Welcome to the online accreditation system for all primary, secondary and early childhood teachers in NSW. It's where you can: update your personal information, log and track your PD, review and evaluate PD course offerings, submit accreditation applications, pay your annual fee, submit a leave of absence and monitor progress of your accreditation. Providers of Accredited PD can manage their courses and upload PD session participation.
Visit the NESA website for more information about accreditation to teach and quality teaching in NSW.
Manage your accreditation with eTAMS
System last updated: 23 Jun 2025
Holiday office hours
NESA will be closed for the Christmas period from Monday 23 December 2024 and will re-open on Monday 6 January 2025. No accreditation decisions will be made during this period.
Next scheduled outage: 7pm on 23 Jun 2025 to 7am on 24 Jun 2025
The eTAMs portal will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance from Friday 12 July (7pm) to Sunday 14 July (7pm). We apologise for any inconvenience.
We are currently updating eTAMS in line with our changes to recording Elective PD. During this update, you may not be able to submit your maintenance of accreditation. Please try again in 24 hours.
From 1 January 2018 you must be accredited to start, continue or return to teaching in a NSW school or early childhood service. Being an accredited teacher means you have met the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at one or more of the four career stages in teaching.
Applying for accreditation for the first time
Visit the NESA website for information on conditional and provisional accreditation.
Finalising Proficient Teacher accreditation
Teachers working towards Proficient Teacher can finalise their accreditation requirements in their NESA online account (eTAMS). Visit the NESA website for information on finalising your accreditation online.
Principals can view reports and make Proficient Teacher accreditation recommendations and attestations in their NESA online account.
Maintaining accreditation
All teachers can log and evaluate professional development in their NESA online account. Visit the NESA website for information on professional development requirements and maintaining accreditation.
Applying for higher level accreditation
Teachers accredited at Proficient Teacher or above can start new Highly Accomplished or Lead Teacher applications in their online account.
Current applicants can upload and annotate evidence, add referees and submit modules for assessment. Visit the NESA website for more information on applying.
Taking a break from teaching
Apply for a leave of absence in eTAMS. Visit the NESA website for information on taking a leave of absence.
