VIT teaching registration

[Holz]

Myself and my partner are moving to Melbourne from the UK in September. We are now about to begin the teacher registration process - we are both experienced UK qualified teachers. I have a few questions about the VIT registration process:

 

1. Can all of the application be done online? Can the supporting documentation be sent online or does it need to be mailed by post?

2. Re. the certified copies of the required documentation - how recently do these documents need to have been certified (can I use the same certified documents I used for my visa application?)?

3. As a UK-qualified teacher, should I apply for the provisional or full registration?

4. As my credentials have already been assessed successfully by AITSL, should/can I submit the assessment certificate from AITSL as part of my application?

5. Once all the correct documentation has been submitted, roughly how long does the registration process take?

 

If anyone has any good agencies/websites for teaching jobs etc to recommend, that'd also be v much appreciated. Thanks in advance for taking the time to respond :-)

[aconcannon]

In theory I should be able to answer these questions for you as I actually worked for the VIT back in 2007 during my gap year. If I remember rightly everything was done by hard copy then, but now I should imagine now it's electronic. I can definitely say that the answer to question 2 based on when I worekd there they had to have been certified within the last 6 months! Sorry that's probably not much help - maybe email them and see what they tell you? Thanks and good luck

[Holz]

Thanks for your reply! Would make it easier if it's electronic. Looks like we'll need to get documents certified again. I am needing to call them as I am having difficulties signing into their website.

 

If anyone else has any info, I'd greatly appreciate it! I am sure many have been in a similar position as us.