Ms Siobhán Healy:

Generally, what other competent authorities would look for is a letter of professional standing. It is like what the Teaching Council would look for. If a teacher comes to us who qualified outside of Ireland we would look for evidence they are registered with the appropriate competent authority or ministry of education in his or her country. Likewise, when our teachers who have qualified go to teach in another country, the other competent authority will generally look for evidence they have been registered in their own countries. We call that a letter of professional standing which outlines the period of time they would have been registered.