Final round of funding to move from provisional to full now open concerning Vic ECTs

The final round of funding to support early childhood teachers (ECTs) in Victoria to move from provisional to full registration for 2022-23 is now open, and is accepting applications until Wednesday 19 April 2023.

Early childhood services delivering a funded kindergarten program and their approved providers can apply for funding of $2,872 (excluding GST) per provisionally registered teacher intending to move to full registration in the next 12 months.

Moving from provisional to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching is an important step in a teacher’s career. The move demonstrates a teacher’s proficiency against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Services and provisionally registered teachers can use grant funding in any way that supports them to move to full teacher registration, including:

• providing paid time release, travel or accommodation expenses for both the provisionally registered teacher and a mentor to work with each other
• employing a casual relief teacher to backfill the provisionally registered teacher or mentor
• supporting the provisionally registered teacher to undertake formal professional learning, such as attending relevant conferences, workshops, seminars and online courses
• funding subscriptions to teacher magazines, journals, research articles and relevant textbook resources
• supporting access to coaching from an external consultant.

To apply for the funding use the 2022–23 Funding for Provisionally Registered Teachers Round 2 application form.

Only authorized people should complete the form, and they should hold a leadership position, such as service manager, director, nominated supervisor, operations manager or approved provider.

For more information, refer to funding to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers.

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