Rules: Registration

The TSC Act of 2011 mandates the TSC to:

Register and license all teachers

Maintain and annually upgrade a register of all licensed teachers

Publish the register in the Gazette

Vet all teacher qualifications.

Registration Rules

Every teacher must register in the electronic database of teachers maintained by the TSC.

The minimum academic qualification for registration as a professional teacher is the Teacher Certificate (TC) or its equivalent. Lower qualifications do not qualify.

Acceptable qualifications for registration are: TC; Higher Teacher Certificate (HTC) Primary/Secondary; Degree in Education; Degree in Science/Arts/Social Studies/Commerce/Vocational and Technical Studies + Post-graduate Diploma in Education.

A person is eligible for registration if he or she:

Has the minimum relevant academic and professional qualifications from an accredited and recognised teacher education institution in Sierra Leone or elsewhere.

Is physically and mentally fit.

Has no criminal record or any registration of inappropriate conduct.

Foreign applicants must submit the following documents with their application:

Certified copies of qualifications and academic transcript, certified copy of identification document.

Letter of professional standing and good ethical conduct – not more than one year old and headed, stamped and signed - from the country of previous registration.

Proof of legal entry into Sierra Leone, passport, visa, and work permit and/or residence card if relevant, or asylum seeker or refugee permit.

Documentation of passing TSC’s Professional Qualifying Assessment/Test (if operational at the time).

Proof of ability to teach fluently in the English language.

Separation from service, retirement and death must be registered in the Teacher Database.

Denial or withdrawal of registration as a teacher follow the same rules as denial or withdrawal of a teacher’s licence. The criteria are described in the following section on Licensing.

Anyone found to submit falsified documents or information will be subject to legal proceedings and denied registration or licensing as a teacher