Experienced ECTs encouraged to register for Effective Mentoring Program in Victoria

Experienced Victorian early childhood teachers (ECTs) are being encouraged to register for the Effective Mentoring Program (EMP) designed to strengthen their mentoring skills to support emerging teachers.

The EMP will begin in March and continue until September 2023, with registrations to remain open until the program is full. The program is offered in a mixture of in-person and online learning, giving teachers who complete the program the confidence and skills needed to support their colleagues, including graduate and returning teachers, to achieve full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).

The EMP is a partnership between the Department of Education and the VIT and is designed for experienced teachers who are mentoring provisionally registered teachers in schools and early childhood settings.

To successfully complete the EMP, participants are required to attend day one and day two of the program and complete pre and post online modules. The program will be delivered from Term 1 to Term 3, 2023.

By the end of the program participants will: 

• have mentoring skills to support all teaching colleagues, in line with the Mentoring Capability Framework;
• qualify to be the VIT-trained mentor on workplace recommendation panels;
• achieve certification (including professional learning hours towards VIT registration); and, 
• know about current research and practice in mentoring.

For those teachers who have completed the EMP within the past three years, a one day refresher program is also available. 

Registrations for the EMP are now open. Eligible teachers are invited to register for either the Combined day 1 and day 2 EMP or Refresher EMP.

For more information about the EMP, refer to the Victorian Institute of Teaching website.

For further enquiries, contact the department by email: [email protected]