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Regulated employment

Private teaching, coaching or tutoring

Volunteers

As this category requires work to be performed on a commercial basis, it is not possible to be a volunteer under this category, however voluntary teaching, coaching or tutoring may fall under a different category of regulated employment, for example a volunteer coach at a soccer club may fall under the “churches, clubs and associations” category.

Paid employees

Paid employees need a blue card if, over the course of 12 months, a usual function of their employment includes, or is likely to include teaching, coaching or tutoring 1 child or more than 1 child on a commercial basis at the same time for at least:

• eight consecutive days, or
• once a week, each week, over four weeks, or
• once a fortnight, each fortnight, over eight weeks, or
• once a month, each month over six months.

Paid employees do not need a blue card under this category if:

• they are a "registered teacher"; or
• they carry out this work in their capacity as an employee of an "education provider".

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Last Updated: August 21, 2006