Registrations are open for experienced teachers looking to support provisionally registered teachers (PRTs) achieve full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
A partnership between the department and the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT), the Effective Mentoring Program (EMP) is designed for experienced teachers who are mentoring provisionally registered teachers in schools and early childhood settings.
By the end of the free program, participants will:
- develop 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)
- have completed activities that support applied learning between program days
- have learned about current research and practice in mentoring.
A backfill contribution of up to 2 days is available in 2024 for early childhood participants to attend the program.
Eligibility
The program is for experienced teachers who hold a current VIT registration and are mentoring PRTs in:
- government, Catholic and independent schools
- early childhood and education care settings
- non-school education centres (for example, hospitals and zoos).
Program requirements
To complete the EMP, participants are required to attend both days of the program and complete the pre- and post-event online modules.
The 2-day program will be delivered face to face from Term 1 to Term 3, 2024, with a limited number of online seminars available to participants who are unable to access a face-to-face seminar.
A one-day refresher program is also available for teachers who have previously completed the EMP.
How to register
Registrations are now open for 2024, but places are limited so get in quick.
To register and for more information regarding dates, refer to the full 2-day program or one-day refresher program.
Find out more
For more information, including how to access backfill, refer to the Effective Mentoring Program.
For further enquiries contact the department by email: ec.mentoring@education.vic.gov.au
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