Queensland College of Teachers

Permission to Teach

A person may be eligible for permission to teach if the person:

• has been offered a teaching position in a school and the employing authority for, or principal of, the school cannot find an appropriate registered teacher to fill the position
• has the knowledge, qualifications, skills or training reasonably considered by the QCT to be relevant for the teaching position the person has been offered
• is suitable to teach
• meets any other requirement for professional practice prescribed under a regulation, including demonstrating the ability to communicate in English at a professional level with students, parents teachers and other persons.
  

The permission to teach is granted for a specified period which must not be longer than two years. It may be renewed for a further period of two years.

Permission to teach is not registration. Therefore, a person holding permission to teach must not claim to hold registration.

Applicants for permission to teach should complete the application for permission to teach . Please read the information provided on how to complete the form and details of the required supporting documentation before completing the application form.

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