Maintaining+Accreditation

=What every New Scheme Teacher with the NSW DEC Needs to Know About Maintaining Their Accreditation!=

Important points

 * Understand that NSWDEC (and hence everything on @myPL) and the NSWIT are separate entities that only communicate about certain types of training and development
 * What matters in officially maintaining your accreditation is the Institute's site, however the
 * Your PD (Institute Registered - IR, or Teacher Identified - TI) must cover at least one standard of every element, and **every** standard of Element 6 (Teachers continually improve their professional knowledge and practice).
 * Your PD needs to total 100 hours over 5 years.
 * If you were accredited after May 1 2008, you will need to have 50 hours of IR PD and 50 hours of TI PD.
 * If you were accredited before May 1 2008, you do have the option of also obtaining 50 hours of IR PD and 50 hours of TI PD, however this page will give you other combinations of 100 hours if you are unable to obtain 50 hours of IR PD.
 * [[file:Policy_for_the_Maintenance_of_Accreditation_at_Professional_Competence_2010[1].pdf]] This document suggests how to go about tracking your professional development for the purpose of maintaining your accreditation. Please feel free to use it to support your learning, however it is not an official document.

Again, like all the other pages, it's constantly being revised and is open to what other NSTs want and need to know, so please leave your questions and suggestions by clicking the discussion tab at the top of this page.

Best of luck in maintaining your accreditation!