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 StudentsFreePlacements that are directly supervised by a supervising teacher i.e. 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 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
  • For more information see the Working With Children Information Sheet (pdf 194kB).

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.

PRIMARY UNDERGRADUATERequired standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in 013453 PE: TPA
PRIMARY POSTGRADUATERequired standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in 013453 PE: TPA
SECONDARY UNDERGRADUATERequired standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in 013241 PETP1
SECONDARY POSTGRADUATERequired standard must be achieved prior to enrolling in 013252 PETP2

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 are required to refer to the Department’s Induction for pre-service teachers webpage and follow the steps listed PRIOR to your first day of placement. We recommend commencing this process as soon as you enrol in the professional experience subject, as most placements will be conducted in a Department of Education school and being prepared is crucial.

The below steps are a summary on what is on the Department of Education’s webpage linked above. Please go to the webpage and follow the instructions to prepare for your placement.

  1. Mandatory pre-requisite for pre-service teachers
  2. Pre-service teacher acknowledgement
  3. Onboarding of the pre-service teachers will be completed by the school either at a face-to-face meeting prior to the placement at the school or on day 1 of placement. This is school dependant and you will need to check with the school as to what process they would like you to follow. You will need to provide photo ID at this meeting.

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 Guide (PDF 261KB)

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.