Section 19(1) of the Governor-In-Council Education Act Regulations defines the Nova Scotia Instructional Leadership Program as follows:
The Nova Scotia Instructional Leadership Program must include all of the following:
- a minimum of 6 courses, each of which must include at least 36 hours of classroom instruction and 36 hours of inquiry-based practice,
- instruction in best practices in all of the following:
- instruction and assessment
- instructional design
- coaching and supervisonal skills
- using data for instructional and school improvement
- developing a community of practice
The NSILD program is a collection of courses approved by the Minister and offered by the Educational Leadership Consortium of Nova Scotia.