Congratulations on qualifying as a teacher and choosing to start your career in Northern Ireland.
Please remember to register with the EA as an ECT.
By registering you will have access to a programme of professional development and receive relevant updates.
How do I Register
Registration opens/available from Friday, 23 August 2024
Click here to access the ECT online registration form on the EA website.
To register you will need to have available:
Your teacher’s reference number
A working email (preferably C2k)
Teacher tutor name (if appropriate)
Teacher tutor email (if appropriate)
What if I have any questions
If you have any questions about registration, please email iepd@eani.org.uk
There are also a number of Induction FAQs available on the EA website – Click here to access.
The early stages of Professional Development in Northern Ireland
What is the Induction Stage?
Induction is the first stage of a teacher’s professional development and is ideally completed in his/her first year of teaching. It may take longer if the ECT is supply teaching.
What is the aim of Induction?
‘The overall aim of Induction is to continue to address the Core Values and Teacher Competences and encourage early career teachers to develop their critical reflective practice to continue to improve their teaching and the quality of pupil learning.’ (Teacher Education Partnership Handbook, Section 4.1) It is also a starting point of a process with engagement with the DE Learning Leaders Strategy Document.
How does Induction relate to Early Professional Development?
The Induction portfolio should act as a bridge to EPD. Areas for development highlighted in the Induction Summative Report may be used to inform the target setting process for the EPD Professional Development Activities. EPD is supported by the designated teacher tutor in each school.