Step 3 - Finalise your application

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Here’s what you need to do to submit and finalise your application for Proficient Teacher accreditation in NSW.

Submit your application in eTAMS

When you and your Accreditation Supervisor agree that your application is ready, submit it in your NESA online account (eTAMS).

In determining your readiness, the Accreditation Supervisor makes a holistic judgement that your practice aligns to all 37 Standard Descriptors at the Proficient Teacher level, based on:

their observation and knowledge of your practice
professional conversations with you throughout the accreditation period
your representative selection of 5-8 items of annotated documentary evidence of practice demonstrating your practice at the level of the Proficient Teacher Standards.

Conditional teachers

When you submit your application in eTAMS, you must also upload a certified copy of an official graduation certificate or testamur that confirms the date your qualification has been awarded.

We can accept e-qualifications, but they must be a certified PDF document, not the link or pin combination.

Accreditation Supervisor makes a declaration

Your Accreditation Supervisor will review your evidence in relation to the Standards and may send it back to you for revisions if needed.

When your Accreditation Supervisor makes a holistic judgement as to whether your practice meets the Standards for Proficient Teacher, they will make a declaration to your principal within 28 days of the date you submitted your application, and you will be notified of this by email.

Principal makes an accreditation recommendation to NESA

Your principal will review your application and make a recommendation about your accreditation to NESA within 28 days of the declaration.

You will get an email when the recommendation has been made.

Next step

The accreditation decision

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