Returning to full registration

The Return to Full Registration Pathway is used by ERRTs to demonstrate the development of their knowledge and practice, and gather evidence to demonstrate they understand their child safety and professional responsibilities, engage in professional practice and learning to identify areas for improvement and reacquaint themselves with current Education State priorities.

It’s designed to guide an ERRT through the five stages of the experienced returning registration requirements, with each stage represented as a module within the pathway, including

1. Child Safety
2. Priority Standards
3. Professional Practice
4. Identified Learning
5. Attestation

Evidence should be gathered to meet the requirements for stages 1 – 4. An ERRT can access the Return to Full Registration Pathway to complete each stage via their MyVIT account.

Once an ERRT has gathered the evidence they need (stages 1 – 4), they are required to discuss and reflect on their progress through each stage and present this evidence to their employer.

During the attestation meeting (stage 5), the employer can provide confirmation if the requirements have been met and they are ready to attest to the ERRT’s proficiency by making a recommendation for full registration.

Once confirmation is received, an ERRT can complete stage 5 of the pathway by declaring they have fulfilled all requirements. 

When an ERRT has undertaken the returning to full registration process, it’s time to initiate an application for full registration in their MyVIT account. This should be done once the Return to Full Registration Pathway is complete.

This is done via the ‘Apply for full registration’ tile in the ERRT’s MyVIT account. The ERRT will be asked to verify their contact details, make declarations about their suitability and provide their employer details.

Following the attestation meeting and initiation of the full registration application, the employer will complete a recommendation report through the Employer portal .

The employer recommendation must be completed by one of the following

• VIT fully registered principal
• VIT fully registered early childhood Director/Service Leader
• VIT fully registered early childhood teacher delegate.

The VIT will assess the ERRT’s application along with the recommendation report. When all requirements have been met, the ERRT will be granted full registration.

Once the ERRT’s full registration is approved, they will be emailed notification of the approval, the register of teachers will be updated with their new registration status and a new digital registration card will be issued.

An ERRT will need to retain of copy of their evidence for at least two years in case they are selected for audit by VIT.

• Experienced Returning Registered Teacher Guide[EG1]
• Experienced Returning Registered Teacher Employer Guide – coming soon

• Returning to Full Registration Evidence Checklist
• Returning to Full Registration Observations and Discussions Template
• Returning to Full Registration Professional Responsibilities Report
• Returning to Full Registration Professional Learning Resources
• Returning to Full Registration Professional Learning Template

• Experience Returning Registration Fact Sheet