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Interstate Students are required to source their own placements (excluding students completing placements in NSW and the NT):

  1. It is recommended that interstate students enrol in their Professional Experience unit/s as soon as enrolments open as interstate placements are very competitive and can take some time to organise.
  2. The Professional Experience Office will provide the student with a resource package (once enrolled in their Professional Experience unit/s) to navigate the process of sourcing their own placement. Documents included in the resource package can also be located here on the Interstate Students webpage.
  3. Students are required to complete the placement sourcing log (located in the resource package) to clearly document their attempts to secure a placement. If a student requires the Professional Experience Office to assist with sourcing their placement, they will be required to send the completed placement sourcing log to Professional.Experience@educ.utas.edu.au (must be submitted at least 8 weeks prior to the placement commencement).
  4. After a discussion takes place and an agreement from the school/centre is given, the student is to upload the placement details within InPlace via the self-placement tool.
  5. Once the Professional Experience Office has received notification of the placement submission, they will confirm the placement with the school/centre. Note this submission needs to be submitted according to dates specified in the welcome email/resource package. It is a requirement that students regularly monitor their InPlace Dashboard for communication from the Professional Experience Office.
  6. The School/Centre will be emailed a full document pack 2-3 weeks prior to the placement commencing.
  7. The Professional Experience Office will inform students via their UTAS email address when placement information can be viewed on InPlace.

If you are planning on completing your placement in New South Wales or the Northern Territory, please contact the Professional Experience Office for more information about the placement application processes for those states.

Students sourcing their own placement must ensure it avoids any conflict of interest as per the Professional Experience Guidelines and aligns with the Professional Experience calendar

* If you are a student based in Tasmania, please refer to the Tasmanian Student Webpage for more information.

Part 1: Placement Application Instructions

  • Check the applicable Professional Experience Unit is showing as enrolled (not planned) in eStudent (If you are unable to change the status from planned to enrolled, please contact a CALE Course Information Officer via UConnect for assistance)
  • Log into Estudent and verify that your student identification photo is current. If your photo is outdated, please update it by using the online platform to upload a new image.
  • Log into InPlace and complete the following application sections:
    • Emergency Contact Information
    • Car and Transport Details
    • Interstate Placement Information (Check Box)
    • Conflict of interest
  • Upon enrolling you will receive a welcome email from the Professional Experience Office with instructions and resources for sourcing and confirming your placement. If you are currently enrolled for an upcoming Professional Experience Placement and have not yet received an email from our office, please contact Professional.Experience@educ.utas.edu.au

Part 2: Professional Experience Compliance Requirements

Please view the below information and follow the links provided for further instructions regarding your Compliance requirements:

  1. Professional Experience Checklist. Please read carefully and adhere to the included due dates to ensure you are eligible to complete your Professional Experience in 2025.
  2. Interstate Checklist - Semester 1, 2025
  3. Interstate Checklist - Semester 2, 2025
  4. Safe to Practise Agreement form 2025 - Please read carefully, fill in and upload to InPlace. To be completed once a year. The information provided in your Safe to Practise Agreement form will determine the need of a Health Assessment.
  5. Health Assessment (If required)
  6. If you have Learning Access Plan (LAP) developed through the UTAS Accessibility Services Team, upload a copy to InPlace
  7. Students are required to hold the valid checks applicable to the State the placement site is located. It is the student’s responsibility to apply for and receive the approved checks prior to the due date provided by the Professional Experience Office. Specific information regarding the requirements for each state can be found below:

    8. Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are required to hold the following checks:

    1. ACT Working with Vulnerable People Registration

    • Students are required to list the University of Tasmania as an organisation on their working with Vulnerable People application. If you already hold a Working with Vulnerable People Check, you will need to phone Access Canberra on 13 22 81 to add the University as an organisation on your Registration.

    2. ACT Teacher Quality Institute Pre-Service Teacher Approval

    • Students are required to register online and must upload evidence of their current enrolment in an approved teacher education program and a current working with vulnerable people check. Your statement of enrolment can be found on eStudent.
    • The Registration on the ACT Pre-Service Teacher Register is valid for 4 years. You will need to provide it to each school where you undertake placement.

      Upload your Pre-Service Teacher Certificate and WWVP registration details to InPlace.

    This link has the most current information for New South Wales placements: Mandatory pre-requisites for pre-service teachers (nsw.gov.au)

    Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in New South Wales (NSW) are required to hold the following checks:

    1. Hold a current Working with Children Check (WWCC)

    2. Working with Children Check Verification and Placement Registration for Pre-service Teachers.

    3. eLearning compliance modules

    Use your Department of Education account to log into the Staff Portal from education.nsw.gov.au and find the eLearning modules. See the guide above for further instructions.

    • Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT)
    • Anti-Racism Policy
    • Aboriginal Cultural Education
    • Code of Ethics and Conduct Training

    4. ASCIA-Anaphylaxis e-training.

    • This training needs to be completed every 2 years.

    5. Read and sign the Pre-service Teacher Acknowledgement

    6. Identification and copies of your completed certificates from the eLearning modules will need to be sighted by the school on or before the first day of each professional experience placement

    Upload your WWCC + eLearning Module + Anaphylaxis e-training certificates in one document to InPlace.

    Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in the Northern Territory (NT) are required to hold the following checks:

    1. Working with Children clearance (also called an Ochre Card)

    Once you receive your Ochre Card, upload the details to InPlace.

    If you are planning on completing your placement in the Northern Territory, please contact the Professional Experience Office to discuss the placement application process for the NT.

    Pre-Service Teachers completing a placement in Queensland (Qld) are required to hold the following check:

    1. Blue Card 

    • If you are a registered teacher in Queensland, you are not required to hold a Blue Card. You will need to upload evidence of your Queensland Teachers Registration in InPlace, including the registration number and expiry date.

    Upload your Blue Card details to InPlace.

    Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in South Australia (SA) are required to hold the following checks:

    1. SA Working with Children check

    2. Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education and Care (RRHAN-EC) Certificate Pre-Service teachers are required to complete the Fundamentals course AND the Masterclass.

    • Fundamentals course - a 2-hour free online short course
    • Masterclass course - a 4-hour workshop (in person or online). You must complete the fundamentals course before you can book a masterclass
    • RRHAN-EC courses expire in 3 yearly cycles. Read more about keeping your training current.

      Upload copies of your WWCC and training certificates in one document to InPlace.

    Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in Victoria (VIC) are required to hold the following checks:

    VIC Working with Children Check (WWCC)

    Once you receive your WWCC, upload the details to InPlace.

    Pre-Service Teachers doing placement in Western Australia (WA) are required to hold the following checks:

    1. WA Working with Children Check

    • The organisation (University of Tasmania) will be required to complete sections 5,6 and 7 of a new application. This must be done on the original copy, so please mail your completed paper application with a return pre-paid envelope to: University of Tasmania, Professional Experience Office, Locked Bag 1340, Launceston, TAS
    • We will then complete the required sections and return mail it to you for you to take to an authorised Australia Post outlet together with your identification and fee.

    2. Department of Education Coordinated Nationally Criminal History Check

    • Make sure you apply for the WA Department of Education Coordinated Criminal History Check. Other Criminal/Police checks will not be accepted.
    • The WA Department of Education Coordinated Criminal History Check remains current for the length of the Pre-Service Teacher's degree unless they have a break in study of more than 6 months.
    • If you are a registered teacher in Western Australia, you are not required to apply for a Coordinated Criminal History Check. You will need to contact the WA Department of Education Screening Unit and provide them with your TRB registration number. The Screening Unit will then email you a clearance letter.

      Upload copies of your WWCC and history check or clearance letter in one document to InPlace.

Failure to complete these requirements will result in being ineligible for placement in the calendar year.

Part 3: Resource Package

Tips on sourcing your placement:

  • Consider the distance you are comfortable with traveling to a placement. We recommend up to 45mins/60km. Use this as a base to create a list of possible schools/centres to approach. Google Maps will be a useful tool to identify potential placement sites.
  • Once you have identified possible schools remove those from your list that are a known conflict of interest. Information regarding conflict of interest can be found in the Professional Experience Guidelines.
  • It is important to ensure that you have diversity in your placements. Over the course of your degree, it would be beneficial to have a mix of socio-economic schools and settings, such as urban/rural and or isolated.
  • It can take time to source a placement. Starting this process as early as possible will provide greater success. It is important to note that often schools have arrangements with other universities regarding the provision of professional experience placement. You may need to contact many schools before you find one available to host your placement.
  • When emailing a school always use your UTAS email.
  • Call the school office and find out who the Placement Coordinator is and organise a time to meet or have a phone conversation.
  • Send an email (template provided in your resource package) as a follow up thank you after your visit or phone conversation.

Useful questions to ask when sourcing your placement:

  • If you are sourcing a secondary placement, it is important that you determine if your areas of specialisation are offered. You will need to ensure that you have gained experience within both specialisations throughout the course of your placements.
  • If you are sourcing a primary placement, try and secure a grade (within prep-6) alternate to any previous placements to give you a range of experience. Ideally you would be aiming at sourcing placements over the course of your degree that focus on lower, middle, and upper primary.
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