Teacher registration requires that a teacher completes sufficient professional learning to maintain the currency of their professional competence.
As part of the renewal of registration application process, a teacher must declare that they have met this obligation. Evidence may be requested by the TRBWA to support this declaration.
It is generally expected that professional learning claimed for the renewal of registration is over and above the normal expectations of a teacher's role and responsibilities (including preparation, planning, programming and assessment and reporting) and aims to improve the teacher's knowledge, practice and competencies as set out in the Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia.
The requirement to undertake a minimum amount of professional learning, since the registration was last granted or renewed, applies to all registered teachers. For a teacher who has gained registration with the TRBWA through Mutual Recognition, they may also include any professional learning completed in the other State or Territory or New Zealand since the registration was last granted or renewed.
Should a teacher not be able to fulfil this requirement as part of the renewal process they can submit a request to the Board to consider whether there are sufficient reasons for the professional learning requirement not to apply in the particular case.
The minimum number of hours of professional learning activities that will be required for the renewal of teacher registration are as follows:
| Registration category |
Minimum number of hours of professional learning activities required to be completed |
| Full Registration |
100 hours |
| Limited or Provisional Registration granted for 3 years |
60 hours |
| Limited or Provisional Registration granted for less than 3 years |
Calculated on a pro rata basis for the period since the registration was last granted or renewed, to the date of application at the rate of 20 hours for each year |
Professional Learning Activities
Professional learning activities can be either formal and/or informal.
Formal activities can include:
- activities offered by professional development providers such as workshops, seminars, online learning
- school-based and employer-provided professional development including professional development days, action research projects, mentoring a junior colleague
- giving conference or workshop presentations or writing for publication
Informal activities can include:
- professional reading
- professional or collegiate meetings dedicated to teacher professional learning or requiring reflection on professional practice
- participation in the development of policy or practice within the educational institution or a wider context
The selection of activities is at the discretion of the individual teacher subject to the requirement:
- that each claimed activity is clearly directly related to at least one of the elements of the Professional Standards and
- that relationship has been articulated in the evidence collected and retained by the teacher.
The Professional Learning Activities (for the renewal of registration) Policy details the requirements for professional learning and provides an example on how this may be recorded.
Recording Professional Learning Activities
It is recommended that teachers maintain a log of their learning activities.
You may continue to update your professional learning activities using the Professional Learning Log that is currently available through Teacher Login.