Teacher Registration - VIC - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You are required to be registered as a teacher if you intend to teach in Victoria. All school teachers and principals (who have previously been employed as a teacher) working in government and independent schools are required to be registered.

There are 5 registration types:

Full teacher registration is for those who undertake duties which include the delivery of an educational programme and who meet all qualification requirements.
Provisional teacher registration is for those who undertake duties of a fully registered teacher, yet do not meet the standard required of professional teachers.
Full early childhood teacher registration is for people who undertake duties as a pre-school or kindergarten teacher and who meet all the qualification requirements.
Provisional early childhood teacher registration is for people who undertake all duties of a fully registered early childhood teacher, yet do not meet the standard required of professional teachers.
Permission to teach is for people who do not meet the requirements of teacher registration but possess the appropriate skills and experience to teach. This permission is for those who are committed to becoming a member of the teaching profession and have made progress toward becoming a registered teacher.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for any of the registration categories, you will need to provide:

evidence of appropriate qualifications
a criminal record check which has been obtained through the Victorian Institute of Teaching
evidence of English language competency.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Expiry

Full registration and early childhood registration must be annually renewed on 30 September each year.

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	$147.00	Initial registration (applicants with Victorian qualifications) / permission to teach. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$170.00	Initial registration (applicants with interstate or overseas qualifications) / permission to teach. Fees for 2022-23
Apply	Application	All	$35.00	Second registration. Fees for 2022-23
General	Miscellaneous	All	$63.00	National criminal history check. Fees for 2022-23
Renew	Renewal	All	$110.00	Annual registration if paid by 30 September. Fees for 2022-23
Renew	Renewal	All	$25.00	Annual registration of registration for second registration. Fees for 2022-23
Renew	Renewal	All	$145.00	Annual registration if paid from 1 October to 31 December. Fees for 2022-23

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Online Application for Registration to Teach (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Education and Training Reform Act 2006 Victoria

Additional information

If you hold a full registration but are unable to work there is an option to register as non-practising.

Please consult the responsible agency for more information.

Disqualified persons or entities

You cannot apply for registration as a teacher within 5 years after receiving a negative notice under the Working with Children Act 2005.