Thank you to all teachers and early childhood teachers for your incredible professionalism and resilience throughout 2022, and especially in meeting the ongoing challenges presented by COVID 19.

Teacher registration is important in maintaining professional status and public confidence in the profession, and to provide for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

All teachers are required to complete the annual registration process by 30 September each year in order to maintain their registration. The annual registration process applies to all registration categories. 

This year you will receive your invoice in the mail and via email, with subsequent reminders via email and SMS. Invoices will start to arrive from 17 August, staggered over 2 weeks. You don't need to wait for your invoice to arrive, you can login to your MyVIT account and complete your registration tasks from 15 August 2022.

Note: If you completed your tasks prior to receiving your invoice, please disregard the invoice as it was generated before you made payment.

The VIT’s registration fees continue to be among the lowest across Australia and may be tax-deductible. 

Annual registration key dates 2022

How to complete your annual registration tasks

1. To complete your annual registration tasks, log in to your MyVIT account. Your username is the email address listed on VIT’s system (and is provided in your email and paper invoice notification).

2. You can reset your password by clicking on 'Forgot your password?' Your username is the email address listed on VIT’s system. You will receive an email with a reset password link - it is important that you only click on the link once. The email may take up to 2 hours to receive - check your junk mail folder. Please note: the link will expire within 24 hours.
   
   Please do not attempt to set up a new account, as this will cause duplicate accounts and delay your ability to complete your annual registration tasks. If you do not receive a password reset link, please check that your junk mail and ensure that VIT has been added to your safe senders list.

3. Select the orange ‘complete registration tasks’ tile and follow the prompts.

Watch this video to find out everything you need to know about completing your annual registration tasks.

Watch the video below for a step-by-step guide on how to complete the proof of identity – address history module.

You will receive an email notification once your registration has been approved, and your expiry date on the public register and in your MyVIT account will be updated. If you are due for a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) or declare a suitability matter, your application may require additional assessment. The VIT will contact you directly if further information is required to assess your application.

Registration cards will be issued within 30 business days of your registration tasks being assessed and approved, however you don't need a card to prove your registration.

Note: In response to feedback previous renewal periods regarding a more sustainable solution for the plastic coated cards, the VIT is currently exploring an option for electronic cards in future.

Useful information

Here is some extra information. If you have a question, check out our full range of annual registration FAQs.

Tax receipts

The VIT’s registration fees continue to be among the lowest across Australia and may be tax-deductible.

Upon payment, you will be prompted to view or download a copy of your receipt. You can also view and download your payment history at any time through your MyVIT account by navigating to the 'view applications' tile. Right-click the down arrow (on the far right side) of the relevant application and select ‘View receipt’. To request a copy of pre-2021 invoices for tax-purposes, please email VIT. 

COVID 19 adjustments

If you have been impacted by COVID 19 and cannot meet your registration requirements, read about the regulatory decisions we've taken to ease concerns about teacher registration during the coronavirus pandemic. 

For teachers completing their annual registration tasks, COVID 19 annual registration adjustments have been built into the registration system. If you have been impacted by COVID 19 you will have the opportunity to advise us of your circumstances when you complete your registration tasks.

Suitability declarations

The VIT considers suitability in the context of whether you may have an impairment that seriously detrimentally affects, or is likely to seriously detrimentally affect, your ability to practise as a teacher. Impairments are broadly defined, and consist of physical or mental impairments, disabilities, conditions or disorders including substance abuse or dependence

When making declarations about your suitability to teach, please don't declare physical or mental impairments that do not seriously detrimentally affect, or are unlikely to seriously detrimentally affect, your ability to practise as a teacher (e.g. pregnancy, broken bones, provisional registration as a 'condition' on interstate registration). 

If you are due for a 5-yearly Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check

All teachers, regardless of their registration category, are required to undertake a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) once every five years from the date they registered with VIT. This generally occurs as part of the annual registration process, within the application.

In order to process an NCCHC, teachers are required to provide the following information 

• country, state and town of birth
• proof of identity documentation
• name history including any aliases and supporting documentation for any name changes such as a marriage certificate or deed poll, and
• full residential address history – both within Australia and overseas – for the past five years.

Visit the Proof of identity page for a list of accepted documentation.

Frequently asked questions