The ACT Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) is an independent statutory authority established by the ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010 to build the professional standing of all ACT teachers and to enhance the community’s confidence in the teaching profession through professional regulation and practical initiatives to raise teacher quality. TQI’s functions, set out in section 11 of the TQI Act, are to:
• register or grant permits-to-teach to eligible people;
• keep a register of, and records relating to, teachers working or intending to work in the ACT;
• promote and encourage the continuous professional learning and development (including increased levels of skill, knowledge, expertise and professionalism) of teachers working in the ACT;
• determine standards for, and facilitate and issue directions for, the ongoing professional learning and development of teachers working in the ACT;
• develop and apply codes of practice about the professional conduct of teachers working in the ACT;
• determine standards, including assessment and certification standards, for the ACT teaching profession; and
• accredit education programs for pre-service teachers and teachers. In performing its statutory functions, TQI delivers the following range of services to all sectors of school education, ACT universities providing teacher education, and the teaching profession in the ACT:
• professional regulatory services;
• quality assurance of initial teacher education and ongoing professional learning;
• advice and training on standards and certification, accreditation of programs and teacher registration;
• facilitation of collaborative teaching practice; and
• promotion of continuing development and professionalism.
