Teacher education programs

Initial teacher education programs are accredited nationally to ensure that all teachers are prepared to a high standard, and gain the knowledge, skills and experiences to make a positive impact on student learning.

Minimum requirements are set nationally and described through the Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures (AITSL) (PDF, 864KB).

AITSL has developed written guidance material as a companion document to the Standards and Procedures for accreditation of initial teacher education programs - Guidelines for the accreditation of initial teacher education in Australia (PDF, 1.48MB) . The Guidelines were reviewed and updated in 2020. More information about the redevelopment is available on the AITSL website. Queensland providers can also access the templates through the QCT Accreditation portal.

Providers submitting full applications for stage one of the accreditation process are required to complete four (4) templates, with the addition of a Stage two report (Template 5) at stage two. The templates listed below can be accessed from AITSL’s accreditation templates page.

• Template 1 – Application cover sheet - captures program information and declaration
• Template 2 – Program Standards Matrix - captures a map of evidence against the Program Standards
• Template 3 – Graduate Teacher Standards Matrix - captures a map of evidence against the Graduate Teacher Standards
• Template 4 – Plan for demonstrating impact - captures evidence against Program Standard 6.2
• Template 5 – Stage two report - examines the previous accreditation period and identifies program strengths and areas for improvement.

Accreditation is undertaken by the relevant state authority: the QCT in Queensland.

Additional Queensland requirements need to be recorded using

• Template D – Additional Queensland requirements (PDF, 104KB)

Further information

ITE templates and resources

Approved or accredited initial teacher education programs