The Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education began development of the GTPA in 2015. A comprehensive audit of the GTPA against the Graduate Teacher Standards was undertaken by the Queensland College of Teachers in 2016. The nation-wide Trial of the GTPA occurred throughout 2017. This included the validation of the instrument, moderation across the participating HEIs and standard-setting. A digital platform has been developed for cross-institutional moderation online (CIM-Online®) and benchmarking.

Led by the Institute for Learning Sciences & Teacher Education, a Collective of HEIs and expert teacher educators undertake GTPA implementation in a range of ITE courses across the country. Throughout the year, consultations will also occur with teachers and school leaders, regulatory authorities, teacher unions, employing authorities, and national principal associations.

Through a focus on fidelity of implementation and the application of standards, including in moderation, HEIs will undertake a parallel program of research, generating data to show graduate competence measured against required standards. A feedback loop has been designed and implemented to inform HEI initiatives in consistent application of the standard. Another priority focus is use of the data for targeting improvement in ITE programs and reporting to a range of stakeholders.