To be eligible to complete a professional experience placement in a NSW public school you must:

• complete steps 1 to 7 below
• ensure that the completion date of the ASCIA Anaphylaxis e-training course is up to date (it expires after 2 years)
• present the certificates for completed mandatory training and your signed Pre-service teacher acknowledgement to the school prior to or on the first day of your professional experience placement.

1: Working with Children Check

You must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance to undertake placements in NSW public schools.

If required, apply for or renew your Working with Children CheckExternal link through Service NSW before completing step 2.

2: Placement Registration for Pre-service Teachers

You must register for your placement at a NSW public school. This includes:

• completing the online Pre-service Teacher Registration Form using the Guide to Completing your Pre-service Teacher Registration (see link below). You can only complete the Pre-service Registration Form once.
• verifying your registration submission by clicking ‘here’ on the email received within 24 hours of submitting the online registration form.
• creating a pre-service teacher account to access mandatory training modules (see step 3-6 in the Guide to Completing your Pre-Service Teacher Registration)
• present photo ID on your first day of placement.

Note: You will receive an email confirming your WWCC verification when you complete the Pre-service Registration Form and verify your registration submission. This email is only provided once and will not be updated if you renew your WWCC. Tracking of WWCC expiry dates happens automatically through our IT system. Please save this email as your education provider will ask for it to prove that you have completed the PST registration process (incl. WWCC screening with the department).

• *If you are a current or past employee of the department, you are also required to complete the Pre-service Teacher (PST) Registration Form. For more information about this, please access the Placement registration FAQs for PSTs who are employees or are applying for approval to teach available from the ‘Resources’ section below.

A paid WWCC is only required for internships or placements where a pre-service teacher is receiving payment from the department (including scholarship holders). A factsheet is available for further information

3: Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT)

1. Log into the Staff Portal from education.nsw.gov.au
2. Scroll down to MyPL on right hand side of page and select.
3. Search for “Child Protection Awareness”
4. Select the relevant training module.

For information about creating a department account to access the Staff Portal, please refer to the Guide to Completing the Pre-Service Teacher Registration Form above.

4: Aboriginal Cultural Education - Let's take the first step together

This training only needs to be completed once. A certificate is provided on completion of this training. To access this training:

1. Log into the Staff Portal from education.nsw.gov.au
2. Scroll down to MyPL on right hand side of page and select.
3. Search for “Aboriginal Cultural Education” or select “Mandatory Training” from the top menu
4. Select, enrol into and launch the relevant training module.

For information about creating a department account to access the Staff Portal, please refer to the Guide to Completing the Pre-Service Teacher Registration Form above.

5: Anti-Racism Policy

This training only needs to be completed once. A certificate is provided on completion of this training. To access this training, please refer to the steps listed in sections 2: and 3: above.

6: Code of Ethics & Conduct

This training only needs to be completed once. A certificate is provided on completion of this training. To access this training, please refer to the steps listed in sections 2: and 3: above.

7. ASCIA-Anaphylaxis e-training course