As an Overseas Qualified Teacher, you will be applying to the Victorian Institute of Teaching for Provisional Registration as a CRT (Casual Relief Teacher), even if you will be working contracts. The following are some helpful tips we have for the application, and this is not an exhaustive
Postal Address:
The VIT will ask you for your current address and postal address. The postal address is where the approval package with your physical VIT card will be sent to. You can list one of our Melbourne office addresses and you can pick it up from the office when you have your registration meeting. Check with your Australian based consultant to confirm which office this meeting will be held in.
Our Melbourne office addresses are:
Collingwood (North):
anzuk Education
2-4 Down Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
Melbourne (South):
Level 10 – anzuk Education
390 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004
*Be sure to copy this address exactly to ensure it finds its way to us, as 390 St Kilda Road is a high-rise building with a lot of different businesses.
Qualification Documents
You will need to provide the certificate and transcripts university courses. Transcripts from courses specific to education need to show proof you have completed a minimum of 45 days of teaching
The VIT will grant registration to educators with any of the following
Identity Documents
In relation to these documents, you will need to complete a Verification of Identity Form, and this can also be signed by a police officer or school headteacher/principal – the same person who has signed the Trusted Referee Form. Your Trusted Referee can be located in your home country, they do not need to be in Australia. The Accredited Body is the Trusted Referee who must complete this section of the
International Police Check
You will need to apply for a police certificate from any country you have lived in for twelve or more months in the last ten
IMPORTANT: You must send the police certificate in with the whole application within 7 days of receiving it. COMPLETE THIS LAST right before you apply. If you need checks from more than one country, only the check from the country you currently reside in needs to be sent in within 7 days of receiving
If you are from the UK (including Northern Ireland) or have lived in the UK, you can apply for a police certificate from ACRO If you are from the Republic of Ireland, you can apply for a police certificate with the Garda. These police certificates can be used for international
If you receive an email from the VIT after submitting your application asking if you have a teaching position organized in Victoria, you can tell them yes, and that you are employed as a teacher by anzuk Education.
If you have questions about the application, please feel free to reach out to the team, but you can also call or email the VIT directly. You can also refer to the ‘How to apply for registration if you’re a graduate’ video (linked) on the VIT YouTube channel. Even though you may not be a graduate, as an overseas educator you will be applying for provisional registration which is covered in the video
For official answers to your questions, you can email the VIT directly, or feel free to post your questions into our travelling educator Facebook groups as there might be others that have had similar experiences.