What the check is?
Verifies registration and practising certificate with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ.
What the value is?
Ensures teachers are legally registered to work in education.
What does it check?
Teaching Council register for status, conditions or suspensions.
Why do you do it?
Protects compliance, school integrity and student safety.
How often does it need to be checked?
At hire; typically every three years at renewal (some run annual checks).
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Education and early childhood providers.
Risk of not doing it?
Employing someone without valid registration risks non-compliance and student safety.