One of the important pieces of work undertaken by the Teachers Registration Board is the accreditation of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs.  Higher Education providers in South Australia go through a cycle of accreditation and review, to be able to offer their Bachelor and Masters courses for teacher registration.  The TRB convenes sub-committees to assess these submissions against the national accreditation standards.

This ensures that graduating teachers from universities all around the country have finished a degree that meets consistent national standards, and which qualifies them for registration, and to enter the teaching profession. 

These sub-committees rely on practicing teachers, and teacher educators, to contribute their knowledge, experience, and professional expertise as part of the accreditation process.  There is always a need to recruit new sub-committee members with backgrounds in early childhood, primary, or secondary teaching.  Training is provided by Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), and support for new sub-committee members is provided by the TRB.

If you are interested in being trained to sit on accreditation sub-committees, we would love to hear from you.  For more information about the accreditation process please email professional.standards@trb.sa.edu.au.