ClosedNon-ProfitRound 2 2025-26

Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program

Department of Education · Australia

The PRT Grants Program provides funding to approved providers of state-funded kindergarten services in Victoria to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers to move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching. Funding is provided per eligible teacher employed by the provider.

Official Grant Page

Funding

$3K – $3K

Closed

27 Mar 2026

Duration

12 months

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

- Applicant must be an approved provider of an early childhood service or authorised representative - Supported teacher must be employed at a Victorian state-funded kindergarten service listed as 'Funded' in KIMS - Applicant must support the teacher to move to full registration within 12 months - Teachers previously fully supported through earlier PRT grant rounds are ineligible
Applications must be submitted by an approved provider of an early childhood service, or an authorised representative of an approved provider. The provisionally registered teacher (PRT) being supported must be employed by the applicant at an early childhood service operated by the approved provider and delivering a state-funded kindergarten program in Victoria, with the service listed as 'Funded' in the Kindergarten Information Management System (KIMS). The applicant must intend to support the PRT to move to full registration within 12 months of receiving the grant, agree to the program terms and conditions including privacy requirements, and if applicable have complied with terms from previous rounds. Eligible PRTs may be working in a funded room, an unfunded room in a funded early childhood service, or as a casual relief teacher. A PRT is ineligible if previous PRT Grants Program funding was fully expended to support them.

What's Funded

Funding can be used to support a provisionally registered teacher to achieve full registration within 12 months, including paid time release, travel, accommodation, engaging a casual relief teacher for backfill, and professional learning. Funding cannot be used on activities that involve delivering services to children.

Expected Outcomes

Supported provisionally registered teachers move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching within 12 months, with grant recipients acquitting funds and reporting on expenditure in line with program terms and conditions.

Key Information

Applicant Types

companynon_profit

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

trainingemployment

Keywords

early childhoodteacher registrationprovisionally registered teacherkindergartenVictoriaprofessional developmentbackfilleducation workforce

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program?

The Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program is a non-profit grant offered by Department of Education in Australia, providing $3K – $3K in funding. The PRT Grants Program provides funding to approved providers of state-funded kindergarten services in Victoria to support provisionally registered early childhood teachers to move to full registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching. Funding is provided per eligible teacher employed by the provider.

How much funding does the Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program provide?

The Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program provides $3K – $3K in funding. The typical project duration is 12 months.

Who is eligible for the Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program?

- Applicant must be an approved provider of an early childhood service or authorised representative - Supported teacher must be employed at a Victorian state-funded kindergarten service listed as 'Funded' in KIMS - Applicant must support the teacher to move to full registration within 12 months - Teachers previously fully supported through earlier PRT grant rounds are ineligible

When does the Early Childhood Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT) Grants Program close?

Applications closed on 27 Mar 2026.

What activities are funded?

Funding can be used to support a provisionally registered teacher to achieve full registration within 12 months, including paid time release, travel, accommodation, engaging a casual relief teacher for backfill, and professional learning. Funding cannot be used on activities that involve delivering services to children.

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