To hold and maintain teacher registration in the ACT, you must also hold a current Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration. You are responsible for ensuring your WWVP is current in order to comply with the requirements of your teacher registration.
Under the ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010, maintaining a current WWVP registration is a requirement of teacher registration. Teaching is also a regulated activity under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011.
Your responsibilities
You must:
- maintain a current WWVP registration at all times
- renew your WWVP registration before it expires
- provide TQI with evidence of your current WWVP registration
- notify TQI if your WWVP registration status changes.
This requirement applies whether you are actively teaching or on leave and wish to maintain your teacher registration.
Renewing your WWVP registration
You should renew your WWVP registration before the expiry date shown on your card.
If you renew before your WWVP registration expires:
- your WWVP registration remains valid while your renewal application is being assessed
- you will receive a renewal receipt from Access Canberra
- you must provide TQI with a copy of the renewal receipt as evidence that your registration remains current (your renewal receipt must include: date the renewal application was lodged, including your full name and address) or, you can provide the letter from Access Canberra confirming your application which includes the application date, your full name, address and date of birth.
- when you receive your new WWVP card, you must provide TQI with a copy of the new card.
If your WWVP registration expires
If you submit your WWVP renewal application after the expiry date, your WWVP registration will lapse while your renewal application is being assessed.
This means:
- you no longer hold current WWVP registration
- you may no longer meet the requirements for teacher registration and TQI may seek to suspend or cancel your teacher registration
- your employer may be required to notify TQI.
Changes to your WWVP registration
You must notify TQI in writing if your WWVP registration:
- expires
- lapses
- is suspended
- is cancelled
- changes in any other way that may affect your eligibility to teach.
Employer responsibilities
Schools and employers are responsible for ensuring they employ teachers who hold current WWVP registration.
Employers are required to notify TQI if a registered teacher does not hold current WWVP registration.
Applying for or Renewing a WWVP Registration
WWVP registrations are administered by Access Canberra.
For information about applying for or renewing a WWVP registration, visit the Access Canberra website.