Application Evidence Requirements

• Identification Verification via RapidID

• NSW Employee Working With Children Check Number

• NESA Accreditation Teacher Summary Report

• Education / Teaching Qualification Degree/Transcript Evidence

• If working in Australia on a temporary Visa: Passport and Visa information 

• Evidence of baptism or reception into catholic church (if required)

• Other Tertiary or professional Certificates:

  • Religious education accreditation (if applicable)

  • First aid/CPR (if applicable)

  • Cert IV in Training and Assessment (if applicable)

  • Other relevant qualifications (if applicable)

• Teaching Statements of Service

• Evidence of Child rearing (if applicable to service application)

• Identification Verification via RapidID

• NSW Employee Working With Children Check Number

• Qualification Degree/Transcript Evidence (if applicable)

• If working in Australia on a temporary Visa: Passport and Visa information 

• Evidence of baptism or reception into catholic church (if required)

If any of your evidence documentation displays a different name, you must supply a copy of your legal change of name documentation:

• A Marriage Certificate. For NSW, we only accept Marriage Certificates issued by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM). If you were married in another state or country, a Marriage Certificate from a celebrant or church is acceptable. Commemorative certificates are not acceptable.

• A Change of Name Certificate issued by an Australian BDM

• A Birth Certificate issued by an Australian BDM, showing your name at birth and your new name

• A divorce document showing the name you’re changing back to

You must provide official evidence of successful completion or current enrollment for all tertiary qualifications. This may include an official academic transcript or a degree certificate. If submitting a transcript , please ensure it clearly indicates the completion date(s) for all completed degrees. 

Permanent Residents and Visa Holders who are selected for pre-employment assessments must provide Passport Details on their onboarding forms to enable their VISA to be verified.

Child rearing evidence

1. a statutory declaration establishing the period of child-rearing to be recognised (Download a copy of the Commonwealth Statutory Declaration Form) AND

2. a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

‘statement of service’ means 

1. a statement from a previous Employer 

2. on official letterhead 

3. contains the start date

4. termination date

5. classification

6. whether service was full-time, part-time or casual

7. whether any leave without pay was taken

8. whether any paid promotion positions were held

statements of service must be provided by the previous employer in a pdf or other non editable format, otherwise supporting evidence such as the original email from the employer delivering the SoS must also be provided.

Pre-service teachers who apply and are accredited at ‘conditional’ by NESA, will be accepted by CEDWW for casual employment.  

Applicants who are in their fourth (4th) year of their initial teacher education qualification OR enrolled in the second half of their Graduate Diploma of Education or Masters of Education/Teaching when they have completed a 4-year degree, are considered suitable applicants for Full or Part Time employment with CEDWW. 

Applicants who have not yet completed their University degree will need to provide:

• A copy of the official transcript of completed studies up to the date of application

• Evidence of enrolment for their final subjects

• Date for final practicum

• Evidence of conditional accreditation with NESA

If a teacher has completed their qualification but is not yet conferred, they will be required to provide:

• A copy of the final official transcript

• A copy of the final practicum report

• Evidence of conditional accreditation with NESA

Successful applicants will be required to, as per their University expectations to complete their practicum at a School alternative to the one in which they are employed. CEDWW will provide unpaid leave for this period. 

All successful applicants will have a conditional offer of employment which states that they must pass their final practicum to remain in the role (temporary or permanent). 

If you are teaching in NSW you will be required to be accredited with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and have a current ’Active’ membership status.

1. Visit eTams and log into your account

2. In your “Teacher” Dashboard click the “View Reports” tile

3. On the “View reports” page, click on “Teacher Summary Report” 

4. Your Teacher Summary Report opens as a PDF that you can then download and attach to your online application. 

Your Teacher Summary Report has information about your accreditation and is used to show CEDWW that you are eligible to teach in NSW.

Download: eTAMS Visual Guide - How to download Teacher Summary and PD Progress Reports (PDF)