Effective Mentoring Program
The Effective Mentoring Program (EMP) comprises of a two-day professional learning program developed and delivered as a partnership with the Department of Education and Training. The EMP is open to experienced (fully) registered teachers working in government, Catholic and independent schools and early childhood services.
In 2021, all programs will be combined to cater for school and early childhood mentors. Running across two days, the EMP content is a blend of the skills and knowledge fundamental to mentoring and knowledge about the VIT process to move from provisional to (full) registration.
There are two delivery options available to mentors.
New Mentors – A two-day school / early childhood mentors program. Attendance at both days is the minimum requirement for a teacher or ECT to be recognised by VIT as a trained mentor for participation on a Workplace Recommendation Panel. Full attendance and completion of the online course modules are required to complete the Effective Mentoring Program and receive a Certificate of Completion.
Previous Mentors – A one-day refresher program. Please note that the refresher program is only available to those who completed Phase 1 in order to participate in this phase prior to 2019.
What will I learn?
You will have opportunities to explore the practice of mentoring and how mentoring can support beginning teachers to improve their teaching practice. Mentoring practices are explored in the context of guiding and supporting a PRT, via VIT's inquiry process, through to (full) registration.
Program overview
Day 1
- understanding mentoring
- Mentoring Capability Framework (MCF)
- VIT registration process
- understanding the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
- VIT Inquiry cycle and adaptive expertise
- Inquiry questions and actions plans
- MCF action plan and evalution.
Day 2
- mentoring skills
- making teaching practice public
- exploring options for observing practice
- mentoring in practice
- understanding the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
- the role of mentors at each stage of the Inquiry
- Inquiry samples of evidence
- Victorian Code of Conduct and Ethics for teachers
- recommendation process overview.
Refresher
- understanding mentoring
- Mentoring Capability Framework (MCF)
- VIT registration process (updates and areas of focus)
- the Inquiry cycle
- support material workshop.
Dates
Please note, given current government restrictions due to COVID-19, the EMP will be delivered online for Term 1 and Term 2 of 2021. Face-face seminars may resume in Term 3 if permitted.
You can register for the 2021 EMP here. When selecting your seminar dates we recommend you leave at least 1 month between dates. This will give you ample opportunity to put into practice your mentoring skills with your Provisionally Registered Teacher.
Phase 1 – EMP
Day 1
Location | Date | Term | Delivery method |
Online | 24 February 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 25 February 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 26 February 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 2 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 9 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 11 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 12 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 17 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 19 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 27 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 30 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 7 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 19 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 1 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Warrnambool | 4 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Wodonga | 8 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Doncaster | 10 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Melbourne | 11 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Wheelers Hill | 15 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Taylor Lakes | 21 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Bendigo | 27 July 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Sale / Traralgon | 28 July 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Day 2
Location | Date | Term | Delivery method |
Online | 21 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 23 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 28 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 29 April 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 5 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 6 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 11 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 21 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 26 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 28 May 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 18 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Online | 15 July | Term 3 | Online |
Online | 21 July 2021 | Term 3 | Online |
Online | 23 July | Term 3 | Online |
Doncaster | 29 July 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Melbourne | 30 July 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Warrnambool | 3 August 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Wodonga | 4 August 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Taylor Lakes | 6 August 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Wheelers Hill | 20 August 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Sale / Traralgon | 25 August 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Bendigo | 1 September 2021 | Term 3 | Face-to-Face |
Phase 2 – Refresher
Please note that the refresher course is only available to mentors who participated in phase 1 prior to 2019.
Location | Date | Term | Delivery method |
Online | 5 March 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 14 May 2021 | Term 1 | Online |
Online | 16 June 2021 | Term 2 | Online |
Melbourne | 13 August 2021 | Term 3 | Online |
Other mentoring programs
While teachers from all sectors are welcome to register for the Effective Mentoring Program, VIT has been working closely with the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Offices and Independent Schools Victoria to extend the reach of mentoring programs across Victoria.
Catholic Education
For more information and to book, please contact your Diocese.
Independent Schools Victoria
Mentoring events for Independent Schools Victoria are available for teachers from all sectors, Independent, Catholic and Government schools and early childhood settings.
For more information and to book, please contact Independent Schools Victoria.
Mentor Coordinator Workshop
In response to feedback from our
mentoring programs, VIT is again offering a new Mentor Coordinator Workshop.
This one-day workshop
is designed for VIT trained mentors who manage multiple PRTs and other mentors in a
supervisory role.
The online workshop will
be held on Wednesday 24 March from 9am – 3pm.
FAQs for mentors
Read our frequently asked questions about the mentoring and the Effective Mentoring Program (EMP).
Professional guides
Read guide | Read guide |
- Registration categories
- Maintaining my registration
- Renewing my registration
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Moving to (full) registration
- Inquiry approach
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Watch how to become (fully) registered with the VIT
- Watch ‘How to become (fully) registered – an overview
- Watch: ‘What you need before you begin'
- Watch 'How to choose the learners for your evidence based process'
- Watch 'How to develop your inquiry question'
- Watch ‘How to work with your mentor or experienced colleague’
- Watch ‘How to develop and implement your action plan’
- Watch ‘How to evaluate your practice’
- Watch ‘How to present to the recommendation panel’
- Watch ‘Other contexts’
- Recommendation process
- Resources
- Seminar information
- Illustrations of ECT practice
- Recognition of prior experience
- Moving to (full) registration during COVID-19
- Provisionally registered teacher survey results
- Effective Mentoring Program
- Casual relief teachers
- VIT’s new teacher registration system
- Returning to teaching
- Non-practising registration
- Special Needs Plan
- Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check
- Standards
- Fees