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How to apply for accredited PD
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Course accreditation for PD service providers
Accreditation of professional development (PD) courses are described in the Accreditation of Professional Development Courses Policy (the Policy)
Broadly, potential providers will have to show they have:
- the capability to provide PD courses
- policies for quality assurance and internal evaluation and review of course content
- secure record management systems
- current insurance coverage.
Courses cannot be advertised as accredited until NESA grants accreditation.
Courses are to be run once every 12 months. PD course accreditation needs to be renewed every 2 years.
Completing the PD accreditation application form
Start your application by reading:
- the Accreditation of Professional Development Courses Policy
- the principles of effective professional learning (the Principles)
- the NESA content criteria.
Application form
You must submit one application for each course you want to be accredited.
There are 2 forms:
- NESA Accredited PD application (Word, 9 pages, 105 KB) – for courses and single stream conferences
- Multi-stream conference application (Word, 11 pages, 964 KB) – for multiple simultaneous stream conferences. A multiple simultaneous stream conference has various workshops running at the same time, where teachers must choose workshops to attend.
The following guidelines will help you complete the application form. We recommend you read the full version of the Provider procedures manual (PDF, 27 pages, 425 KB) when completing the application form.
Sections 1 & 2: Provider details and course overview
Sections 1 and 2 provide an overview of the organisation (the provider) and of the course.
If you are completing an application for the first time or your highest responsible officer (HRO) has changed, you will need to complete a Fit and Proper Persons Declaration (PDF, 2 pages, 91 KB) for the HRO .
Section 3: Course requirements
The purpose of Section 3 is to nominate the aspects, Standard Descriptors, mandatory features, syllabuses and target ages or Stages to which the course aligns. It is also an opportunity for the provider to outline the evidence base and learning goals for the course.
Evidence base
The purpose of the evidence base is to list the research that supports the pedagogical practices described in the course. The evidence base:
- should list the evidence-based pedagogical practices that participants will learn about in the course
- should list a short summary of the references (annotated bibliography) that support the abovementioned pedagogical practices
- must support improved student learning in a school or early childhood learning context.
See the principles of effective professional learning for more information on the evidence base.
Course learning goals
The learning goals list the expected learning that participants will gain from the course. The learning goals should be informed by the evidence base and align to the course content.
Learning goals must be listed in dot points and use the sentence starter “Participants will’.
Section 4: Course description
The purpose of Section 4 is to describe course content and delivery, so NESA officers can assess alignment with the nominated aspects and Standard Descriptors, and ensure the Principles are met. You should describe the course in chronological order by selecting from the drop-down options provided in the application form, and explain each section of the course. You should also detail any models, pedagogical practices or teaching strategies, so NESA officers can assess for the Principles.
Section 5: Declaration
The purpose of Section 5 is to ensure that providers acknowledge and comply with the requirements of the Policy.
You must answer each question. If you answer ‘no’ to any of the questions, then the course may not be eligible for accreditation.
Submitting your application
Save your application as a PDF. Submit your application by email to [email protected] with the subject line Application to deliver a NESA Accredited PD course. We will acknowledge your application via email.
Please note, you cannot promote or deliver the course as NESA Accredited PD until after you have received a successful outcome notification from us.
The final part of the process is an outcome of the application. NESA will assess your application and advise the outcome between 4 to 6 weeks from the date of submission. We will notify you of the decision by email.
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