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Teach the Teacher 2021

After the disruption to schools in 2020, it’s the ideal time to position students as partners in education and learning.

Designed by students, the Teach the Teacher program is a whole school student-led framework to encourage and enable student voice, agency and leadership delivered by VicSRC.

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision

A significant decision concerning the relevance of a serious criminal offence (unrelated to teaching) to the suitability of a person to teach, was made by VCAT late last year.

2019-20 Annual Report

VIT's 2019-20 annual report was tabled in parliament this week and includes case studies that provide insight into how we carry out our work.

Child safe standards

The Minister for Education, the Hon. James Merlino MP has released a video message for school professionals and parents to help them prepare for the 1 August 2016 implementation of child safe standards.

Free infection control eLearning

Access to an eLearn module about infection prevention and control during COVID-19 is now available for all Victorian education settings.

Code of Conduct: seeking final feedback

This is your final opportunity to share your thoughts about the Victorian Teaching Profession Code of Conduct consultation draft.

What does VIT do?

The VIT is an independent, self-funding government authority, regulating the teaching profession in the public interest. 

Although we report to the Minister for Education, we’re not part of the Department of Education and Training.

VIT welcomes governance review

The Victorian Minister for Education, James Merlino MP, has announced a review of VIT’s governance and operational frameworks.

Notifying VIT of teacher concerns

Part of VIT’s role is to investigate the conduct, competence and fitness to teach of registered teachers, and whether a registered teacher’s ability to practice as a teacher or early childhood teacher is seriously affected because of an impairment.