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Accreditation
To support teachers in Catholic schools, the Victorian Catholic Education Authority (VCEA) requires them to be accredited in line with the VCEA Accreditation Policy:
ACCREDITATION
Quality Education
Leaders and teachers in Catholic schools have an essential role to ensure that students experience a quality education, are invited to encounter God, and develop their knowledge and appreciation of the Catholic faith and tradition.
The accreditation process aims to support leaders and teachers entering and continuing service in Catholic education. The aim is to develop the knowledge and skills that will support authentic witness in and across all Victorian Catholic schools.
ACCREDITATION
Teachers
Teachers entering Catholic education without being accredited to teach in a Catholic school are granted a five-year period from the commencement of employment to secure their accreditation.
There are two levels of accreditation in recognition of the different roles that teachers undertake:
Level 1. Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School
Level 2. Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School
All secondary school teachers are required to gain and maintain Level 1 Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School (as a minimum).
All primary school teachers are required to gain and maintain Level 2 Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School.
All staff who hold a substantive position as Principal, Deputy Principal, any position with Principal Adjunct in the title, or leaders with responsibility for Religious Education, Catholic Identity and Mission (by whatever title) in a Victorian Catholic school are required to have, or be working toward, Level 2 Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School.
ACCREDITATION
Level 1: Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School
• is gained by undertaking at least 25 hours of accreditable professional learning, with a minimum of 5 hours in each accreditation category
• is maintained by undertaking at least 25 hours of accreditable professional learning over a 5-year period, with a minimum of 5 hours in each accreditation category.
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Level 2: Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School
• is gained by formal assessed tertiary study with a minimum of 4 units in Religious Education, Theology or Catholic leadership, or successful completion of an approved non-credentialed course such as the DOSCEL Certificate of Religious Education. A minimum of 10 hours in each accreditation category is required.
• is maintained by undertaking at least 50 hours over 5 years, with a minimum of 10 hours in each accreditation category.
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Accreditation Categories
The following categories apply to gaining and maintaining Level 1 Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School, and maintaining Level 2 Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School.
a) The aims and objectives of the Catholic school
b) Catholic curriculum꙳, Religious Education and faith development
c) Catholic identity, culture, tradition and theology (including prayer, liturgy, scripture and Catholic social teaching).
*‘Catholic Curriculum’ refers to the Catholic context and teachings related to learning areas other than Religious Education (e.g. Catholic teaching on bio-ethics in relation to the Science curriculum).
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Teachers Applying for Accreditation
Teachers working in the Diocese of Sale who wish to apply for Accreditation, please contact: [email protected]
External Provider
If you are an External Provider applying to have your Professional Learning approved for Accreditation purposes, click on the following link.
ACCREDITATION
DOSCEL Certificate of Religious Education
DOSCEL offers the Certificate of Religious Education Course to all teachers working in a Catholic School within the Sale Diocese.
The course consists of eight units, with one unit being offered each term over a two-year period. On completion of all eight units, teachers are eligible to apply for Level 2 Accreditation to Teach Religious Education or Lead in a Catholic School.
Teachers working towards gaining Level 1 Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School, or maintaining Level 1 or Level 2 accreditation, are welcome to attend individual units. Teachers will accrue five hours towards accreditation for each unit.
For further information regarding the DOSCEL Certificate of Religious Education Course please click on the link below.
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