ack Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Was going to hijack another thread but siad I best not....I am a teacher also: but my husband is the main applicant on the 176 visa application; thank go as I dont think they are looking for teachers in Aus so Id never get a visa. Just wondering when seeking a positive teaching assessment- do I need to apply to AITSL and then to the relevant state; hopefuuly in my case Victoria. Also just wondering - Im secondary teacher; is it my credits in university and subject methodology in university that they decide what you are qualified to teach? Just wondering as I did an BA in Finance and Economcs (3 yr)- which qualified me to teach Economics, Business and Accountancy Then did MSc in economics(1 yr full time), after did my post grad diploma in Education(1 yr full time). Now Imnot really concerned about being recognised to teach those subjects. Its mathematics Im concerned about; I did obviously maths in first and second year of uni but then did a master in mathematics Education there last year. I was short credits in ireland to qualify me and by doing this is qualified me for mathematics. I think its similiar to whats happening in the UK with the lack of qualified mathematics teachers. I was looking at Bath University years ago about doing a conversion course with them. I just pray after spending another 2 years p/t doing that course will I be qualified to teach maths too..... god the uncertainity I hate it! How tough was it to get your positive skills assessment?? Im not looking forward to having to get refernences from past principals- you know what their like! Busy busy busy! What type of references etc did ye have to get? Id a look on Victorian Institute of TEaching; maybe I am being naive but so far it looks fine!:cute: Thanks in advance for any comments. xxAileen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PositivePixie Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If your husband holds the visa, you only need to get your skills assessed by the state you want to teach in, so in your case, VIT - AITSL is only for migration (ie visa) purposes. I'm afraid I don't know what the dealio is with Vic with regards to what you are allowed to teach vs your qualifications - I believe (and could be really wrong on this, so sorry if I am) that it is only NSW that is a bit strict on what you can and can't teach, more in line with Scotland, whereas the other states are more like England and Wales in that once you have a teaching qualification, you can teach whatever you want, but please don't take my word for it, because I've only done the briefest of research on states other than SA myself. VIT website should have all the ins and outs on it though, so should be able to tell you, and if it doesn't, just email them and ask directly From what I've heard from people not being assessed as able to teach a specific subject, its always been in NSW and they have only had to do a module or two (not a whole year full time type thing) in order to teach a specific subject, so even at the worst it shouldn't be you have to do a few more years courses or anything. But contact VIT first and see if you do or don't have to do anything as it were before panicking etc (as a teacher, my visa came through in something like 19 days or something silly - the Oz government still apparently think they need teachers it would seem, we went to Aus house to get our stickers put in our passports and the guy said that they do take different amounts of time to come through apparently based on the profession, so they must have really wanted teachers. Don't know how much I believe of that, or if its just wishful thinking, but all the teachers I know out there who are realistic haven't struggled to get work at all, so I think this 'teachers aren't needed' is a bit of a myth tbh - those actually working in the profession give a very different story.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hi Positive pixie- thats great thank you. In fairness I dont mind a module or two and totally understand that. I think I just had a little panick but I think all should be fine; all of my courses are from respected universities in Ireland and my MSc in maths is half from Cambridge but I guess until its all done and dusted you just never know. Its just a pain as its so hard to get a job in teaching in Ireland (hence all the courses!) and here I am leaving one! Yeah isnt that funny- Ive heard loads they arent looking for teachers! Wonder how these things start. Anyway I think I wont be starting work for a while when we get there- have a baby and maybe we'll have another:cute: Thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rrwilky Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hi I have had a nightmare getting a letter from my Uni which said exactly how many hours of teaching practice I did, as it was 15 years ago they didn't have records. Make sure you get this infor and all transcripts from university before you leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Calliope Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hi ack I'm an Australian teacher, and have just been through registration. Looking at your education, I would think that in Victoria you are probably qualified to teach Business Studies and Economics to Year 12 and Humanities to Year 10 (after year 10, the subject is broken down into its component parts). It's difficult to get work teaching Economics (not many schools offer it now) but there seem to be some Business Studies opportunities. I don't know about maths. You might find this link useful http://www.vit.vic.edu.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/1672_Specialist-Area-Guidelines-Nov08.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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