FAQs

Category All About the GTCNI Information Held on Register & Access Registration Registration Fees Registration for Teachers Trained outside NI

About the GTCNI

The work of the GTCNI
What is the GTCNI?

Information Held on Register & Access

What information will be held on the Register?
Who will have access to the information on the register?

Registration

How do I know if I have been registered or not?
Who needs to register?
How can I be registered and can I register online?
Can I fax or e-mail the application form to you?
What information will I need to give you when I contact you?
I am moving house/school - do I need to let you know?
I am leaving the profession/taking a sabbatical - do I need to register?
I am a substitute/supply teacher, do I need to register?
Do I need to maintain registration if I retire from teaching?

Registration Fees

Why do I have to pay a registration fee?
How much is the registration fee?
Is there a reduced fee for part-time teachers, teachers on maternity leave or supply teachers?
I have only just qualified. Do I still need to pay the registration fee?
What will the registration fee be used for?

Registration for Teachers Trained outside NI

I am a teacher who was educated/trained outside Northern Ireland and wish to teach in a grant-aided school in Northern Ireland. Can I register with the GTCNI?