Department of Education and Training

Teachers are respected members of the community and great role models for kids and it is never too late to take up the challenge.

There are lots of different ways to become a teacher. You could study in your home community and you can even be paid to study.

Indigenous Territorians considering a career as a teacher can apply for financial and study support through a scholarship, cadetship or fellowship under a More Indigenous Teachers program. The 2009 intake is now closed.

Teacher stories

Daniel Mayo, teaching scholarship student "I was an ITAS tutor and I decided to take on the challenge to become a teacher. I think its important to have role models and Indigenous students need a familiar face in the classroom." Video: Windows Media Player (wmv 468 kb) | Quicktime Pro (mov 319 kb)

More teacher stories

Steps to becoming a teacher

If you are still at school, you must stay at school and finish Year 12.

If you have just finished Year 12 you could:

• Apply to do a traineeship as an assistant teacher in your community school
• Study at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE)
• Study at Charles Darwin University (CDU)

If you finished school a few years ago you could:

• Apply to do a traineeship as an assistant teacher in your community school
• Complete the Preparation for Tertiary Studies (BIITE) or the Tertiary Enabling Program (CDU) to prepare for study
• Do a Bachelor of Education at BIITE
• Do a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning at CDU

Contact a local school principal or career adviser for more details

Conditions and benefits

Teaching gives you:

• Excellent salary and allowances, especially in remote areas
• Great professional learning and experience
• Subsidised housing (up to 100%) in regional and remote communities if you are teaching away from home
• Up to three airfares a year, an isolation allowance and freight allowance, depending on the location
• The IT tools you need including a laptop for every teacher in an NT Government school.

Traineeships

The Department of Education and Training offers traineeships in schools as Certificate IV Indigenous Education. Traineeships combine practical work experience with on or off the job training, lead to a nationally recognised qualification and can be the first step in becoming a teacher.

More Indigenous Teachers Programs

More Indigenous Teachers Programs (cadetships, scholarships and fellowships) provide a great way to get a head start with your teaching career. They offer practical work placements to complement your study and financial support while completing your teaching qualification.

Indigenous Territorians considering a career as a teacher can apply for financial and study support through a scholarship, cadetship or fellowship under a More Indigenous Teachers program.

The 2009 intake is now closed.

Downloads

• Teacher stories display (pdf 2.6Mb)
• Promotional posters - A2 size (pdf 858Kb)
• Mini card promotional posters (pdf 783Kb)
• Teacher resource posters - A2 size (pdf 714Kb)
• Comic - Teaching: you can do it (pdf 3.3Mb)

Contacts

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (BIITE)
t: 8939 7493

Charles Darwin University
t: 8946 7413

Department of Education and Training (DET)
t: 8999 3523