Overview
The department offers grants to approved providers to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers (PRTs) to move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
Moving from provisional to full registration is an important step in a teacher’s career and demonstrates their proficiency against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Approved providers can apply for funding of $3,370.40 (excluding GST) per eligible PRT that they employ at a state-funded early childhood service in Victoria. It should be noted that this has increased from the previous amount of $2,872 to better align with the cost of backfill and is only applicable to applicants for the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program.
Key dates
Applications for Round 2 of the 2024–25 PRT Grants Program are now closed. All applicants have been notified of the outcome of their applications.
Applications for Round 1 of the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program will open at 9 am (AEST) on Monday 25 August 2025 and close at 5 pm (AEST) on Friday 19 September 2025.
Approved providers must log in / create an account in the PRT Grants Program Portal to apply. It also allows applicants to review and withdraw applications and provides grant recipients with the opportunity to request funding reallocations. Instructions on how to use the program portal are available in the portal guide.
Approved providers are strongly encouraged to review the 2024-25 PRT Grants Program Guidelines (DOCX, 6.5MB) and the 2024-25 PRT Grants Program Terms and Conditions (DOCX, 87KB) before applying for funding through this program. These documents outline how applications will be prioritised if the number of eligible applications exceeds the number of grants available.
2025–26 PRT Grants Program – Round 1
Applications open
9 am (AEST) on Monday 25 August 2025
Applications close
5 pm (AEST) on Friday 19 September 2025
Assessment of applications
October 2025
Applicants advised of the outcome of their grant applications
November 2025
Payments made to successful applicants
December 2025
Check-ins conducted with grant recipients and PRTs supported through Round 1 of the 2025-26 PRT Grants Program
February 2026
Acquittal process begins
November 2026
Guidelines
Updated