Tutoring practice will not allow for the demonstration of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) at the proficient teacher level. To demonstrate  they have met the Proficient Teacher level of the APST, provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) can only complete VIT's Inquiry process if they are performing the duties of a teacher. 

The required 80 days teaching can be accumulated while working in the Victorian Government’s Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI). 

What activities constitute the duties of a provisionally registered teacher?

The teacher

• delivers an approved curriculum
• individually assesses student learning against the approved curriculum
• plans for learning against the approved curriculum
• provides feedback on learning to students both formally and informally
• reports this progress (informally and formally) to parents/carers
• demonstrates clear understanding of the legal obligations pertaining to registered teachers and strategies to ensure a safe and inclusive learning environment
• is able to demonstrate all 37 descriptors of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) at the proficient standard
• is able to undertake all of the compulsory requirements of VIT’s Inquiry process to demonstrate proficiency of practice.

Please note: Solely one-to-one will restrict a teacher’s opportunity to demonstrate competency against all of the required standards and is therefore not an appropriate setting for teachers to undertake an Inquiry to demonstrate proficiency against all 37 descriptors of the APST.

Teachers working in small group situations may also be unable to demonstrate proficiency against all 37 descriptors of the APST and therefore are encouraged to contact the Professional Practice team for advice regarding the suitability of their context.