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Teaching staff
P6.4 ELICOS teachers must have the following:
a degree or diploma of at least three years full-time or equivalent (teaching or other)
a suitable TESOL qualification or qualification that contains TESOL as a method
appropriate TESOL teaching experience or are formally mentored by a senior staff member with this experience.
P6.5 Where the registered ELICOS provider offers courses of preparation for entry to Australian state or territory secondary schools, an appropriate percentage of the TESOL teachers must be registered to teach in the Australian state or territory primary or secondary system as determined by state or territory legislation or policy.
P6.6 Teachers of students of 12 years old or less must hold a TESOL qualification and a nationally recognised primary teaching qualification.
P6.7 The registered provider must verify the qualifications of all its teachers. P6.8 The registered provider:
must implement policies and procedures for the induction and ongoing professional development of its teaching staff
must implement a program of professional development each year.