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College of Education
South Australia: Required Clearances,
Background Checks and Placement Support
This document includes important information about the required clearances, applying for
teacher registration in SA, LANTITE tests, and access to local support and professional
learning in SA.
2019 [V1]
Faculty: Law, Education, Business and Arts
Materials in this book are reproduced under section 40 (1A) of the Copyright Amendment Act 1980 (Cth) for the
purposes of student assessment for students enrolled in this unit.
© Charles Darwin University. CRICOS provider 00300K. First published 2015.
– Version 7 [Last updated 13th December 2019 by Dr Lisa Papatraianou]
This manual is current at the date of publication and is updated each year. Please advise of any errors or omissions
that you may
Guidelines foridentify
South to Education.SA@cdu.edu.au 1
Australia
InSchool Website
Your first port of call is the InSchool Website. Please make sure that you familiarise yourself
with this website as it contains important information regarding your placements.
As a Summary, the tabs include links and information to:
Home Tab Your degree, the placement units within your degree, and the forms
and requirements for each placement unit
Links to the State/Territory Placement Requirements
Mentor Resources and templates for mentors to provide feedback.
Information regarding payment
Student Resources Placement Handbook with all relevant information.
Placement Calendar
Lesson Plan, observation and reflection templates
AITSL information
Placement Placement Guidelines
Nomination requirements and nominating placment system
Remote and Overseas placements
Variations to placement approvals
Placement restrictions
FAQs Please view this section prior to emailing
Contacts Relevant Contacts
Guidelines for South Australia 2
Contact Details
The Office for Professional Experience and Placements should be your first point of call for
any Professional Experience or placement inquiries. Email: InSchool@cdu.edu.au
Required Clearances and Background Checks
All students are required to have background checks and clearances prior to any placement in
a setting with children. However, South Australia has different requirements to other States
and Territories. Please use this document to identify and complete the specific requirements
prior to placements.
State requirements frequently change and students are responsible for ensuring they have the
required, valid and up to date clearances. Please ensure that you lodge all clearance
applications as early as possible as these can sometakes take months to process.
Copies of all certificates and screenings must be submitted to InSchool office prior to the
confirmation of a placement. Please send scanned copies to InSchool@cdu.edu.au
Overview Checklist of Requirements Prior to Placement
Required Documentation Individuals Required to Complete
Requirement 1: DCSI Child-Related Employment Screening
DCSI (Department for Communities and Social All students need to have a valid DCSI
Inclusion): Child-Related Employment Screening clearance prior to placement. Please note: An
Australian Federal Criminal History Check is
(Processing time: Approximately 6-12 weeks NOT valid or appropriate.
however sometimes longer)
Requirement 2: A Reporting Abuse and Neglect Training Certificate
Please follow the Flowcharts in this document to confirm whether you are required to complete either the
Safety and Wellbeing Course or a 7 Hour face-to-face RAN traning with an approved DECD Approved
Training Organisation.
Safety and Wellbeing Course: Provided by Charles *This course is for undergraduate students only.
Darwin University via LearnLine
Reporting Abuse and Neglect Training from a *This requirement is for Postgraduate and
DECD Approved Training Organisation Graduate Entry students only.
Requirement 3: A Signed Preservice Teacher Agreement
Please sign and return the PST Agreement to the InSchool Office when nominating your placement. The
document can be found at the following link: https://www.cdu.edu.au/sites/default/files/school-
education/docs/ins-pst-contract.docx
Requirement 4: A CDU Student ID Card (Applied for Each Year)
Apply for a student card at the following link: http://www.cdu.edu.au/student-central/student-card
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DCSI Child-Related Employment Screening
All students are required to have a current and valid DCSI Child-Related Employment
Screening Certificate. You cannot begin placement until you have received your certificate.
This process is now via an online system.
You are required to:
1. Email InSchool@cdu.edu.au with your full name and student number.
2. The InSchool Team will initiate the process on your behalf via the online system.
3. You will then be contacted by the DCSI Screening Unit to complete the process. You
will need to provide certified copies of your identification documents (i.e. signed by a
Justice of the Peace).
4. Please ensure you check your “Junk Mail” and “Pop” email boxes as the DCSI emails
have been found to go straight to these locations.
Reporting Abuse and Neglect Training Requirements
South Australian requirements for Safety and Wellbeing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
change frequently. Please ensure that you have completed the appropriate training for your
degree and your certificates are valid and up to date. Please use the following flowcharts to
identify the minimum requirement for your placements. You cannot begin placement until
you have received your certificate.
Online Updates
The DECD Online Update is ONLY VALID if a full day, 7 hour face-to-face certificate is
submitted with the update certificate. Note that the online update must have been completed
prior to the expiration of the 7 hour-face-to-face training. An Online Update Certificate will not
be valid without the original full day training certificate, even if you have a DECD Employee
Number.
Please note that the current RAN-EC online update course is only available to people who
have previously completed:
1. the RAN-EC full day training between 2009 and 2014, or
2. the RAN-EC online update course 2012 to 2014.
If the last time you completed training was before 2009, you will need to complete the RAN-
EC full day training.
If you have a DECD Employee Number
In some cases, DECD has allowed 7 hour face-to-face training certicates to be accepted even
if it was completed at a Non-Approved Training Organisation. If you have a 7 hour face-to-
face certificate from a Non-Approved Training Organisation, yet you have a current DECD
Employee Number and currently work for DECD, then this certificate can be accepted if you
complete the DECD Online Update as well. Both certificates and evidence of employment with
Guidelines for South Australia 4DECD need to be provided. The online update can be found here:
http://rantraining.e3learning.com.au/
What happens if I can’t find my certificate?
If you cannot locate your certificates, you will need to contact the organisation through which
you completed your training. You must provide evidence from the training organisation that
you completed the full day 7 hour face-to-face course, the date of completion, and location of
attendance. If you cannot get a new certificate or evidence of completing the course, you will
need to repeat the training.
Undergraduate Students
The following flowchart should be used by Undergraduate Students to identify their minimum
requirement. All certificates need to be valid. Please check the expiry dates.
Guidelines for South Australia 5Postgraduate Students
The following flowchart should be used by Postgraduate Students to identify their minimum
requirement. All certificates need to be valid. Please check the expiry dates.
DECD Approved Training Organisations
Please [Click Here] for DECD approved training organisations for Reporting Abuse and
Neglect – Education and Care full day training options. Please view the DECD Link for all
contact details for these organisations. The link also provides relevant information regarding
training in rural and remote areas, and contact information for Country Education Offices. In
summary, the approved training organisations are:
Council of Education Associations of South Australia (CEASA)
Gowrie Training Centre
Australian Education Union SA (AEUSA)
Access Programs
Country education offices
School Ministry Group
Guidelines for South Australia 6Promoting Safety and Wellbeing SA Unit Information
General Information
The following information is provided by DECD:
As of 28 April 2014, the minimum requirement for undergraduate tertiary students seeking
professional experience placements in South Australian government and non-government
schools and preschools are expected to provide documented evidence (in the form of a
certificate) that they have completed the following training and each of the requirements
described [Click Here for original Webpage].
The Promoting Safety and Wellbeing course is provided free by Charles Darwin Univsersity.
The Unit can be found in your LearnLine site if you are enrolled in a placement unit. The
lecturer for this unit is the South Australian Professional Experience Coordinator Dr Lisa
Papatraianou.
Requirements
As part of the unit, students are required to access the LearnLine Unit and complete the
relevant tasks. Once you have clicked on the unit, locate the Task link on the lefthand side
panel. All tasks must be completed and the “mark reviewed” button must be clicked after each
task.
Students are required to:
1. Complete all relevant readings as outlined in the Tasks, including accessing and
reading the following documents:
a. “Promoting Safety and Wellbeing: Induction for tertiary students working with
children and young people in education and care sites” PPT
b. View the Video identified in the LearnLine site
c. Protective Practices document;
d. Induction Handout;
e. Pre-Workshop question responses; and
f. Online Quiz
If you are enrolled in a undergraduate placement unit, you will have access to the learnline
site. You may also review the documents in the following shared folder [Click Here].
2. Attend a follow up discussion on Collaborate. Dates and times of sessions will be
provided in Week 0 of Semester via the announcements on the LearnLine unit.
Participating in this discussion is compulsory. You are required to complete a set
of pre-questions prior to attending. These are available on the LearnLine site.
3. Successfully complete the 'Promoting Safety and Wellbeing Induction for tertiary
students working with children and young people in education and care sites' quiz with
100% accuracy. Please complete this quiz in LearnLine. It is accessible once you
have completed all required readings and attended an online Collaborate Workshop.
Guidelines for South Australia 7Availability of Unit:
This unit is only available from Week 1 to 6 of Semester 1 and 2. Please note that you may
need to pay (approximately $80 - $100) and complete a full day RAN-EC training by a DECD
approved Training Organisation if you miss the Collaborate Sessions held during Weeks 1-6.
Applying for Teacher Registration with the TRB SA
During your final semester of study, you may begin to prepare your registration documents to
register a teacher in South Australia. Pre-organising your documents with the Teacher’s
Registration Board of South Australia means that once you finish your degree with CDU, the
registration process can occur much more efficiently. To do this, you will need to:
1. View the TRB SA Website and registration requirements
https://www.trb.sa.edu.au/registration and follow the registration process.
2. Organise the relvant documents required for registration.
3. Proceed to submit your application, pending your final transcript.
4. Once you complete your degree with CDU and you nomiante to graduate, you can opt
for CDU to send your final transcript directly to the TRB SA for faster processing of
your teacher registration.
5. Please note that all graduates seeking registration from the 1st January 2019 onwards
will require successful completion of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial
Teacher Education (LANTITE).
6. Please note that you can only undertake the LANTITE test while you are enrolled in a
university degree. Ensure that you plan to do this whilst studying at CDU. It is a good
idea to take the tests during a window that will allow you to re-sit the test prior to
completion if required. Please visit the following website for more information:
https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/
LANTITE: Literacy and Numeracy Tests
All graduates seeking registration with the TRB SA must pass the LANTITE test prior to
registering as a teacher. This test must be undertaken whilst enrolled in a university
education course.
Over the past few years, there have been many changes in regards to completion of the
LANTITE test and the connection to graduating from your university degree. To clarify this,
please note the following:
Guidelines for South Australia 8 Many state departments and school sectors require you to sit and pass the LANTITE
test as a condition of registration. If you plan to teach in a state other than South
Australia, please ensure that you check that state’s departments/sector
requirements.
Most of the education courses at CDU require LANTITE as a condition of graduation
(i.e. new courses such as the WEDP01, WEDS01, MTeach (STCH01)), so please
check this with your course coordinator.
Some courses in ‘teach out’, such as BEDEC, BEDP, all BEDS courses, do not
require LANTITE as a condition of graduation. However, AITSL is requiring that this
be build into these courses and applied. It is therefore recommended that these
students sit and pass the test.
Regardless, if you want to register as a teacher in South Australia, you WILL NEED to sit
and pass the LANTITE test whilst enrolled in your teaching degree.
How can I prepare for the LANTITE test?
It is important that you undertake some preparation prior to sitting for the LANTITE test. We
recommend that you:
View the https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/
Familiarise yourself with the preparation and practice tests provided by ACER
https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/prepare
Review the LANTITE LearnLine site to access practice tests and resources.
Review and practice Year 9 NAPLAN tests.
Identify suitable test windows so that you have the opportunity to re-sit the test prior
to completing your degree if required. Please note that there are only 4 test windows
per year
Ensure that you have budgeted accordingly to pay for the tests ($196.00 for both
components).
Review and contact ACER regarding remote proctering (undertaking the test at your
computer with live supervision if you cannot attend a test centre)
https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/register/remote-proctoring
Guidelines for South Australia 9Professional Learning and Support in South Australia
Since 2014, the College of Education has had a lecturer based in South Australia to support
the needs of local students. The support comes in the form of:
Direct contact to SA students regarding SA related teaching information (i.e. teacher
registration information and external professional learning and workshops).
Face-to-face professional learning workshops held at the CDU Adelaide Learning
Centre (100 Smart Road, Modbury, Tea Tree Gully, SA). These workshops are held
during Semester 1 and 2, with details of the program sent dirctly to SA students prior
to the beginning of each semester. The workshops are normally held on a Friday
morning. Please view the program for updated details, dates and topics.
Support to students, mentors and schools before, during and after completion of
professional experience placements.
Facilitating the Safety and Wellbeing program for SA undergraduate students.
Please note that the Senior Lecturer, Dr Lisa Papatraianou, who has been based in SA since
2014 will be on maternity leave for 2019. A part-time replacement lecturer will be taking on
the SA responsibilities during this time. Details of this appointment will be advised to SA
students via email in January of 2019. If you have any queries, please email
Education.SA@cdu.edu.au
The CDU Adelaide Learning centre is not available as a ‘drop in’ support centre as the
centre is not permanently staffed. Please ensure that you contact the SA lecturers via email
(Education.SA@cdu.edu.au) Meetings at the centre are by appointment only.
Accessing resources
If you cannot attend the face-to-face workshops, you may access past resources and live
recordings by reviewing the items in the following shared folder by [Clicking Here] or pasting
the following into your browser https://charlesdarwinuni-
my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/lisa_papatraianou_cdu_edu_au/EiN986wnxRBEp1xEurDC
7KYB6f5YjrezlJns8_XjLqHE5A?e=qJ9OJf
You may also access the SA Teaching for Effective Learning Resources, developed by the
Department of Education and Child Development:
2019 TfEL Journal: We encourage you to download this and use this as part of your
professional learning. http://tiny.cc/TfELCompanionPDF
Hard copies of the 2019 TfEL Diary can be purchased by contacting
Education.TfEL@sa.gov.au
For further resources, please visit
https://www.education.sa.gov.au/teaching/teaching-effective-learning/teaching-
effective-learning-tfel-resources
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