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If you're a pre-service teacher completing a professional experience placement with the NSW Department of Education, explore the pages below to learn how to successfully navigate your placement.

You'll also find valuable information on:

  • professional learning and mandatory training for pre-service teachers
  • the Beyond the Line Program and Rural Professional Experience Program, for those interested in teaching in a rural or remote NSW public school
  • University Partnership Leads (UPLs), your on‑campus support network as you prepare for a career in teaching.
Professional experience placements

Professional experience placements

Learn how to prepare for a successful professional experience placement.
Mandatory training

Mandatory training

Access the mandatory training you will need to complete before starting your professional experience placement in a NSW public school.
Advice and resources for pre-service teachers

Advice and resources for pre-service teachers

Access advice for getting the most out of your placement as well as professional learning webinars and resources aligned with the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching.
Beyond the Line Program

Beyond the Line Program

The Beyond The Line program will support undergraduate initial teacher education students to travel and experience teaching in selected regional, rural and remote NSW public schools.
Rural Professional Experience Program

Rural Professional Experience Program

Complete your penultimate or final-year placement in a rural or remote NSW public school.
Career Connections Program

Career Connections Program

The Career Connections Program will support undergraduate initial teacher education students to experience teaching in selected metropolitan Sydney NSW public schools.
University Partnership Leads

University Partnership Leads

If you're currently studying to become a teacher, connect with your dedicated support network on campus.
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