Useful websites for placement students

Travel and transport help

Following are a list of sites which students may find useful when organising their travel arrangements to and from placement locations:

• Street Directory
• Where Is - maps and directions
• Metlink - your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria
• Connex Journey Planner - trains and buses

Required checks and clearances information

• Working With Children Check (Department of Justice, Victoria)
• Police clearances and checks (Australian Institute of Family Studies – National Child Protection Clearinghouse)
• Victoria Police Record Checks (Victoria Police)

Other government sites

• Victorian Institute of Teaching - a regulatory body for the teaching profession in Victoria
• Student Teacher Practicum Scheme - provides financial support for student teachers undertaking placements in rural and "hard to staff" schools
• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
• Schools Online - a database of Victorian schools