Dance teachers teach students in the practice, theory and performance of dance in private training establishments.
Occupation description
Dance teachers teach students in the practice, theory and performance of dance in private training establishments.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Ballet Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Contemporary or Modern Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Exotic Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Street/Urban Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Musical Theatre Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Pole Dance Teacher (non-exotic) (Private Tuition)
- Ballroom and Latin Standard Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Street Latin Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Indian Classical Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
- Cultural/Folk Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Dancer or Choreographer
- Dance Therapist (Complementary Health Therapists nec)
- Early Childhood (Pre-primary School Teachers)
- Primary School Teachers
- Middle School Teachers or Intermediate School Teachers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- Tertiary Education Teachers
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO or are not at the required skill level.
Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) is a VETASSESS Group C occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Diploma or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining three years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma
*** Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
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minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
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minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Planning programs of study for individual students and groups.
- Preparing and presenting material on the theory of the subject area.
- Instructing and demonstrating practical aspects of the subject area.
- Assigning problems and exercises relative to students’ training needs and talents
- Assessing students and offering advice, criticism and encouragement.
- Revising curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction.
- Preparing students for examinations, performance and assessments.
- Keeping abreast of developments in the subject area by attending professional conferences, seminars and courses, reading current literature, and talking with colleagues.
- May arrange visits and tours to professional exhibitions and performances.
- May organise for exhibitions or performances of students’ work.
- May perform or compete with students.
Dance Teachers (Private Tuition) may be employed by private dance studios and schools, theatre production companies, independent performing arts schools, private agencies and dance associations, or they may work as sole traders.
This occupation falls under ANZSCO Unit Group 2492 Private Tutors and Teachers. Private tuition refers to supplementary tutoring, covering subjects that are perhaps already taught in schools as part of a formal/ prescribed curriculum, and the tutoring is provided by individuals for profit-making purposes. Private tuition is usually provided to individuals or small groups and the individual pays the cost of the training. The training usually takes place in a private training establishment rather than a school.
Private tuition may be provided by registered school teachers, but would occur outside of a formal school program. Therefore, school teachers may be considered under this occupation if they are providing supplementary tuition to a student or a small group of students outside of the school curriculum.
When applying for a Skills Assessment, please ensure you submit sufficient evidence supporting your proof of identity, qualification and employment claims. A full list of the documents required can be found on the VETASSESS website under Eligibility Criteria.
If you are nominating this occupation and you are self employed, you are required to provide the following:
- Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) Accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your Accountant or Solicitor must include the Accountant’s or Solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the Accountant or Solicitor.
- A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment.
- Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records.
- Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.
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