Review of Registration Requirements PD

Thanks to Dawn Colcott for last night's presentation of Registration Renewal Requirements.  We certainly all had a lot of questions and Dawn managed to address all of them!   Quite a feat when there were some 45 in attendance!  You will notice I have now made a link to the VIT 'Registration Renewal' handout that Dawn provided us all with - this will help those in the network who didn't manage to attend last night.

At present fully registered teachers will need to demonstrate 'Maintained Practice' (50days teaching and 100hrs PD as well as a National Criminal History Records Check(NCHRC)).   In addition to the handout mentioned above Dawn summised other possibilities for PD that fully registered teachers will need in order to renew their 5year registration.  These included;

• Pdi Conferences http://pdi.vic.edu.au/
• School curriculum days/meetings
• 'Returning to Teaching' program www.education.vic.gov.au/proflearning/teacher/refresh.htm , who run a 7 day program
• professional conversations
• unions, subject associations http://www.tin.org.au/
• online courses http://www.education.vic.gov.au/
• Professional Research - ie Education Research digest http://educationresearchdigest.com/

It's important to keep track of this reading/meetings/discussions etc and to jot down any reflections you have had about it and/or if being involved in it directed you to make any further enquiries. 

The Institute has changed it's policy on renewal and after this 5 year renewal process has been undertaken the Institute will ask that teachers undertake this process annually instead and 'Maintained Practice' will become 10days teaching and 20hours PD activities within the year.  If you are not able to satisfy these requirements the Institute will grant you 1year extension in which to achieve the set requirements.

Dawn was quite happy to take individual enquires at the Institute and this Network will also do their utmost to help if any of its members have questions!

February 28th 2011 - VIT Registration Requirements

Our 1st session of the year - VIT Registration Requirements appears popular already!  Please express your interest via email as soon as possible to reserve your seat!  (A gold coin is suggested as a contribution to afternoon tea)