Applying for a full practising certificate for the first time

Requirement 

Evidence 

For Tuturū | Full (Category One): You meet the Standards | Ngā Paerewa 

To move from Tōmua | Provisional to Tūturu | Full (Category One): An endorsement from your professional leader that you have successfully completed a two year induction and mentoring programme, which has been supervised by a mentor who holds a Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate, and that you have been endorsed as meeting the Standards | Ngā Paerewa. 

If you have evidence that you have completed induction and mentoring or teaching overseas, you may only need to complete one year of formal induction and mentoring in New Zealand.

 
or 
 
To move from Pūmau | Full (Category Two) to Tūturu | Full (Category One): An endorsement from your professional leader that you have successfully completed the one year of mentoring required to move to Tūturu | Full (Category One) from Pūmau | Full (Category Two), and that you have been endorsed as meeting the Standards | Ngā Paerewa 

For Pūmau | Full (Category Two): You cannot be endorsed as meeting all the Standards | Ngā Paerewa but you are considered by your professional leader as likely to meet them

An endorsement from your most recent professional leader that you are likely to meet the Standards | Ngā Paerewa and are recommended for Pūmau | Full (Category Two)

You are committed to the expectations in the Code | Ngā Tikanga Matatika 

A declaration that you are committed to the values and expectations in the Code | Ngā Tikanga Matatika;  

 and  

A declaration about any matters for which you are under investigation, that might impact your teaching or ability to meet the requirements of the Code | Ngā Tikanga Matatika. 

You have a satisfactory NZ police vet  

Your consent for the Council to apply to New Zealand Police for your police vet;  

and  

Confirmation of the types of verified identity documents that you provided to your identity referee. 

We will use the identity documents you have previously provided, unless you have had a identity change - like a name change.

Where applicable you have a satisfactory overseas police vet

Police vets that you have obtained from the national police service of the issuing country, for any country that you have lived in for 12 months or more, in the 10 years before you made your application to the Council;  

or  

A statutory declaration if you are unable to obtain a police vet. 

You are physically and mentally able to carry out a teaching role safely and satisfactorily  

A declaration that you do not have a condition that would affect your ability to teach safely and satisfactorily.  

If required: Any additional evidence, such as a medical certificate, to support your ability to teach. 

You have continued to develop and practice te reo me ngā tikanga Māori 

A declaration that you have continued to develop and practise te reo me ngā tikanga Māori while practising as a teacher;  

and  

An endorsement by your professional leader, that you have shown progress in te reo me ngā tikanga Māori as required by the Standards | Ngā Paerewa