Don't deregulate us: NSW Teachers Council slams new NESA PD policy

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 4, 2020

The Professional Teachers Council NSW (PTC NSW) has hit back at a NESA policy shift that will see authorised professional development providers and their courses deregulated immediately.

PTC NSW said the new policy devalues "historically sound quality accredited professional learning".

“The delivery of this new Policy and subsequent deregulation is one of the best examples of how not to manage ...

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