• 01 Registration types at a glance — Provisional, Full, Permission to Teach, Non-Practising 3
• 02 Getting Provisional Registration — eligibility, documents, fees, and timeline 4
• 03 Moving from Provisional to Full Registration — the four-step Inquiry and Panel process 5
• 04 Annual renewal — deadlines, professional learning, and teaching practice requirements 6
• 05 Interstate teachers: mutual recognition — eligibility, process, and registration level transfer 7
• 06 Overseas-trained teachers — pre-assessment, English requirements, and criminal history checks 8
• ? Frequently asked questions 9

Most teachers move through Provisional Registration first, then progress to Full Registration once they have completed VIT's Inquiry process and a Workplace Recommendation Panel. Full Registration is the long-term credential: it is renewed annually rather than held for a fixed term.

Permission to Teach is a temporary authorisation used in specific circumstances and is not a progression pathway. Non-Practising Registration allows teachers to maintain their registration while not working, without fulfilling the practice and professional learning obligations that Full Registration requires.

Provisional Registration is the starting point for most teachers entering the Victorian profession. Three groups apply: graduate teachers who completed an approved ITE program in Australia or New Zealand; early career teachers from interstate or overseas with limited Australian experience; and experienced overseas teachers who have been teaching outside Australia for five or more years.

The pathway to Full Registration uses a structured four-step process built around an evidence portfolio and a workplace panel. You have two years from the date of Provisional Registration to complete it. Two prerequisites must be met: at least 80 days of teaching in an Australian or New Zealand school, and demonstration of all 7 Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) at Proficient level across all three domains.

All VIT registrants must complete annual registration by 30 September each year. Notifications are sent by email and SMS from mid-August. If you miss the deadline, a late fee applies and you have until 31 December to complete renewal. After 31 December, Full Registration and Non-Practising Registration expire; Provisional Registration and Permission to Teach suspend.

Professional learning must reference the APST but can be any formal or informal activity: courses, conferences, peer observation cycles, mentoring, structured reading programs, or leadership programs. Overseas or interstate professional learning counts provided it references the APST. [Source: VIT, 2026]

Teachers with current, practising registration in another Australian state or territory, or in New Zealand, can apply for VIT registration through mutual recognition under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 (Cth). Registration level transfers directly: Full Registration interstate becomes Full Registration in Victoria; Provisional becomes Provisional.

To be eligible you must: hold current, practising registration (not suspended or cancelled due to disciplinary action); not be subject to ongoing disciplinary proceedings or personal teaching prohibitions; and not already hold VIT registration or a Permission to Teach.

Overseas-trained teachers have a separate pathway that begins before the standard registration application. All teachers with qualifications completed outside Australia must have their credentials pre-assessed by VIT before applying for registration. The pre-assessment fee is $285.00 and can be completed while you are still overseas.

Required if your teaching qualification was completed outside Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, or the Republic of Ireland.