 s 21 amd 2019 No. 14 s 6 (sec.235-ssec.1) The college must— adopt the national professional standards; or with the approval of the Minister, adopt or develop standards other than the national professional standards. (sec.235-ssec.2) The college may amend standards it has adopted or developed under subsection (1) (b) . (sec.235-ssec.3) When acting under subsection (1) or (2) , the college— must consult with the chief executive and the representative entities; and may consult with other entities it considers appropriate. (sec.235-ssec.4) The purpose of the professional standards is to detail the abilities, experience, knowledge or skills expected of teachers to help the college decide— whether to approve a preservice teacher education program; and whether an applicant for provisional or full registration, or an applicant for the renewal of full registration, meets the professional practice requirements; and whether to certify a teacher as a highly accomplished teacher or lead teacher, or renew a certification. (sec.235-ssec.5) The professional standards may provide for all or any of the following matters— the abilities, knowledge and skills required for provisional registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for full registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for renewal of full registration; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for a certification application to proceed to assessment stage 2; the abilities, experience, knowledge and skills required for certification as a highly accomplished teacher or lead teacher, or the renewal of a certification. (sec.235-ssec.6) If the professional standards are inconsistent with a requirement under this Act, the standards are invalid to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.235-ssec.7) The college must— make the professional standards available for inspection on its internet site; and ensure copies of the professional standards, and each document applied, adopted or incorporated by the standards, are kept available for inspection, free of charge, at the office. (sec.235-ssec.8) In this section— national professional standards means the national professional standards prescribed under a regulation.