The IEU applauds today’s announcement by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) giving teachers much broader scope in meeting their professional development (PD) requirements. The changes provide much greater flexibility than the narrowly mandated priority areas put in place by the previous Liberal-National government in NSW.
Under the new policy, teachers will be able to include a wider range of professional learning opportunities and other compliance training as part of their maintenance-of-accreditation PD requirements. Teachers will still need to complete 100 hours of professional development over a five-year cycle.
The Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch represents more than 32,000 teachers and support, professional and operational staff in non-government schools, early childhood centres and post-secondary colleges.
“This new policy will reduce some of the heavy workload pressures on our members,” said Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Carol Matthews.
Full media release below.