A day of teaching as a CRT in a school or early childhood setting can be determined by your payslip. For example, if you are employed for one day as a CRT, this will constitute a day of teaching for renewal purposes, and if you are employed for half a day this will constitute half a day of teaching for renewal purposes. 

If you are employed sessionally, a day of teaching is approximately 7.6 hours. The hours can consist of face-face teaching time as well as any time spent planning for the learning or assessment of learners. 

If you are unable to meet at least 20 days teaching in the past 12 months, you will be provided with the option at renewal to declare you have undertaken 

• 40 days in the previous two years  
• 60 days in the previous three years 
• 80 days in the previous four years 
• 100 days in the previous five years. 

If you are not currently employed as a teacher, you may also accumulate 20 days of practice through equivalent practice or educational leadership.  

Through equivalent practice you can 

• plan, teach and assess an approved curriculum to school aged learners 
• connect your practice to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. 

Educational leadership may involve activities such as 

• developing resources and materials for use by teachers in schools or early childhood services 
• research into teaching and learning and the dissemination of that knowledge to teachers and / or other educational leaders 
• policy development to support and improve teaching and learning 
• working with teachers, either individually or collectively, to support and improve their professional knowledge and practice. 

More information on these categories can be found here.