You could complete a postgraduate Master of Teaching degree within 1.5-2 years with the support of:
a government-funded scholarship
the benefit of learning from experienced teachers by being employed in a government school while you study
additional scholarships are available to participants who identify as First Nations.
Eligibility
To be eligible for these programs, you’ll need an undergraduate degree.
Each higher education provider will have requirements for admission. Contact them directly for more information.
Selection is based on:
merit
likelihood of success, and
availability of places in the course.
Priority applications
Priority will be given to participants who live or aspire to work in outer-metropolitan, regional or rural Victoria and can train in priority subject areas (subject to higher education provider entry requirements).
Priority subject areas include:
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
languages
specialist education, and
applied learning.
Teach Today programs
Program inclusions and course structure
Year one
You will commence your Master of Secondary Education while completing an intensive study of up to 12 weeks and receive a one-off payment of $2,400 scholarship to support you before working in a school as an education support staff member or paraprofessional with Permission to Teach registration.
Year two
You will continue to work in a school as a paraprofessional with Permission to Teach registration while you complete the final year of the degree.
Available postgraduate programs
About this program:
Become a secondary teacher
Course duration: 18 month course
Minimum of 10 weeks study, prior to commencing employment
Up to 18 months of employment as a paraprofessional under Permission to Teach (Internship)
Employment time fraction 0.8 FTE (includes 0.2 FTE paid time release)
You will commence a Master of Secondary Education while studying full-time for the first 12 months. Some programs offer participants to work in a school as an education support staff member during the first year.
The Teach Tomorrow program offers a $15,000 scholarship while you study for the first 12 months.
Year two
You will then transition to working in a school as a paraprofessional with a Permission to Teach registration while you complete the final year of the degree.
Available postgraduate programs
About this program:
Become a secondary teacher
Course duration: 24 months
Intensive study in the first year of the program while undertaking 2 teaching placements in Victorian Government secondary schools
12 months of employment in the second year of the program as a paraprofessional under Permission to Teach (Internship) at a 0.8 FTE (includes 0.2 paid time release)
Intensive study in the first year of the program while undertaking 2 teaching placements in a Victorian Government secondary or specialist school
6 months of employment in the second year of the program as a paraprofessional under Permission to Teach (Internship) at 0.8 FTE (includes 0.2 FTE paid time release)
Intensive study in the first year of the program while undertaking 60 days placement in a Victorian Government secondary school
6 months of employment in the second year of the program as a paraprofessional under Permission to Teach (Internship) at a 0.8 FTE (includes 0.2 FTE paid time release)
The Victorian Government is investing more than $93.2 million to deliver scholarships to support secondary teaching degree students with the cost of studying and living
Receive an income while undertaking your placement
Daily grants are available to pre-service teachers undertaking placements in regional, remote and specialist government schools in 2024-2025.
The Victorian Government is investing $32.2 million to support and incentives pre-service teachers, to undertake their unpaid teaching placements in regional, remote and specialist government schools, including those already living in those areas.