Overview
The Minister for Education has the power under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 to make orders relating to the employment of teaching service employees, school council employees and the government early learning centre (Government ELC) workforce.
Teaching service employees
The teaching service comprises employees in the executive class, principal class, teacher class, paraprofessional class and education support class employed under Part 2.4 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
The following Orders currently apply to teaching service employees:
Teaching service (employment conditions, salaries, allowances, selection and conduct) Order 2022
Principal (selection procedures and grounds for review)
- Ministerial Order 1006 — applies to positions advertised from 2 October 2017
School council employees
School councils may employ education support class employees, casual relief teachers and other non-teaching staff under Part 2.3 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
The following Order currently applies to school council employees:
School council employees (employment conditions, salaries, allowances, selection and conduct) Order 2022
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) Employees
The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) workforce comprises employees employed under section 2.5.5(1A) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
The following Order currently applies to the VCAA workforce:
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority Employees (Employment Conditions, Salaries, Allowances, Selection and Conduct} Order 2024:
Government ELC workforce
The Government ELC workforce comprises employees in the executive class, director class, early childhood teacher class, educator class and early learning support class employed under section 2A.1.4(1) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.
The following Order currently applies to the Government ELC workforce:
Government ELC Workforce (Employment Conditions) Order 2024:
Relevant legislation
Contact information
Reviewed 27 February 2025