Professional Experience Guide

Information for pre-service teachers and school and service partners

What you need to know and do at each step of the placement process

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Handbook for partners

What supervising teachers and SPCs should do before, during, and at the end of professional experience placements

Handbook for pre-service teachers (PSTs)

What PSTs should do before, during, and at the end of professional experience placements

About professional experience

Get an overview of La Trobe's professional experience program

Culturally safe learning

Learn about how La Trobe student Charli Johnson became the first Bachelor of Education student at La Trobe University to complete a dedicated Indigenous placement at djimbaya Kindergarten in Bendigo

PST enquiries

PSTs must use the Work-Based Learning Placement Student Enquiry Form for all contact with Placement Partnering and Operations.

Partner enquiries

Partners should contact Placement Partnering and Operations at
E: education.placements@latrobe.edu.au
T: (03) 9479 5904

School of Education

For information about courses, partnerships, or research, visit the School of Education.