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Mandatory checks
Teacher Education
Before you undertake a school-based professional experience placement, you must complete the following background checks and training modules. These checks are a legal requirement.
You’ll be unable to undertake your professional experience placement if you have not completed all of the required mandatory checks.
Many of these checks will require renewal during the course of your degree. The Professional Experience Office will do their best to assist with this process, but it is important you stay on top of your own checks.
Please complete and upload all related documents to your MyPlacement profile via the Checks tab, and ensure that you take copies of all your check documentation with you on each placement.
Working With Children Check (WWCC)
Working With Children Check (external) is compulsory for all teachers and education students attending professional experience in schools.
Apply for a WWCC on the Service NSW website (external), you will need to attend a Service NSW Centre to present your original identity documents.
Types of Working With Children Checks
Name | Cost | Suitable for |
---|---|---|
Volunteers and Students | Free | Placements that are directly supervised by a supervising teacher i.e. PE1 to PE5, PL and PETP1 & PETP2. |
Paid Worker | $80 | Placements where the teacher education student is permitted to teach without direct supervision from a supervising teacher i.e PE6 and/or Waiver B placements. The Paid Worker WWCC is required for ALL paid child-related employment. |
You are required to enter the following information regarding your WWCC.
- WWCC Application Number – Number issued when an application is submitted for a WWCC
- WWCC Number and Expiry Date – Number and date provided on cleared Working with Children Checks.
Important WWCC information
- WWCC applications can take up to 4 weeks to be processed
- WWCCs are valid for five (5) years
- You can download a digital copy of your clear WWCC in your Service NSW App
- You can access the DoE WWCC Requirements for Tertiary Practicum Students Factsheet (external pdf 348kB) for further information
- For more information see the Working With Children Information Sheet (pdf 194kB).
Declaration for Child-Related Work (Probity Unit)
In addition to the WWCC, you will need to have your WWCC verified by the Department of Education.
Please complete and submit the Declaration for Child Related Work – Tertiary Practicum Students (external), if you require further information please refer to the Declaration for Child Related Work - Tertiary Practicum Students Information Sheet (pdf 147kB). When you receive your verification email from the DoE Probity Unit, please upload a screenshot of the verification email to the NSW DoE Probity Unit Confirm Email for NSW Declaration Form check in MyPlacement.
Probity Unit checks can take up to 10 business days to be verified.
NSW DoE Probity Unit Contact Details
Phone +612 7814 3825 |
Literacy and Numeracy Testing in Teacher Education (LANTITE)
Literacy and Numeracy Testing for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) is compulsory and must be completed during your degree in order to graduate.
It's better to attempt LANTITE early, so if further attempts are required, you do not have to delay enrolment or placement. LANTITE can be sat at any time during your teacher education studies. Please see table below for when you must pass LANTITE.
UNDERGRADUATE | Required standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in PE6. |
POSTGRADUATE | Required standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in PETP2. |
COMBINED DEGREE | Required standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in PETP1. |
Important LANTITE information
- ACER conducts four (4) LANTITE test windows per year
- A fee is payable each time you register and sit the test
- Literacy and Numeracy Tests can be undertaken separately
- There is a limit to the amount of times you are able to sit a LANTITE test
- Practice materials are available on the ACER web site
Please visit the ACER web page for test information, test window dates, practice material and registration and the LANTITE Information Sheet (pdf 129kB) for further information.
Online Anaphylaxis Training
Online Anaphylaxis Training (external) is compulsory and must be completed before you start your professional experience placement
Complete ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-training (external) course and upload the unsigned Certificate of Completion and Expiry date (2 years from completion date). For more information see the Anaphylaxis e-Training Information Sheet (pdf 205kB).
Important Anaphylaxis information
- Validation of the Certificate will occur once you demonstrate the correct use of a trainer EpiPen at your placement school.
- Anaphylaxis training needs to be completed every two (2) years and may need to be renewed during your course.
- You must complete the training through ASCIA or the DoE. First Aid Training certificates will not be accepted.
Inherent Requirements
It is compulsory for you to read the Education Student Inherent Requirements Statement (pdf 383kB) prior to starting your placement. Once you've read the Education Student Inherent Requirements Statement you will need to go to the Checks tab in MyPlacement and declare that you understand and acknowledge the following points by selecting YES in the value box of the check.
- It is a requirement of my teacher education degree to successfully complete all required professional experience placements. These professional experiences will occur over sustained, typical teaching time frames and may range from between one (1) to six (6) weeks;
- If I am unable to complete all professional experience placements, whether owing to a condition or disability, including physical, sensory and learning disabilities, temporary or ongoing psychiatric conditions, physical conditions and illnesses, physical or mental disability, unavailability or another reason, I will not be eligible to obtain my degree, even if I have completed all other elements of the degree;
- I must immediately notify UTS Special Needs Service if I develop a condition or disability, including physical, sensory and learning disabilities, temporary or ongoing psychiatric conditions, physical conditions and illnesses, physical or mental disability at any time during my teacher education degree;
- I am able to obtain counselling and support with any disability or other issues that may affect my ability to do placements, and my studies generally, from the UTS Counselling Service and the UTS Special Needs Service; and
- UTS has an obligation not to discriminate against students on the basis of their disability, and to make reasonable accommodations to ensure that a student with a disability is able to do a teacher education placement on the same basis as a student without a disability, unless providing the teacher education placement would impose unjustifiable hardship on UTS or be in breach of legislation.
Child Protection Training
Child Protection Training is compulsory and is undertaken through the Department of Education My PL portal.
Register for external access to MyPL (external), once you have a login, you must first complete the following e-training modules and upload the certificates.
- Child Protection Awareness Induction Training (CPAT) – Only required to complete once and must be completed before Child Protection Update Training.
- Child Protection Update Training –To be completed for the current year after CPAT, then you are required to complete Child Protection update Training annually, uploading for each calendar year.
COVID-19 Vaccination
From 1 August 2022, it is no longer a requirement to be fully vaccinated to attend your placement, unless you are completing your placement in a School for Specific Purpose (SSP). If you are attending an SSP for placement you must be double vaccinated with an approved COVID-19 vaccine or hold a valid medical contraindication. Your digital vaccination certificate should be uploaded for this mandatory check.
Department of Education specific requirements
If attending a Department of Education School for placement you will need to meet the following requirements and present all supporting documentation prior to or on your first day of placement.
1. Working With Children Check, including NSW DoE Probity Unit email verification.
2. Child Protection Awareness Training
3. Child Protection Update Training
4. ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-Training course
5. DoE Code of Conduct - read and acknowledge the DoE Code of Conduct (external) and sign the Pre-service Teacher Acknowledgement (external pdf 138kB)
Please visit the DoE Mandatory pre-requisites for pre-service teachers (external) web page for further information.
Additional information can be found under the Checks tab on MyPlacement. Please familiarise yourself with this information to ensure the appropriate checks are completed prior to placement.
For PEx form information, usage and source, please view Form Usage Information Sheet (pdf 222kB)