Teacher registration in the Northern Territory: TRB NT and the Ochre Card

The TRB NT registers teachers for government, Catholic and independent schools across the Territory. Alongside registration you need a Working with Children Clearance, known as the Ochre Card, issued by SAFE NT. You'll usually need the Ochre Card before the TRB will finish your registration.

NT teacher registration at a glance

TRB NT fees

How to register

Keeping registration current

• Pay the annual fee on time; it rises each 1 July.
• Keep your Ochre Card current. It's a separate clearance with its own renewal date.
• Log your professional learning to the TRB's requirements.
• Tell the TRB if your name, address or employer changes.

Interstate, NZ and overseas teachers

Teachers registered in another state can apply under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992, and NZ teachers with a current practising certificate under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997. Teaching is exempt from automatic deemed registration, so you must apply to the TRB NT and get an Ochre Card; an interstate Working with Children Check doesn't transfer.

Overseas-qualified teachers apply directly to the TRB NT. An AITSL skills assessment is for your visa only and doesn't register you. AITSL requires IELTS Academic with 7 in reading and writing and 8 in speaking and listening; confirm the TRB NT's own English rules before you book a test. See overseas teacher registration by state and the teacher move planner.