Professional Experience (School of Education)Pre-Service Teacher Handbook

Pre-Service Teacher Handbook

Everything you need to know about professional experience.

This handbook explains:

  • How to prepare for placement
  • How to organise the pre-placement visit and what to do during the visit
  • What to do during your placement
  • How placement is assessed
  • How to get help if something goes wrong during your placement
  • Legal and policy matters.

Read through each section carefully to ensure you understand what placement entails.

For queries about professional experience, please contact the Placement Partnering and Operations team using the Work Based Learning Placement Student Enquiry Form.

What PSTs need to know about placement

Pre-placement tasks

What you need to do to prepare for placement

Pre-placement visit

What happens during your first visit to the placement setting

During placement

General expectations of what you will do during placement and specific placement structure expectations by subject code

Assessment of professional experience

How placement is assessed

Help for PSTs

What to do if you experience problems during your placement

Legal matters

Important legal and policy matters

CONTACT US

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.