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How to register
How to submit an application
How to submit an application
For provisional or full registration
For permission to teach
Proof of identity and Verification of identity
Proof of identity and Verification of identity
Accepted documents
Authorised witnesses
Documents VIT does not accept
Registration fees and payments
Registration fees and payments
Tax receipts
Registration cards and conditions
How long does it take to register?
Qualifications and prerequisites
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What qualifications do I need to become a teacher?
What qualifications do I need to become a teacher?
In a school setting
In an early childhood service
Overseas qualifications
Providing evidence of qualifications
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education
English language competency
Registration categories
Registration categories
Provisional registration
Provisional registration
Additional grants of provisional registration
Victorian graduate information
Moving to full registration
Full registration
Non-practising registration
Non-practising registration
Returning to teaching
Permission to teach
Casual relief teachers
Dual registration
Interstate or overseas teachers
Interstate or overseas teachers
I'm already registered interstate or in New Zealand
I studied and/or am registered elsewhere overseas
Professional practice and learning
Professional practice and learning
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
Criminal history checks
Criminal history checks
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
ACIC disclaimer
Overseas criminal record check
Working with Children information
Working with Children information
Do I need a WWC clearance?
Do I need to report other child-related work?
Teacher resources
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How to use MyVIT
Registration Helper tool
Maintain my registration
Maintain my registration
Annual registration
Annual registration
How does it work?
How does it work?
For full registration
For provisional registration
For permission to teach
For non-practising registration
For dual registrants
What happens if I don't meet my obligations?
Registration fees and payments
Registration fees and payments
Tax receipts
Registration cards and conditions
Professional practice and learning
Professional practice and learning
Recency of practice
Recency of practice
What activities does VIT consider professional practice?
Professional learning
Professional learning
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
Teaching learners from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
Teaching learners from culturally diverse and refugee backgrounds
Inclusive education
Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
Illustrations of early childhood teacher practice
Resources for online teaching and learning
Checks, clearances and audits
Checks, clearances and audits
Criminal history checks
Criminal history checks
Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
Overseas criminal record check
Working with Children information
Working with Children information
Do I need a WWC clearance?
Do I need to report other child-related work?
Audits
Audits
How do audits work?
Documenting and providing evidence
Proof of identity
Proof of identity
Accepted documents
Authorised witnesses
Documents VIT does not accept
Changes to registration
Changes to registration
Additional grants of provisional registration
Moving to full registration
Applying for dual registration
Returning to teaching
Ceasing my registration
Teacher conduct and suitability
Teacher conduct and suitability
What do teachers need to report?
What happens if VIT receives complaint about me?
Codes of Conduct and Ethics
Teacher mentoring programs
Teacher mentoring programs
Effective Mentoring Program
Other mentor programs
Teacher resources
Teacher resources
How to use MyVIT
How to use MyVIT
Update my details
Guides, forms and templates
Support my teachers
Support my teachers
Who needs to register?
Who needs to register?
Why is registration so important for the teaching profession?
Legislative requirements
Legislative requirements
Teachers' obligations
Employers' obligations
Registration categories
Registration categories
Provisional registration
Full registration
Non-practising registration
Permission to teach
Casual relief teachers
Dual registration
Interstate or overseas teachers
Employers’ obligations
Employers’ obligations
Confirm my teachers' registration status
Maintain and monitor my teacher list
Obligation to report teacher conduct matters
Responding to requests for information
Teacher mentoring programs
Teacher mentoring programs
Effective Mentoring Program
Other mentor programs
Teacher conduct and suitability
Teacher conduct and suitability
What do employers need to report?
What should I do if one of my teachers is being assessed or investigated by VIT?
Codes of Conduct and Ethics
Support my teachers' registration
Support my teachers' registration
Support provisionally registered teachers moving to full registration
Initiate applications for permission to teach
Assist with teacher audits
Employer resources
Employer resources
How to use the Employer portal
Guides, forms and templates
Application assessment process, timeframes and consent
Teacher education
Teacher education
Professional learning resources
Professional learning resources
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
Teaching learners from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
Teaching learners from culturally diverse and refugee backgrounds
Inclusive education
Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
Illustrations of early childhood teacher practice
Qualifications and other prerequisites for new teachers
Qualifications and other prerequisites for new teachers
What qualifications do I need to become a teacher?
What qualifications do I need to become a teacher?
In a school setting
In an early childhood service
Overseas qualifications
Providing evidence of qualifications
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education
English language competency
Education for those who wish to become teachers
Education for those who wish to become teachers
Initial teacher education programs
Pathways to initial teacher education programs
Continuing education programs for teachers
Conduct and suitability
Conduct and suitability
Suitability and fitness to teach
Suitability and fitness to teach
What does suitable to teach mean?
What could impact a teacher's suitability to teach?
How does VIT assess a teacher's suitability to teach?
Codes of Conduct and Ethics
Preliminary assessments
Preliminary assessments
What is a notification and where does VIT get its information from?
What does VIT do when it receives a notification or complaint?
What happens afterwards?
Outcomes
Outcomes
What are the possible outcomes of an investigation?
What are the possible outcomes of an investigation?
Conditions, restrictions or limitations placed on registration
Decision in relation to a pending application for registration
Suspension of registration
Cancellation of registration
Outcomes by agreement
Referral to a hearing
Upcoming hearings
Latest disciplinary decisions
Register of disciplinary action
Investigations
Investigations
When does VIT investigate teachers?
Investigations into fitness to teach
Investigations into fitness to teach
What conduct does VIT investigate?
What happens during an investigation into a teacher's fitness to teach?
Investigations into physical and mental impairments
Investigations into physical and mental impairments
What types of impairments does VIT investigate
What happens during an investigation into a teacher's impairments?
What if I have a suitability matter?
What if I have a suitability matter?
Who makes the decision about my application if I have a suitability matter?
Can I make submissions to support my case?
Can I appeal a decision?
Complaints about a teacher
Complaints about a teacher
How are complaints handled?
How can I make a complaint about a teacher?
How can I make other types of complaints?
Conduct reporting guide
Immediate action
Immediate action
What action may be taken against a teacher prior to an investigation?
What action may be taken against a teacher prior to an investigation?
Interim suspension
Ongoing suspension
For education providers
For education providers
Course accreditation and endorsement information
Course accreditation and endorsement information
Initial teacher education program accreditation
Initial teacher education program accreditation
Standards for accreditation of programs
Combined early childhood / primary program accreditation
How providers can get their courses accredited
Pathway programs for entry into initial teacher education
Continuing education program endorsement
Education for those who wish to become teachers
Education for those who wish to become teachers
Initial teacher education programs
Initial teacher education programs
VIT accredited initial teacher education programs
Pathways to initial teacher education programs
Continuing education for teachers
Continuing education for teachers
Endorsed continuing education programs
Education provider resources
Education provider resources
How to use the Provider portal
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