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Teachers who hold provisional registration have two years to move their practice from the Graduate to the Proficient teacher level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). This work is undertaken in collaboration with other experienced fully registered teachers who can provide the provisionally registered teacher (PRT) with feedback and support in the development of their practice.

Teachers will be able to apply for full registration when they can demonstrate that

  • they have taught for at least 80 days in one or more Australian or New Zealand schools / early childhood (EC) services, and
  • provide evidence that they have met the APST at the Proficient teacher level using VIT’s Inquiry process.

Click on each step below to find out more about the moving to full registration process.

Step 1 – Gather evidence using VIT’s Inquiry process

The VIT’s Inquiry process is used by PRTs to demonstrate the development of their knowledge and practice, and gather evidence to demonstrate they have met the APST at the Proficient teacher level.

This process is adapted from Helen Timperley’s cycle of teacher inquiry and knowledge building. It requires PRTs to

  • select a class or group of learners, and assess the level of learning and factors affecting learning
  • develop a question for inquiry based on identified learning needs
  • undertake professional learning to deepen professional knowledge and refine skills in relation to VIT’s Inquiry question
  • use this knowledge to develop and implement an action plan to improve learning outcomes
  • assess the impact of the inquiry on learning outcomes and teacher practice
  • reflect on the effectiveness of practice and identify future areas of work, and
  • ensure that all compulsory requirements of VIT’s Inquiry process have been met.
Useful Resource

Check out the PRT Guide to find out more about the requirements for VIT’s Inquiry process.

Step 2 – Initiate your application for full registration

When a PRT has undertaken the Inquiry process, it’s time to initiate an application for full registration in their MyVIT account. This should be done once VIT’s Inquiry process is complete but no more than 30 days prior to meeting with the recommendation panel.

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

Step 3 – Present your evidence to a workplace recommendation panel

Once a PRT has gathered the evidence they need, they are required to present this evidence to a workplace recommendation panel.

The workplace recommendation panel is a group of experienced teachers within the PRT’s workplace. The VIT expects the following composition for panels.

In a school setting, the principal can assume the role of panel chair if they hold full registration.

In an early childhood (EC) setting, the education leader (e.g. centre director or manager) should assume the role of panel chair if they hold full early childhood teacher (ECT) registration. If the education leader does not hold full ECT registration, any EC trained panel member can assume the role of panel chair.

The recommendation panel will assess the PRT’s documented evidence of practice and make a determination whether they have met the requirements to obtain full registration.

Visit the FAQs page to for a list of frequently asked questions about moving to full registration.

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If the PRT’s mentor does not work at the same workplace, the PRT should tick the allocated box acknowledging this, and download/complete the form to provide VIT with more information.

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Employers should check out VIT’s Workplace Panel Guide for more information about how to form a workplace panel to support their PRTs moving to full registration.

Step 4 – Finalise your application for full registration

Following the panel meeting, the panel chair will complete a recommendation report through the Employer portal and submit it to VIT.

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

Once the PRT’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 registration card will be issued.

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

Resources

Before a PRT begins the process, VIT recommends they read our guide for moving to full registration. The guide contains a template for collating your evidence and is available in a PDF or Word document in the Templates and checklists below.

We recommend reading the relevant companion and evidence guides. These supplementary guides contain context specific information regarding the process of moving from provisional registration to full registration.

Click the accordions below for more useful resources or meet the Professional Practice team and find out how they can assist you.

Useful Resource

Need more help understanding the process of moving to full registration? VIT regularly holds free PRT seminars to help make the process easier. Visit the Events and seminars page to find out more.

Video

Click here to see a range of helpful videos about moving to full registration, including step-by-step guides, tips and examples.

Click here to listen to some podcasts from other teachers who have been through the process.

Last updated: 03 Feb 2023

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