Placement Information for all Teacher Education Students

IMPORTANT: All students requiring a professional placement must be enrolled in the EPT subject at least one month prior to the placement commencement date to be eligible for placement allocation. Before any student can attend a placement, students will all need to upload the following mandatory documents loaded into InPlace. These should be uploaded to your Details tab.

Mandatory for All Professional Placements

1. WWCC NSW Clearance number (*mandatory) – Enter in clearance number and upload certificate/application and expiry date to InPlace. Please note that all Albury students must have both a NSW and VIC Working with Children check.
   
   WWCC VIC (required by anyone with a placement in Victoria) (*) – Enter your card number, expiry date and upload a scanned copy of your card to InPlace. Please note that all Albury students must have both a NSW and VIC Working with Children check.

2. Student Agreement Declaration Forms (*mandatory) – select "YES" that you have read the agreement and upload the signed and dated document. Students must agree to abide by the professional experience guidelines on issues such as conflict of interest and conduct during their placement. A new Student agreement must be uploaded for each and every placement.
   
   Student Agreement Declaration Form for Online students
   
   Student Agreement Declaration Form for On Campus students

3. Conflicts of interest (*mandatory) – list all schools/childcare services you have connection with in the last 5 years (you attended school/service; your children attend/attended; parent/spouse/partner/self/close relative is or has been employed, if you have completed volunteer work.  

Additional Mandatory Requirements for All Primary and Secondary Professional Placements

1. Anaphylaxis training (*mandatory and must be completed every 2 years). Tick Yes and enter the expiry date (2 years from the date on the certificate) and upload a copy of your signed and dated certificate to InPlace. The Department does NOT require university personnel to witness that students have demonstrated use of the auto-injector prior to professional experience in schools.

2. Child Protection Awareness Training (*mandatory and must be completed every 12 months). To access this training, log into your MyPL account and select the quick link "Child Protection Update". Enter the expiry date (1 year from the date of the certificate) and upload a copy of your signed and dated certificate to InPlace.

Additional Requirements in all Department of Education (NSW) Schools

To be eligible to complete a professional experience placement in all NSW Public schools, you must complete the following additional requirements and the completion dates must be current.

Present the completed certificates, including your Anaphylaxis, Mandatory Child Protection Training and your signed Pre-service teacher acknowledgement to the school prior to or on the first day of your professional experience placement.

Working With Children Check Declaration for Child-Related Work – Tertiary Practicum Students

In addition to completing a Working with Children Check (WWCC), you must also have this WWCC verified by the Department of Education before your first placement.

To have your WWCC verified with the Department you must:

1. Complete the Tertiary Practicum Student Application form (ensuring you attach your identification documents)
2. Verify your application by clicking confirm on the email received once the form is submitted.

Note: You will receive an email confirmation once your WWCC has been verified by the Probity Unit. The verification process may take more than 10 days.

You will also need to present photo ID on your first day of professional experience.

Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT)

This induction training only needs to be completed once. A certificate is provided on completion of this training.

To access this training:

1. Request external access to MyPL (the Department’s professional learning platform) to obtain a user name and password
2. Once registered in MyPL select the quick link “Child Protection Awareness Training”

Code of Conduct

Read and acknowledge agreement to abide by the Code of Conduct on the Pre-service teacher acknowledgement.

Additional Mandatory Requirements for All Bachelor of Educational Studies Placements

Teacher education students enrolled in the Bachelor of Educational Studies are required to submit a Request to Waive Pre-Requisite Study Form to Student Administration prior to enrolling in the relevant professional experience subject. Please attach the following documents to your prerequisite waiver application:

1. Proof of your current accreditation status; or
2. A transcript of your completed recognised teaching degree.
3. If you completed your teaching degree in a non-English speaking country, you must also attach you English proficiency documentation.

This information must be sent to Student Administration, who will arrange for it to be assessed by the Course Administration Team. The Course Administration Team will notify you of the outcome of your waiver application. After you have been granted the prerequisite waiver, you must enrol in the professional experience subject and complete the mandatory placement requirements outlined in this section.

Additional Mandatory Requirements for Final Primary and Secondary Professional Placements

Teacher education students enrolled in Primary and Secondary professional placements must pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) before they are eligible for their final professional experience placement:

1. LANTITE Literacy Test Satisfactory Grade.
2. LANTITE Numeracy Test Satisfactory Grade.

Please review all your InPlace data, check to make sure all your data is complete and up to date.

Many schools now require you to present these certificates before you are able to enter the classroom, so it is very important that you have this information with you at the commencement of your placement and keep the data up to date in InPlace for audit purposes.

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The Australian Institute of Family Studies provides useful information and links relevant to the Australian States and Territories. If the State/Country you are completing your placement in does not require a WWCC or similar please advise the Workplace Learning Team so that placement organisation is not unnecessarily delayed.

Working With Children Check (WWCC) requirements for all states are here

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Child Protection requirements for all states are here

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