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Teachers wishing to seek employment as a teacher in a Queensland state school must undertake the department's application for teacher employment process.

The application process aims to identify an applicant's suitability for employment as a teacher in a Queensland state school. The application process in conjunction with the assessment process assists in ensuring the most suitable applicant is appointed to each vacancy.

The process provides all applicants the opportunity to demonstrate and detail their:

professional knowledge and academic achievement
professional experience
work and life experience
community commitment.

The application for teacher employment process consists of three elements:

completion of the Application for Teacher Employment form
submission of a Professional Folio
attendance at an Interview.

The application for teacher employment process draws upon the Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers established by the Queensland College of Teachers . The standards describe the abilities, knowledge, understandings and professional values that teachers in Queensland schools must demonstrate.

The application for teacher employment process is outlined in detailed in the Guide to Teaching in Queensland State Schools.

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