Teaching in Victoria offers you an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of your students and the broader community.
To start your journey to become a teacher, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Apply to study one or more approved pathway programs into a school teaching degree
Pathway programs help you build the academic and practical skills you need to start an undergraduate teaching degree.
These programs are for people who do not meet the requirements for direct entry into an undergraduate level school teaching degree.
If you are unsure of whether you meet the requirements for direct entry into a teaching degree, please reach out to your preferred teaching degree provider.
Pathway programs
Programs to help you get into a teaching course
Step 2: Apply to study an undergraduate level school teaching degree
In Victoria, you can study an undergraduate teaching degree at many Initial Teacher Education providers (where you study to get your teaching qualification). You can choose primary, secondary or specialist school teaching, and study part-time, full-time or online.
Some Initial Teacher Education providers also offer employment-based teaching degrees. These allow you to work in a school while you complete your degree.
There are also incentives available to help you get into teaching, like scholarships or fellowships.
Find teaching degrees
See the full list of Victorian teaching degree providers.
Undergraduate employment-based teaching degrees
Study teaching while working and earning in a Victorian government school.
Teach the Future Fellowships
There are fellowships to support secondary and specialist initial teacher education students who enrol in 2026 with the cost of studying and living.
Australian Government teaching degree scholarships
There are a limited number of Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships for people enrolling in undergraduate teaching degrees from 2025.
Supporting future First Nations educators
Pathways and supports to help more First Nations people become educators.
Step 3: Complete teaching placements as part of your teaching degree
A key part of your teaching degree is getting real classroom experience through placements in Victorian schools.
There are programs that can support you while you complete your placements, including providing financial support, accommodation or mentoring.
Pre-service teacher Placement (PPG) Grant program
Get funding to complete a placement in a regional, rural, or specialist government school.
Placements Plus
Tailored wraparound supports for teaching students and host schools.
Teach Rural
Supporting teaching students to complete placements in regional and rural Victorian government schools.
Step 4: Apply for teacher registration and start applying for teaching jobs
Once you finish your teaching degree (or are about to finish), you need to register to teach before you can apply for teaching jobs.
Graduate teachers can access supports like financial incentives, professional development, and networking.
Register to teach
Teachers need their qualifications checked by the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT).
School Jobs Vic
Explore and apply for teaching, principal and education support roles in Victorian government schools.
Supports for graduate teachers
Professional development, mentoring and incentives for early career teachers.
Relocation incentives
Financial incentives to help you move and teach regionally.
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