Overview
Please go to the Teaching Council website for the most up to date information on how to get registered as a teacher in New Zealand.
Reimbursement for your practicing certificate
From 12 July 2021, practicing certificates expire and are issued every three years. Registration is free from 1 July 2025.
Quick find
Quick links to useful parts of the Teaching Council site:
- Becoming a teacher in New Zealand
- Getting a practising certificate
- For New Zealand teachers
- For teachers coming from overseas
- Renewing a practicing certificate
- The competence process
- The conduct process
- All application forms
- How to update your details with the Teaching Council
Note: This is not an exhaustive list of what's on the Teaching Council website. Try using the Teaching Council search for topics of interest.