Published 26 Feb 2025
Phasing out physical registration cards in 2025
The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is transitioning from physical registration cards to a digital solution for a safer and more convenient way to verify teacher registration in Victoria.
Changing the way we verify teacher registration
Currently, registered teachers and early childhood teachers in Victoria can prove their registration via the register of teachers and Employer portal, or by showing their employer a physical registration card.
A digital solution will improve the registration experience, provide for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and deliver a range of benefits for teachers, employers and the wider teaching profession such as
- reduce the risk of fraud or stolen identity
- provide real time registration status
- provide easy access to registration details via a smart phone
- reduce the risk of unregistered teaching practice
- reinforce the public register as the source of truth
- provide a sustainable solution for VIT’s stakeholders
- eliminate wait times on cards arriving in the post
- reduce future print and postage costs
- eliminate physical card issues
- enable teachers with an extension or interim registration to hold a registration card.
This month, VIT will stop producing physical registration cards and all newly registered teachers and early childhood teachers will be issued with a digital VIT registration card.
Principals, early childhood managers, employers and staff responsible for teacher recruitment / registration matters should review their current teacher registration verification process and start to consider the administrative implications that digital cards will have for their specific context. Does your system require scanning / copying a physical card against a teacher record? Are you required to keep a physical copy for auditing purposes? Do your policies (including indemnity / insurance) require proof of registration in the form of a physical card? Do you require casual relief teachers to be in possession of their physical card while on your campus? Addressing these matters may assist with the change management required to accommodate the digital transition in your school or early childhood service.
Digital registration cards are coming
The VIT has engaged Service Victoria to develop and host the new digital VIT registration card on the Service Victoria app, providing employers and teachers with convenient access to real-time proof of registration.
The new digital VIT registration card is a digital version of the current physical card and will be gradually rolled out to all registered teachers and early childhood teachers throughout 2025.
Initial teacher education (ITE) graduates / applicants
From February 2025, applicants who are granted teacher registration or permission to teach (PTT) will be issued with a digital VIT registration card only. If your application for teacher registration or PTT has been recently approved, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your new digital VIT registration card. The email will be sent to the contact details listed in your MyVIT account, ensure you check your junk mail folder and add VIT to your safe sender list.
Registered teachers and early childhood teachers
From August 2025, registered teachers and early childhood teachers who complete their 2025-26 annual registration tasks will be issued with a digital registration card. If you were issued with a physical registration card during the 2024-25 annual registration period, you can use this card to verify your registration until 30 September 2025. You will be issued with a digital VIT registration card following the approval of your 2025-26 annual registration application.
Need more information?
Check out our resources below to learn more about digital registration cards.
