• enables ECE service staff (teaching and non-teaching) to access, maintain and control their own Professional Records - including their professional development information - efficiently and effectively
• enables ECE services to control and manage Service-Related Staff Records and Additional Service Information in a secure manner
• allows ECE services/staff to choose which records (and which fields within each record) they wish to use
• enables staff to use Professional Records securely between ECE services
• includes Teachers Council and Ministry of Education standards and facilitates compliance with these, together with ERO's requirements
• uses a content management system that is easy for non-technical people to use e.g. enables people to easily and collaboratively (if required) add to, edit and manage individual records
• has appropriate physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that protect the security and privacy of information
• saves time and effort
• comes with support, if required

A teacher:

• works in one ECE service, accessing and maintaining her/his own Professional Records
• moves to a new ECE service and continues to manage her/his own Professional Records
• works part-time in several ECE services concurrently
• takes some time off from teaching (e.g. study leave) but wishes to maintain their own Professional Records
• applies for a job at another ECE service and wishes to allow the interviewing manager temporary viewing access to some of their Professional Records
• provides written permission to their previous ECE service to allow themselves or a new manager temporary viewing access to their former Service-Related Staff Records (e.g. to assist with checking registration requirements)

TPRO was developed by The Biddulph Group (see Developers). The development process included ongoing consultation with and detailed feedback from a range of Early Childhood educators (including service managers), the New Zealand Childcare Association, a large Kindergarten Association, NZEI, Teachers Council and the Ministry of Education. For further information, see Background to TPRO