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Initial teacher education update

National and State reforms in teacher education have strengthened entry standards into initial teacher education programs. This means that students seeking entry into courses that qualify them to teach will need to meet academic standards and demonstrate they possess personal attributes that fit them for teaching.

Join your local CRT network

CRT networks provide an opportunity for CRTs (casual relief, emergency, relieving and relief teachers) to connect with a supportive and like-minded group of colleagues.

Important information for teachers with a registration number beginning with a ‘6’

If you’re a provisionally registered teacher with a registration number beginning with a ‘6’ and you have completed at least 80 days of teaching, we have sent you an email regarding your application for (full) registration.

VIT CRT Support Survey

If you're a casual relief teacher, relieving teacher, emergency teacher or relief teacher, help VIT support you by completing our CRT support survey.

FAQ: Check that your registration is in order

We've put together some of the most frequently asked questions to help you check you've met all of your registration requirements.

Happy World Teachers' Day 2017

"Let’s appreciate and recognise the important work our Victorian teachers are undertaking today, and let’s thank them for every day they open up the world a little bit more for their learners." 

Lesley Lamb, Chairperson of the VIT Council and Fran Cosgrove, acting CEO, thank teachers on World Teachers' Day.

Entry into teacher education programs

During the next term students will be applying for entry into Victorian initial teacher education programs.

Selection into a program will be based on both academic and non-academic attributes.

Changes to registration process for PRTs with experience

From 1 October 2017 the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) will only recognise previous teaching experience when it is part of an application for immediate full registration.

PRTs talk about the inquiry process

VIT recently surveyed 1,009 provisionally registered teachers who had completed, or were about to complete, the process of moving to (full) registration.

What is a Workplace Recommendation Panel for provisionally registered teachers?

As part of the process of moving to (full) registration, a provisionally registered teacher (PRT) needs to present the evidence they've collected to a recommendation panel in their school or early childhood service.