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    Whai tiwhiketetanga

    Registration and Certification

    Registration and certification is the way we ensure all teachers in Aotearoa are qualified, capable and ethical professionals.

    Joining the profession
    • Becoming a teacher
    • What is registration and certification?
    • Hapori Matatū | Online Community
    For beginning teachers
    • Applying for registration
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    • Taking part in induction and mentoring
    • Proof of identity
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    • Applying for a full practising certificate for the first time
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    • Requirements for renewing a practising certificate
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    Mahi ngaiotanga

    Professional Practice

    Teachers have a professional obligation to develop professional relationships with a diverse range of learners and whānau and maintain and raise professional standards.

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    Find out what you can do online, including registering, recertifying, tracking or endorsing an application, or submitting a report.

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    Resource Centre

    Search by topic for webinars, videos, documents and more to help your practice and leadership grow.

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    E pā ana ki a mātou

    About Us

    The Teaching Council | Matatū Aotearoa is the professional body representing teachers in early childhood education, primary and secondary schooling.

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Rules and Gazette Notices

Rules

Teaching Council Amendment Rules 2023 (effective from 29 July 2023)

Teaching Council Election Rules 2018

Teaching Council Rules 2016

Gazette Notices

Gazette Notice 28 February 2025 - Notice of Vacancies on the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Gazette Notice 2 October 2024 - Teaching Council (Review of Complaints Assessment Committee Decision Fee) Notice 2024

Gazette Notice 29 June 2023 – Teaching Council Amendment Rules 2023

Gazette Notice 2 June 2022 - Fees and Levies Notice

Gazette Notice 6 November 2020 - Expiry Date for Practising Certificates

Gazette Notice 22 May 2020 - Fees for Registration, Practising Certificates, and Limited Authority to Teach

Gazette Notice 15 November 2018 - Election Rules

Gazette Notice 15 December 2016 - Interim Practising Certificate

Gazette Notice 2 June 2016 - Education Council Rules

Gazette Notice 1 July 2015 - Fees

Gazette Notice 1 July 2015 - Rules

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