Application Forms
2010 Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
If you have recently qualified as a Primary or Post-Primary Teacher in Ireland and completed a Student Consent form when a representative of the Council visited your college or university, your results will be forwarded to the Teaching Council. The Council then issues a personalised application form to each NQT. These forms will be issued to all NQTs by mid-July 2010.
Application forms are available below as follows:
APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION
APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION INCLUDING QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT
CHANGE OF DETAILS ON THE REGISTER OF TEACHERS
COURSE RECOGNITION APPLICATION FORM (for Colleges and Universities)
TEACHING COUNCIL CONTACT PERSON
REMOVAL FROM THE REGISTER OF TEACHERS
APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION
If you are a primary or post-primary school teacher who qualified in Ireland, you can apply for registration using the application forms below. However, if you qualified outside of Ireland and you wish to teach in a recognised school* in Ireland, you must apply for the assessment of your qualifications prior to being granted registration. As a signed application form, and original proof of identity and qualifications are mandatory requirements for registration, applications cannot be completed online or sent to the Council via e-mail.
If you have not received this form or if some time has elapsed since you qualified as a teacher, you may apply for registration using the form below.
Primary Teachers
Click here to download Application Form for Registration (Primary)
Post-Primary Teachers
Click here to download Application Form for Registration (Post-Primary)
Further Education Teachers
If you have been previously recognised as a teacher by the Department of Education and Science or by your VEC (e.g. under Circular 32/92, Memo V7 or CID), or if your qualifications have been recognised by the Teaching Council, you may apply for registration using the form below.
Click here to download Application form for Registration (Further Education)
APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION INCLUDING QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT
Due to the length of time it takes to process a Garda Vetting Form, (typically between 8 and 10 weeks) applicants are advised to complete a Garda Vetting Form when applying for the assessment of their qualifications. These forms can be obtained by contacting the Council. Please see the Vetting Section of this website for further information. In accordance with the requirements of the Garda Central Vetting Unit, the Garda Vetting Application Form can not be made available as a download.
Primary
Click here to download an Application Form for Registration (Primary) including Qualifications Assessment
Post-Primary
Click here to download an Application for Registration (Post Primary) including Qualifications Assessment
Additional form for Physical Education Applicants
In addition to the above form, applicants seeking registration as a teacher with Teacher Education qualifications in Physical Education must also complete the PE1 form below.
Click here to download PE1 Form
Persons seeking assessment of a qualification prior to applying for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Applicants may require an assessment of their undergraduate qualification to evaluate if the qualification meets the subject criteria for information purposes only. (Not applying for registration) The form may also be used by those that are already registered and are seeking assessment of an additional qualification.
Click here to download PPQA-02_Post Primary Qualifications Assessment Info Purposes Only
FORM - BPost-Primary Teachers who have completed their first year teaching
In order to satisfy the condition of Post Qualification Employment (PQE), applicants must provide evidence of 300 hours teaching experience in a recognised school that is verified and signed by the school principal. A minimum of two thirds (200 hours) of the approved experience must be involved in the teaching of a curricular subject to a class of students (minimum of 14 students). Up to on third (100 hours) of the approved experience can be carried out in a learning support, special needs, language support or Guidance Counselling role. A maximum of a three year period is permitted within which a teacher must complete this requirement.
Conditional Registration is granted to registrants who have not completed the required duration of teaching service in a recognised school (or its equivalent). On fulfilment of this condition, registrants should complete Form B, have it signed and stamped by the School Principal and return it to the Teaching Council. The Teaching Council will then remove the registration condition.
Click here to download application Form B
*Recognised in accordance with Section 10 of the Education Act, 1988
CHANGE OF DETAILS ON THE REGISTER OF TEACHERS
If you wish to change or update your name, title, address, employment or qualification details on the register, please download and complete the necessary form and return it to the Council with the necessary documentation.
Click here to download COD-01 - Change of Name or Title
Click here to download COD-02 - Change of Address or Employment Details
Click here to download COD-03 - Qualifications Update
COURSE RECOGNITION APPLICATION FORM (for Colleges and Universities)
Click here to download Course Recognition Application Form (38 KB)
TEACHING COUNCIL CONTACT PERSON
The Teaching Council is establishing a network of teachers who will act as a contact between the Council and teachers in their schools. It is hoped that one registered teacher from each school will be the Teaching Council Contact Person who will ensure that publications and other information are distributed amongst teachers in the school.
Click here to download Teaching Council Contact Person Application Form
REMOVAL FROM THE REGISTER OF TEACHERS
Persons who are no longer practising as teachers and who do not intend returning to teaching in the short-term can apply to have their names removed from the Register of Teachers.
Click here to download Removal from the Register of Teachers Application Form
