EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 241
EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES NATIONAL REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 241
241 . Persons taken to hold an approved early childhood teaching qualification
(1) A person is taken
to hold an approved early childhood teaching qualification for the purposes of
these Regulations if, immediately before the scheme commencement day, the
person —
(a)
was —
(i)
recognised under the former education and care services
law, or for the purposes of a preschool funding program, of any participating
jurisdiction as an early childhood teacher; and
(ii)
employed or engaged in a declared approved service as an
early childhood teacher;
or
(b) held
a qualification that is published under regulation 137(2) in the list of
former qualifications approved as early childhood teacher qualifications; or
(c) was
registered or accredited as an early childhood teacher in accordance with the
requirements of any participating jurisdiction; or
(d) was
employed to deliver a pre‑preparatory learning program (within the
meaning of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 of Queensland);
or
(e) was
registered as a teacher under the Teachers Registration and Standards
Act 2004 of South Australia and was employed to deliver a preschool
program; or
(f) was
registered as a teacher under the Teachers Registration Act 2000 of
Tasmania and was employed to deliver a preschool program at a school
established or registered under the Education Act 1994 of Tasmania; or
(g) was
registered as a teacher under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers)
Act 2005 of Queensland and held a qualification that is published under
regulation 137(2) in the list of former qualifications approved as
diploma level qualifications.
(2) If, immediately
before the scheme commencement day, a person was enrolled in a course for a
qualification that is published under regulation 137(2) in the list of
former qualifications approved as early childhood teacher qualifications, the
person is taken to hold an approved early childhood teaching qualification for
the purposes of these Regulations on the completion of the course.
(3) If, immediately
before the scheme commencement day, a person who was registered as a teacher
under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 of
Queensland was enrolled in a course for a qualification that is published
under regulation 137(2) in the list of former qualifications approved as
diploma level qualifications, the person is taken to hold an approved early
childhood teaching qualification for the purposes of these
Regulations —
(a)
while the person is actively working towards the approved diploma level
qualification; and
(b) if
the person completes the approved diploma level qualification, on completion
of that qualification.
(4) If a person who,
immediately before the scheme commencement day, was registered as a teacher
under the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 of
Queensland commences actively working towards an approved diploma level
qualification on or before 31 December 2013, the person is taken to
hold an approved early childhood teaching qualification for the purposes of
these Regulations —
(a)
while the person is actively working towards the approved diploma level
qualification; and
(b) if
the person completes the approved diploma level qualification, on completion
of that qualification.
(5) If, immediately
before the scheme commencement day, the recognition, registration,
accreditation or qualification as an early childhood teacher of a person
referred to in subregulation (1) was subject to restrictions imposed by
or under an education law of a participating jurisdiction, the person is taken
to be an early childhood teacher under that subregulation subject to the same
restrictions.
(6)
Subregulation (1)(c) does not apply if immediately before the scheme
commencement day the person was registered or accredited as an early childhood
teacher or equivalent on the basis that the person was working towards an
early childhood teacher qualification or equivalent.
(7) For the purposes
of subregulations (3) and (4), the person is actively working towards an
approved diploma level qualification if the person —
(a) is
enrolled in the course for the qualification; and
(b)
provides the approved provider with documentary evidence from the provider of
the course that —
(i)
the person has commenced the course; and
(ii)
is making satisfactory progress towards completion of the
course; and
(iii)
is meeting the requirements for maintaining the
enrolment.
[Regulation 241 amended: Gazette 13 Dec 2013
p. 6169; 28 Nov 2014 p. 4410.]