Eligibility criteria
The NSW Department of Education is partnering with several major universities to offer rural placements for initial teacher education students. Check with your university to see if they are involved in this program. To be eligible, you must:
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- be a domestic student completing your penultimate or final-year professional experience placement as part of a Bachelor of Education or Master of Teaching degree at a recognised and participating university in New South Wales. Your studies will need to meet the department's and NESA’s academic requirements for employment as a teacher.
- have a paid Working with Children Check.
- have completed or be willing to complete all required mandatory training.
- be committed to the values of public education and eligible for employment in a NSW Department of Education school at the completion of your studies.
- possess English language proficiency that is of a standard that would enable you to teach and interact effectively and confidently in a NSW public school.
- not have pre-arranged employment in a non-government school after the completion of your final professional experience placement.
If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, please contact your university or the program team via ruralpex@det.nsw.edu.au.