Published 31 Jul 2024
Victorian Government Tutor Learning Initiative 2024
The Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) provides government and low-fee non-government schools with funding to employ tutors to deliver targeted small group learning support to students who need it most.
The focus of the TLI is on the foundational skills of literacy and numeracy, which are critical for success in school and life.
Tutor role
Tutors are employed by schools to deliver small group learning support, with a focus on literacy and numeracy.
Tutors work closely with teachers and staff to
- identify a student’s point of need, through diagnostic assessments
- define SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound) learning goals (recorded in an approved template) that can be achieved within a short, 5 to 8-week cycle of learning
- implement evidence-based, high-impact teaching strategies to progress learning
- regularly evaluate learning progress via formative assessments.
Tutor qualifications
Tutors must be one of the following
- a teacher currently registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT)
- teacher with VIT Permission to Teach (PTT Teacher Tutor). This category of PTT is available to people who have previously held registration with VIT.
- a pre-service teacher working under the supervision of a registered teacher
- any other person who meets the Department of Education employment requirements.
Please note: early childhood teachers are excluded from this initiative. Under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006, only registered teachers or holders of permission to teach are able to undertake the duties of a teacher in Victorian schools.
Further information on registering interest with the Department of Education is provided at the Tutor learning initiative: information for prospective tutors webpage.
Registration entry pathways for tutoring roles
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