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Permission to teach is intended for individuals who are not qualified teachers but who have been
offered employment to undertake the duties of a teacher in a school.
Permission to teach is required where a person is being engaged to deliver and/or assess student
participation in an educational program. This includes educational programs authorised by the
Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (e.g. VELS, VCE, VCAL). The person is engaged
because of their specific skills and experience in a particular subject or discipline.
Permission to teach may be granted by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) for a fixed period
not longer than 3 years and is specific to a particular subject and school.
Where an RTO auspices the school’s delivery of the VET qualification and/or units of competency,
the teachers in the school who will deliver the program must have all of the following:
hold either registration as a teacher or Permission To Teach with the Victorian Institute of
Teaching (see Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic));
Occupational Health and Safety knowledge to deliver the particular certificate units of
competency where appropriate (see Victorian Institute of Teaching Specialist Area Guidelines
for Nationally Accredited Programs only);
have the necessary training and assessment competencies as determined by the Industry and
Skills Council Advisory Committee or its successors;
have the relevant vocational competencies at least to the level being delivered or assessed;
can demonstrate current industry skills directly relevant to the training/assessment being
undertaken;