If you are a NSW Department of Education school, you will notice a status symbol next to the names of teachers in your list and in the Find New Teachers directory.

The verification status is an integration with the NSW Department of Education and is designed as a time saving tool for all NSW public schools who need to know that teachers are accredited and approved to teach with completed relevant training.

A green tick next to your name in your teacher profile means you are approved to teach and have completed your minimum mandatory training. To obtain the green tick you must complete:

Prior to commencement:

· Child Protection Awareness Training – code: NR28972

· New Code of Ethics and Conduct – code: MT00002

· New Emergency Care – code: MT00009

· Work Health & Safety induction for employees – code: NR33383

Within a 12-month period: (to maintain green tick status)

· Cyber Security and Data Breaches - School-based and ESS – code: MT00008

· Public Interest Disclosure -Serious wrongdoing – code: MT00010

· Aboriginal Cultural Education – code: AC00560

· Anti-Racism Policy – code: NR30069

Note: after completing the above training, you will be eligible for Annual Competency Check (ACC). The ACC should be completed annually. Further information can be found on the NSW Department of Education Induction hub.

This means that approval to teach is confirmed and matched in the NSW DoE’s system, however their mandatory training is showing as either not matched, not complete or expired.

All staff are required to complete relevant mandatory training to comply with legislative, department and school requirements, ensuring the safety and optimal functioning of the school.

The Department of Education has stated that it is at the discretion of the school as to whether or not they engage with teachers that are partially verified. Typically, one or more of the mandatory training certificates may have to be completed or updated by the teacher.

The ClassCover and NSW Department of Education integration is confirmed as working correctly and as expected.

Since we launched the verification status to teachers, 99% of support requests across EdConnect & ClassCover have been resolved by assisting the teacher with updating their certificate/s or their details.

Teachers who are not verified may be SLSO’s or EA’s or other casual staff that get employed in schools that don’t require teaching accreditation. They may also have chosen not to send their data to the NSW Department of Education as they do not wish to work in the public school system.

You can also request that the teacher submits their details to the NSW Department of Education through ClassCover which can be done within their profile section.

The data being shared between ClassCover and the NSW Department of Education is live and is subject to change. This is due to teachers completing training and going in and out of accreditation.

We have sent the current status to each teacher who work in NSW Public Schools with ample time to log in and complete their training or to make sure that completed training has been lodged correctly into MyPL. Teachers who have just completed this won’t have their updates reflected on ClassCover for up to 72 hours.

If training is completed on a Friday after 5pm or on a weekend it may take anywhere from 2 – 5 days before data is processed.

This includes the recently added ‘Data Breach Preparedness’ training that has recently been added to the mandatory training requirements.