The 80 days can be a mixture of paid employment and non-paid employment. If you are engaged in non-paid teaching work, you need to 

• work independently and not under the direct supervision of another teacher 

• plan and deliver an approved curriculum to school / early childhood aged learners 

• have direct teaching relationships with your learners 

• select and use resources and / or modify your teaching practice in response to the learning needs of the learners  

• assess learning, including reporting to parents / carers 

• undertake VIT’s Inquiry process and evidence all the 37 descriptors of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) at the proficient level.