Deadline: 14-Mar-25
Applications are now open for the Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants for approved providers to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers (PRTs) to move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
Objective
- The PRT Grants Program provides funding to approved providers delivering state-funded kindergarten so they can support the PRTs they employ to move to full registration within 12 months of receiving a PRT grant.
- The transition period from studying early childhood education to securing a role and becoming proficient on the job is a critical time for teachers to consolidate their professional identity and practice. It can be a challenging period and involves significant dedication from new graduates and those who support them. By assisting employers to support PRTs through this period, the PRT Grants Program aims to reduce attrition and enhance the professional development opportunities offered to early career early childhood teachers.
Funding Information
- Up to 700 grants are available for approved providers in Victoria. Eligible providers can apply for grants of $2,872 (excluding GST) per provisionally registered teacher (PRT) they employ at a state-funded early childhood service. These grants are intended to support PRTs in obtaining full registration within the next 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The application must be submitted by an approved provider of an early childhood service, or an authorised representative of an approved provider
- The PRT the Applicant seeks funding to support must be employed at an early childhood service operated by the approved provider and delivering a state-funded kindergarten program in Victoria. The early childhood service must be listed as ‘Funded’ in the Kindergarten Information Management System (KIMS)
- The Applicant must intend to support the PRT(s) to move to full registration within 12 months of receiving a PRT grant
- If applicable, the Applicant must have complied with the applicable terms and conditions if the Applicant received funding through a previous round of the program.
- Eligibility of the PRT an Applicant seeks funding to support
- The PRT can be working in a teaching role:
- in a funded room
- in an unfunded room in a funded early childhood service; or
- as a casual relief teacher
- The PRT must be employed by the Applicant at an early childhood service delivering a state-funded kindergarten program in Victoria. The early childhood service must be listed as ‘Funded’ in KIMS
For more information, visit VIT.