Teacher Registration (General) Regulations 2012

For the purposes of sections 15(d), 16(c) and 16A(d) of the Act, the English language skills prescribed as suitable for full or provisional registration are that the requirements of one of subregulations (2) to (4) are met in relation to the applicant.

The applicant has, within the period of 2 years before applying for registration under section 10 of the Act, undertaken the International English Language Testing System (Academic) test and achieved —

an average of level 7.5 or more across the 4 components of listening, speaking, reading and writing; and

no score below level 7 in any of those components; and

a score of level 8 or more in the components of speaking and listening.

The applicant has undertaken all of the components of a teaching qualification referred to in section 18A(1)(a)(i) or (ii) or (b) of the Act, as are relevant to the application, in the English language in one or more of the following countries —

Australia;

New Zealand;

the United Kingdom;

the United States of America;

Canada;

the Republic of Ireland.

In the opinion of the Board —

exceptional circumstances exist in relation to the applicant; and

the applicant’s English language skills, both written and oral, are suitable for registration.