Lara_jane

Thanks! I will do. Have been invited to the london expo as a primary school teacher, which is interesting. Wondering who wanted me, think it is WA.

Rach25

I love this thread, it's really helpful, so just though I'd bump it up for any other teachers looking for info!

naomijmoore

Hi all,

I am a secondary school teacher and just about to apply for the 175 visa for Oz. My question is about the job description and how much detail you need to put down here? Any help much appreciated.

Mochinbach

Can you remind me which bit of the form that is and I'll try to help

bezzanbob

Hi there little pig,

Back on the migration route after a bit of a a natural break so to speak.

Thanks for this - really excellent.

Bezza

chequer

After having posted on this thread back in March 2007, we finally got around to submitting our visa application in March 2008 and received our visa the day before yesterday! Woohoo!

I'm about to get my VIT registration process started but am trying to explain to my wife that I need to get to Australia before looking seriously for a job. I think one of us needs not to be working at the beginning to deal with the bureacracy and settling the boys in school. I'm hoping that the boys' school will let me in to help in class so I can get a feel for the system, then I'll try and get some supply with the aim of trying to get a 'proper' job for the 2010 academic year - if such a thing exists. Victoria does seem to advertise a lot of jobs and I'm hoping that some of them constitute real vacancies that I can apply for.

Does anyone know how male infant teachers are viewed in Australia? I've not managed to find out if the government is as keen to get men into younger classes as they seem to be in the UK. I was hoping it would be a selling point on my behalf!

coolerkingcooler

Hi Chequer, I'd make a post on the main forum. Just be careful how you word it as it make get moved to here. The reason is that you will reach a wider audience as well as teachers.

Cooler

halshaw

Hi all
Am looking at the Victorian reg process with dread. Will be coming down to Melbourne on my husband's skilled independent visa. Brilliant video by the way Mochinbach. My concern is after 20 years of teaching do I really have to get references/ testaments from all those schools or will my current line manager/head of service reference be enough accompanied by LEA letters of employment completed. Many of the heads I orked for have retitred one has past away. Help ,anyone?

hereshoping

Halshaw, the registration really isn't that onerous in VIC- just collect up paper based evidence for all the standards and get your statements of services for each job (be really careful to include all the info they ask for or it won't be accepted).

Regarding references, if you've been in your current school a long time I'd just get a ref from there. If you move fairly often you might need more refs.

halshaw

Hi Hereshopping

Thanks for the prompt reply. I hope you wont mind if I pick your brains over this. We had to move mountains to get my husband through the skilled visa process. I think I will struggle to get transcripts of degree/ teaching qualifications etc from 20 years ago but will have a go. Certainly re-assuring to hear reference from current post will probably do. Also I am a specialist teacher for the deaf now, have you any advice/information about how or if Victoria (and especially Melbourne) has support services for its sensory specialists and how to contact them for general info?

Gratefully Halshaw

chequer

Hi Halshaw

When we started the visa process, I was worried about getting transcripts from 20 years ago too. After a couple of phonecalls to University Registrars, they couldn't have been more helpful. My BA university even provided a transcript with all my end of year exam marks on (thank god they weren't too bad). Although my PGCE university couldn't give me a detailed transcript of my actual course, they did provide me with a simple transcript and then an authorised course outline with the university stamp on each page. My MA one (more recent) was much easier.

To be fair, I haven't sent everything off to the Victoria Institute of Teachers yet for my registration but I'm not expecting any problems.

It's worth a phonecall or letter to the Registrar of your university. They'll probably be very helpful. Good luck.

hereshoping

I'm afraid you'll find my brains lacking in this area, I don't know anything about deaf schools in Melbourne, other than some half remembered news article about the Victorian School for the Deaf having great VCE results.

As for degree transcripts, most unis are very helpful. If they can't provide a transcript then a formal letter saying that this is the case will normally suffice.

halshaw

Hi Hereshoping, thanks for the reply wasnt expecting too much as its a very small part of the ed system world wide- think I'll have to cast my net further teacher wise anyway but cheers appreciate the grey cell work. How you coping with the heat? my brother has got a 4 month old baby down there must phone him, news here is all about the fires and the transport system breaking down. Blighty is cold and grim with snow expected by monday - would settle just for more day light at the mo!

Cheers Halshaw

halshaw

Thanks Chequer- does that mean you've had your skills assessed and are going on to register there now? If so good luck we're waiting on my OH visa,have had meds, pc & his IELTS result (WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT!!) sent down. What a palava!
Halshaw

chequer

I'm 41 and too old to get my own visa. I sent my six-years-younger nurse wife off to do the IELTS and get us our visa with 125 points.

I have held off my registration application (as I wasn't needed for the visa I didn't go through skills assessment) until the visa actually arrived but need to get around to it pretty soon as we're due to go in August.

Palaver is right! And you forgot to mention the waiting!

Good luck!